ID for unknown critter please

[mikebusc]

Any idea what this could be? It’s moving very slowly up the glass.

 

[mikebusc]

A couple better pics

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Bubble snail!

 

[mikebusc]

Is that good or bad?

 

[William Chiavetta]

This is a bubble snail. Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. Please be careful and maybe try to remove it if you can. They are reef safe though so it should be fine

 

[mikebusc]

This is a bubble snail. Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. Please be careful and maybe try to remove it if you can. They are reef safe though so it should be fine

Thanks for the info! Just out of precaution I took it out last night before I lost sight of it.

 

[William Chiavetta]

Thanks for the info! Just out of precaution I took it out last night before I lost sight of it.

As long as you try to not get stung they are great additions

 

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When in doubt, my rule is "if I didn't add it intentionally, assume bad until proven otherwise."

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks for the info! Just out of precaution I took it out last night before I lost sight of it.

That's too bad. They are awesome cuc members!

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

This is a bubble snail. Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. Please be careful and maybe try to remove it if you can. They are reef safe though so it should be fine

These actually aren't Conus species snails - Cone Snails - these are Haminoeid Bubble Snails.

These are not venomous, and they're generally good CUC.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

These actually aren't Conus species snails - Cone Snails - these are Haminoeid Bubble Snails.

These are not venomous, and they're generally good CUC.

I was thinking Bulla occidentalis.

 

[William Chiavetta]

These actually aren't Conus species snails - Cone Snails - these are Haminoeid Bubble Snails.

These are not venomous, and they're generally good CUC.

Whoops. Thanks for correcting me!

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I was thinking Bulla occidentalis.

I forgot those were from a different superfamily - for anyone wondering, regardless of the exact species of bubble snail in this case, these would be good CUC.