Are these guys safe

[tntfish]

Im getting more and more of these snails evryday

 

[iDream]

can you get a pic of the shell from the top?

they look like turbos to me, which are good CUC, but clumsy

 

[Jaybird]

looks more like a turban snail to me. Is the shell shaped kind of like a pyramid or is it rounded?

 

[tntfish]

there pointed heres a pic

 

[Jaybird]

It could be an astrea (shell is pretty pointy and pic 4 shows that it may have bumps along the edge). Does it look like these guys:

Astrea Snail

 

[Jaybird]

Oh, just thought about it: could be a limpet too.

 

[tntfish]

they kinda look like the astrea i do have astera snail in my tank that i gat at the LFs and i did see them letting out this smoke along time ago i read this is how they spawn i mean im not sure but i get more and more of these lil guys

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

they kinda look like the astrea i do have astera snail in my tank that i gat at the LFs and i did see them letting out this smoke along time ago i read this is how they spawn i mean im not sure but i get more and more of these lil guys

Yup... the "smoke" is them spawning. Obviously it was successful.

My trochus spawned in my tank and I remember the babies being pretty much invisible until they got to a certain size. Then it seemed like someone was coming in and dumping more and more baby snails in my tank overnight! The population will eventually even out again as some die due to lack of food.

 

[Ziggy953]

Agreed.