snail id

[deanos]

hey could some one id the snail.
look like nassarius but they never on the send and they max size is 1 cm.

tnx dean

 

[living_tribunal]

Little strombus. They will start breeding and are great/hardy.

 

[deanos]

tnx good to know they already breeding like crazy
only thing is thay not on the sand at all strombus should dig no?

 

[living_tribunal]

tnx good to know they already breeding like crazy
only thing is thay not on the sand at all strombus should dig no?

There are varieties of strombus. The ones that breed in my tank tend to stay on the glass.

They aren’t like nassarius.

 

[deanos]

picture of his body

 

[vetteguy53081]

Agree on strombus. These snails are quite active, generally cleaning the glass and rockwork all day. They are small often confused with nassarius, but grow to a maximum 1/2" in length, and often breed in reef settings. Without doing a thing, it is easy to end up with a bunch of strombus to share with other hobbyists. They lay clear egg sacks which usually appear on the tank glass with about four white or beige eggs inside of each sack. They will hatch on their own and start looking for food right away.

 

[living_tribunal]

Agree on strombus. These snails are quite active, generally cleaning the glass and rockwork all day. They are small often confused with nassarius, but grow to a maximum 1/2" in length, and often breed in reef settings. Without doing a thing, it is easy to end up with a bunch of strombus to share with other hobbyists. They lay clear egg sacks which usually appear on the tank glass with about four white or beige eggs inside of each sack. They will hatch on their own and start looking for food right away.

Easy if you don't have dang amphipods constantly eating their eggs!

 

[deanos]

tnx alot for the fast response. happy reefing