Snail ID please

[Johniejumbo]

Found this snail today. Not sure what it is. Doesn’t look lime any others I’ve put in this tank. The one with the shiny shell not the dwarf cerith.

 

[PR_nano]

The pattern looks like Orange spot or Tiger nassarius

 

[HOOPDEEZ]

Looks like a Cowry. people buy them for their tanks, might want to do some research on species and diet

 

[Conrad Noto]

Looks like a Cowry. people buy them for their tanks, might want to do some research on species and diet

I agree

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Does it look like one of these?

Cowries, Family Cypraeidae

www.marinelifephotography.com

 

[Johniejumbo]

Hmmm. Haven’t found any cowries that look quite like this. Has a “trunk” sticking out the front like a nassarius but I can’t find one that fits the look. I’ll keep looking. Thanks for the replies!

 

[PR_nano]

Yeah, the snout threw me off, look at olive snail family. Some have shinny shells and snout.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Its a cowrie as mentioned. It is alert at night when it feeds and hides during the day. . A tank with live rock is a good environment where it can graze on algae and diatoms on it. Although mainly herbivorous, it may try and feed on sponges and soft corals as it becomes larger If there is insufficient algae, you should give it dried seaweed, algae tablets, and flake foods it can feed on.

 

[Johniejumbo]

I found a snail that looks just like it on reefcleaners website. It’s a marginella snail. I shoulda looked there to begin with I suppose. I added a cuc from there about 8 months ago.
Marginella snails weren’t part of the cuc I got. I think this one just got mixed in!

 

[TriggerFinger]

Marginella snail. I bought some from reef cleaners, I like them a lot but rarely see them.