ID please snail?

[Devan Patel]

Hi, I recently discovered I’m assuming a tiny snail that randomly popped out of no where. I’ve never seen this type of snail in my tank before it crashed and there is no other type of clean up crew in my tank that could’ve produced this. The only clean up crew I may have is a crab that still maybe living who knows lol haha. But no idea what this is??? I’m sure it’s not harmful just have no idea where this came from. Sorry for the bad pics

 

[randomfishdude]

Nassarius snails by the looks of it.
Nice guy with a sand bed I have 5 that I bought.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

what he said^^^

 

[blaxsun]

Cerith

The "snorkel" indicates it's most likely a nassarius.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

The "snorkel" indicates it's most likely a nassarius.

I changed my post mas rapido. Gracias for memorializing my knee jerk reaction.

 

[randomfishdude]

I changed my post mas rapido. Gracias for memorializing my knee jerk reaction.

I literally just got up to go look at my tank to make check lol. I was like I thought ceirth snails didn't have a little wavythingey.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

I literally just got up to go look at my tank to make check lol. I was like I thought ceirth snails didn't have a little wavythingey.

I was literally reading about ceriths and my answer was akin to verbal diarrhea. Cerith just rolled off those finger tips.

 

[blaxsun]

And you'll find that they're primarily nocturnal.

 

[blaxsun]

I was literally reading about ceriths and my answer was akin to verbal diarrhea. Cerith just rolled off those finger tips.

I've got about 100+ of the little suckers. The sand literally comes alive as soon as the light goes down...

 

[randomfishdude]

I've got about 100+ of the little suckers. The sand literally comes alive as soon as the light goes down...

How big of a tank? I'm looking to get some more for mine.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

I've got about 100+ of the little suckers. The sand literally comes alive as soon as the light goes down...

I need more. My conch mostly sleeps. I catch him regularly eating without leaving the sand bed. He just sticks his trunk out, sucks on a rock and goes back to sleep.

 

[blaxsun]

How big of a tank? I'm looking to get some more for mine.

160 gallons for the display. I've had 2 batches of baby nassarius snails so they're obviously happy. I'll occasionally add another half dozen every few months or so.

 

[randomfishdude]

160 gallons for the display. I've had 2 batches of baby nassarius snails so they're obviously happy. I'll occasionally add another half dozen every few months or so.

Well if you have 100 ig I can do 50 for 80 gal. But I would love to see that. In both my tanks I always find it funny that shortly after I feed there is just a army of Nassarius snails slithering around my tank feeling with the wavything.

 

[blaxsun]

You can see three of them and one of the babies in this quick snapshot (along with one of my banded brittle stars chilling).

 

[Devan Patel]

I need more. My conch mostly sleeps. I catch him regularly eating without leaving the sand bed. He just sticks his trunk out, sucks on a rock and goes back to sleep.

If I don’t have a sand bed in any of my tanks, what should I do?

 

[randomfishdude]

If I don’t have a sand bed in any of my tanks, what should I do?

Remove it and give it to someone or to your lfs.
It wouldn't do very well without sand.

 

[Devan Patel]

Remove it and give it to someone or to your lfs.
It wouldn't do very well without sand.

I don’t even know how it got in there, I have a tiny patch of sand in my 90 where my other ceriths hang out. Can’t find anyone to take them either

 

[randomfishdude]

I don’t even know how it got in there, I have a tiny patch of sand in my 90 where my other ceriths hang out. Can’t find anyone to take them either

Well you can put it in there.
That would work.