Hitchhiker snail

[elisa h]

They came on a piece of live rock from my lfs. Super tiny. Should I be worried?

 

[Palyzoa]

Hard to make out what this is. Would need a clearer pic

 

[Zwogle]

Hard to tell, but it might be a Heliacus Snail, if it is, it should be removed. Check out the photos of it here :https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/

 

[Lasse]

Why should it be removed?

Sincerely Lasse

 

[elisa h]

Sorry about the bad pic. Went ahead and snatched a couple out of the tank and upon closer inspection, I'm 90% sure these are colonista snails. Anybody agree/disagree?

 

[elisa h]

@Zwogle do those look like heliacus snails to you in the better picture? I think they are similar but look way more like colonista snails. Really hope they aren't heliacus as I plan on keeping zoas!

 

[KJ]

Colonista snail.

 

[DSC reef]

Agree, colonista

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

+2 on colonista snail. They will populate really fast. We have a lot in our reef