Snail ID?

[Oscarr19]

Found this guy on my corals I just bought. Looks like a nassarius but I want to be sure.

 

[MacDracor]

Hard to tell from that angle, but you could be right. I had baby nassarius growing in my sump for quite some time. Easiest viewing angle is from the side because they are miniature adults.

 

[Oscarr19]

I'll try and snap another picture later on tonight. I put him in my tank and so far he's just been on the glass doing no harm.

 

[MacDracor]

In my experience, even the baby mass around prefer to stay in the sand most of the time.

 

[Fishman007]

Hard to tell from that angle, but you could be right. I had baby nassarius growing in my sump for quite some time. Easiest viewing angle is from the side because they are miniature adults.

Doesnt look like a nassarius to me, same shell shape but cant really tell from the pic... Oscar when you saw it in the tank did it have a foot sticking out and into the water? (upwards) Usually nassarius stick to the substrate.

 

[mr_X]

It's not a nassarius IMO, it's a whelk. Hard to say if it's bad or good. Just keep an eye on it.

 

[Oscarr19]

I think I'm going to remove it just in case

 

[mr_X]

Do you have a sump? Put him down there.

 

[Fishman007]

Do you have a sump? Put him down there.

From what ive read on OPs threads he has a hood filter.

 

[mr_X]

Hood? Do you mean like an all-in-one? If so, toss it in the back with the filters.

 

[Fishman007]

Hood? Do you mean like an all-in-one? If so, toss it in the back with the filters.

Yeah thats what i mean lol sorry . Didnt know you could do that lol, would the snail make its way back into the tank?

 

[Oscarr19]

Started searching photos and I'm pretty sure it is indeed a whelk and yes, my filter is the Jebo type filter that I'm changing out soon. The return is gravity fed so there's a chance it might just make it back into the tank as it moves through compartments.