snails ID please

[saltyfins]

so the ONLY snails I put into my tank, in the past year, is bumble bee's...Now, I am FLOODED with these! what are they, does anyone know? I get them in my gyres non stop, and that's with covers!! they're so prolific, whatever they are
any help is appreciated

 

[blaxsun]

Any idea where they came from, ie: hitchhiked on live rock, coral, etc.?

 

[saltyfins]

No, I havent gotten anything new since the bumblebee's... which is why I am confused. I have other snails...but these look like a cross between them, and nassarius snails, meaning I think I see little idk what they're called...snorkels? lol sorry

Any idea where they came from, ie: hitchhiked on live rock, coral, etc.?

 

[blaxsun]

They're not nassarius snails from what I can tell.

 

[Shibaken3]

looks like welk they are bad

 

[CallMeChris]

Did the snorkel look like this with that type of patterning?

 

[saltyfins]

looks like welk they are bad

great. How do I get rid of them? where'd they come from??? I'll google this. thanks

 

[blaxsun]

great. How do I get rid of them? where'd they come from??? I'll google this. thanks

Sounds like you caught two already! Hitchhikers I'd imagine.

 

[saltyfins]

Sounds like you caught two already! Hitchhikers I'd imagine.

well, I've been wanting another little toby puffer...think he'd eat them? I mean, I am going to have to use a fish net for all these! there's hundreds! dang it!!

 

[blaxsun]

well, I've been wanting another little toby puffer...think he'd eat them? I mean, I am going to have to use a fish net for all these! there's hundreds! dang it!!

Maybe - but I didn't realize we were talking about hundreds... (don't think your fish could even begin to keep up)

 

[tbrown]

Do they go under the sand? I agree they look like whelks. Which welk will determine if they're bad (beyond being a nuisance).

 

[saltyfins]

Maybe - but I didn't realize we were talking about hundreds... (don't think your fish could even begin to keep up)

well, I am easily able to get a net, and start scooping them. I honestly thought that they were bumblebee's, as that's the only thing I added. I cannot for the life of me, figure out where they would have come from... last coral was bought last August.
so, aside from manual removal, how would be the best way to handle this?

 

[saltyfins]

Do they go under the sand? I agree they look like whelks. Which welk will determine if they're bad (beyond being a nuisance).

No they do not. rocks and glass only! I feel so stupid, letting this go for this long, before asking for ID.

 

[blaxsun]

well, I am easily able to get a net, and start scooping them. I honestly thought that they were bumblebee's, as that's the only thing I added. I cannot for the life of me, figure out where they would have come from... last coral was bought last August.
so, aside from manual removal, how would be the best way to handle this?

Chances are they hitchhiked on something when they were really small. For future reference...

 

[saltyfins]

Chances are they hitchhiked on something when they were really small. For future reference...

yeah, I have those too

 

[blaxsun]

yeah, I have those too

Those are the actual bumblebee snails.

 

[saltyfins]

Those are the actual bumblebee snails.

right. but I do have those, probably about 50, which is why initially I thought these could be babies...

 

[CallMeChris]

right. but I do have those, probably about 50, which is why initially I thought these could be babies...

I thought I read somewhere that bumblebee snails will prey on other snails if hungry enough? Maybe you already have a solution?

 

[saltyfins]

I thought I read somewhere that bumblebee snails will prey on other snails if hungry enough? Maybe you already have a solution?

well, if that's the case...I have a bunch of full bumbles! lol These things are breeding like rabbits

 

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