Red snail hitchhiker

[Rewd]

This neat looking snail hitched a ride on some Florida Keys rock. It almost looks like a freshwater nerite snail lol. Seemed to be grazing on some diatoms earlier. Any thoughts on an id? Maybe about a 1/4 long.

 

[Bucs20fan]

It appears very similar to a nassarius snail. They eat just about anything, usually dead or decaying matter and detritus. If it is moving fast, for a snail anyway, its probably definitely a nassarius.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

It appears very similar to a nassarius snail. They eat just about anything, usually dead or decaying matter and detritus. If it is moving fast, for a snail anyway, its probably definitely a nassarius.

Only 2 types of nassarius are truly safe for our tanks, and neither is red. I would remove it.
(Nassarius vibex and distortus are the ones that only eat carrion, most of the others are carnivores, and most of those will happily kill other things in the tank.)

 

[blaxsun]

Only 2 types of nassarius are truly safe for our tanks, and neither is red. I would remove it.
(Nassarius vibex and distortus are the ones that only eat carrion, most of the others are carnivores, and most of those will happily kill other things in the tank.)

I myself dabble in a bit of Battle Royale with my inverts - particularly hermit crabs (I've rehomed about a dozen strays that all typically get along). I'm sure there are probably one or two bonafide killers in the tank, but I keep everyone well-fed so there's a minimum of hostilities.