Wierd looking snail!? - Aquarium Advice

Jermz79 · 06-12-2005, 10:53 AM

I received a piece of [acronym:88e5f1f426="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:88e5f1f426] from my [acronym:88e5f1f426="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:88e5f1f426] on Friday and with it came about 5 or 6 Brittle stars (very small) and 2 really weird looking snails!!!

They have a black shell about the size of a peanut and have a snoot that sticks out like an Elephant trunk! really quick moving and only seem to come out at night? I'll try to get a picture later tonight!

Any Ideas?

**Fluff** · 06-12-2005, 12:04 PM

Could be a welk, or could be some type of nassarius. Your pic will help.

Jermz79 · 06-12-2005, 01:48 PM

Yes ... as soon as the lights go off tonight I'll try to snap a quick one. If it is one of the above mentioned are they good/bad ... I know nassarius are beneficial, but never heard of a welk?

Thanks,
Jermz

Jermz79 · 06-12-2005, 01:51 PM

I actually just hit google and came up with this .... these are the exact snail in my tank right now! The page actually says "nass vs. welk" ..... any ideas on them?

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0504/nass_vs_whelk.jpg

dralarms · 06-12-2005, 04:48 PM

The nassarius is the one in the background.

GoodFish · 06-12-2005, 06:05 PM

I found that same exact thing in my tank today!! and it is a digger....he/she is on my glass, but unget the surface of my sand bed....good or bad?

**Fluff** · 06-12-2005, 06:25 PM

The pic you posted, the snail on the left is a nassarius, the snail on the right is a welk. The welk has a black spotchy pattern on it's flesh. If this is what you have, remove it.
If it is the type of nassarius, this type spends time on the glass as well as in the sand.

Jermz79 · 06-12-2005, 07:09 PM

I have the snail in the background! Remove it huh? Dang I will have to wait until night to see it, so I guess it'll be happy hunting tonight!!! Can you tell me why these are bad snails?

**Fluff** · 06-12-2005, 09:46 PM

They are a threat to other inverts. I have one that I never thought was a problem til I watching him kill and eat a nassarius snail.

06-13-2005, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jermz79

I actually just hit google and came up with this .... these are the exact snail in my tank right now! The page actually says "nass vs. welk" ..... any ideas on them?

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0504/nass_vs_whelk.jpg

Wow, great pic comparison!

Cheers
Steve

06-12-2005, 10:53 AM	#1
Jermz79 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 1,157	Wierd looking snail!? I received a piece of [acronym:88e5f1f426="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:88e5f1f426] from my [acronym:88e5f1f426="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:88e5f1f426] on Friday and with it came about 5 or 6 Brittle stars (very small) and 2 really weird looking snails!!! They have a black shell about the size of a peanut and have a snoot that sticks out like an Elephant trunk! really quick moving and only seem to come out at night? I'll try to get a picture later tonight! Any Ideas? __________________ God grant me the serenity to accept the thing's I can not change, the courage to change the thing's I can and the wisdom to know the difference! R.I.P Walena K. Cox 7/7/62 - 8/11/2002

06-12-2005, 12:04 PM	#2
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,136 Images: 29	Could be a welk, or could be some type of nassarius. Your pic will help. __________________ ~Cindy

06-12-2005, 01:48 PM	#3
Jermz79 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 1,157	Yes ... as soon as the lights go off tonight I'll try to snap a quick one. If it is one of the above mentioned are they good/bad ... I know nassarius are beneficial, but never heard of a welk? Thanks, Jermz __________________ God grant me the serenity to accept the thing's I can not change, the courage to change the thing's I can and the wisdom to know the difference! R.I.P Walena K. Cox 7/7/62 - 8/11/2002

06-12-2005, 01:51 PM	#4
Jermz79 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 1,157	I actually just hit google and came up with this .... these are the exact snail in my tank right now! The page actually says "nass vs. welk" ..... any ideas on them? http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0504/nass_vs_whelk.jpg __________________ God grant me the serenity to accept the thing's I can not change, the courage to change the thing's I can and the wisdom to know the difference! R.I.P Walena K. Cox 7/7/62 - 8/11/2002

06-12-2005, 04:48 PM	#5
dralarms Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Athens, TN. Posts: 3,024	The nassarius is the one in the background. __________________ Gerald Vote for AquariumAdvice

06-12-2005, 06:05 PM	#6
GoodFish Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York Posts: 283	I found that same exact thing in my tank today!! and it is a digger....he/she is on my glass, but unget the surface of my sand bed....good or bad? __________________ 50 Gal. Oceanic Tank w/ Stand 2 MJ-1200 2 Visa-therm heaters Argonite playsand(about 4-5" deep) Wet/Dry filter with [acronym:12065c2e53="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:12065c2e53] rubble 30lbs. of base rock from hirocks.com 70lbs [acronym:12065c2e53="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:12065c2e53] from [acronym:12065c2e53="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:12065c2e53].com-30 keys 10 gulf mag drive 7 pump [acronym:12065c2e53="Reverse osmosis"]ro[/acronym:12065c2e53] water - about 60 [acronym:12065c2e53="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:12065c2e53] w/ sump clean up crew....nearing the end of cycle

06-12-2005, 06:25 PM	#7
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,136 Images: 29	The pic you posted, the snail on the left is a nassarius, the snail on the right is a welk. The welk has a black spotchy pattern on it's flesh. If this is what you have, remove it. If it is the type of nassarius, this type spends time on the glass as well as in the sand. __________________ ~Cindy

06-12-2005, 07:09 PM	#8
Jermz79 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 1,157	I have the snail in the background! Remove it huh? Dang I will have to wait until night to see it, so I guess it'll be happy hunting tonight!!! Can you tell me why these are bad snails? __________________ God grant me the serenity to accept the thing's I can not change, the courage to change the thing's I can and the wisdom to know the difference! R.I.P Walena K. Cox 7/7/62 - 8/11/2002

06-12-2005, 09:46 PM	#9
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,136 Images: 29	They are a threat to other inverts. I have one that I never thought was a problem til I watching him kill and eat a nassarius snail. __________________ ~Cindy

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