Snails?

[icejam]

possibly have been on LR but only noticed them today after new live sand was added.
They’re about 5mm across

Good or bad?



Thanks.

 

[cristata.reef]

Limpet. They have a varied diet. Most eat algae but a select few eat soft corals. Just keep an eye on it

 

[icejam]

Brand new setup so they might not survive at all.
Thanks for the info

 

[Muttley000]

I wish I had more. I've had one a couple inches across in my sump for a couple years, but I just found his empty shell this weekend. Mine looked exactly like yours and it was a film algae eater

 

[icejam]

I can see 6 of them but it's my first ever saltwater aquarium so chances are everything in there is going to die. Plan was just to let LR sit there for months and save some $ to buy decent equipment and learn as much as I can. Now I'm not so sure if I should start putting food of some sort in there? Would be a waste to let it all die

 

[Muttley000]

I can see 6 of them but it's my first ever saltwater aquarium so chances are everything in there is going to die. Plan was just to let LR sit there for months and save some $ to buy decent equipment and learn as much as I can. Now I'm not so sure if I should start putting food of some sort in there? Would be a waste to let it all die

If the Rock was live enough for them to come in my guess would be that there is plenty of food for them. I wouldn't feed and see what happens.

 

[icejam]

Could those come with sand? I haven seen a single one since setup (1 week) until adding sand last night.

 

[Muttley000]

Could those come with sand? I haven seen a single one since setup (1 week) until adding sand last night.

I'd say they could have, where did the sand come from?

 

[icejam]

CaribSea oolite from LFS.

 

[OriginalUserName]

Is that a keyhole limpet? Aren't they questionable?

 

[icejam]

Is that a keyhole limpet? Aren't they questionable?

I am not sure what I will have in there yet? I might go with FOWLR. If I decide to add coral from what I read those snails should be easy enough to remove one by one before causing major damage

 

[Dancingmad]

I've got limpets, and my only complaint is they can get into pumps/plumbing.

They don't have a good time if they get into a pump though. CRUNCH.

 

[icejam]

Maybe I need to find mesh fine enough for them not to get through but large enough not to impede water flow