Pest? Or Beneficial?

[Max19]

Found him on the rock my new coral came on, took him off before the coral dip and want to know if this snail is beneficial or if it’s a bad snail. All help is appreciated!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Found him on the rock my new coral came on, took him off before the coral dip and want to know if this snail is beneficial or if it’s a bad snail. All help is appreciated!

Looks like whelk snail and fine in sump but not tank but can be nassarius vibex

 

[Max19]

Looks like whelk snail and fine in sump but not tank but can be nassarius vibex

Thank you for the quick reply! Just to be safe it’s going to not go in the tank.

 

[tbrown]

If he was on the rocks, it's a good possibility it's a predatory whelk.

 

[dwest]

It could be a bumblebee snail. I’d try to use a toothbrush on his shell and compare to online photos.

 

[tbrown]

There's some discussion recently about bumblebee snails being predatory or at least the non-true bumblebees. Not sure how to ID them.

 

[Spare time]

Im almost certain it is a bumblebee snail.