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I ordered what thought to be Trochus snails but got these instead. I was very upset to say the least but they were alive after shipping and I didn’t know what to do except to put it in the tank.
To my surprise, they did an excellent job at cleaning up the algae on the rocks and on the glass(I have bare bottom right now). Can anyone give me an ID on it so I can order them next time. It was a happy accident.

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These look like turbo snails. May or may not be some nerite too - can't confirm but hopefully this points you in the right direction.
 
agree looks like combo of turbo and nerites :)
 
Okay. They seem to be Nerites.
They don't do much during the day. In fact, I don't even see one(of 50) in the tank if I don't look for them. But as soon as the lights start to dim, they all come out like an army of the dead. Hope they stay alive now that they've cleaned up the rocks and glass.
 

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