Tbsw hitchiker

[Syntax1235]

This came on some tbsw rock. Can anyone identify? Good or bad? Thank you.

 

[nsteinca]

Looks like it could be a whelk. If so, not a good one

 

[nsteinca]

hitchhikers – Tampa Bay Saltwater

They also have a link with common hitchhikers

 

[Syntax1235]

hitchhikers – Tampa Bay Saltwater

They also have a link with common hitchhikers

I’ve seen that and have visited it often. Just looking for confirmation on my suspicion. Thanks for your help.

 

[Syntax1235]

Found another critter. I believe it is a whelk. Thoughts?

 

[Dburr1014]

Whelk versus Nassarius | Melev's Reef

www.melevsreef.com

 

[Dburr1014]

Found another critter. I believe it is a whelk. Thoughts?

Looks like a whelk but hard to see the snout.

 

[kjkszpj9]

Whelks foot looks like the bumblebee snail, nassarius foot is wide and they move very fast on sand and glass.

 

[Syntax1235]

Thanks everyone. I can see a tatooed proboscis so it must be a whelk. There’s a couple more in the tank that were incidentally blown off rocks during a water change. Ill need to remove them sooner rather than later.


Has anyone witnessed whelks eating acros?

 

[kjkszpj9]

Thanks everyone. I can see a tatooed proboscis so it must be a whelk. There’s a couple more in the tank that were incidentally blown off rocks during a water change. Ill need to remove them sooner rather than later.


Has anyone witnessed whelks eating acros?

Not that ive read or looked online about, only that they eat other snails etc

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Yeah, very few snails eat corals, and the ones that do are usually quite distinctive-looking. Whelks (and most predatory snails) tend to eat bivalves (such as clams, mussels, oysters, etc.) and other snails.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Whelk versus Nassarius | Melev's Reef

www.melevsreef.com

This article has some incorrect information. All whelks (including beneficial nassarius snails) have an operculum.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks everyone. I can see a tatooed proboscis so it must be a whelk. There’s a couple more in the tank that were incidentally blown off rocks during a water change. Ill need to remove them sooner rather than later.


Has anyone witnessed whelks eating acros?

Whelks prey on other snails and the like. If these are commonly on your rocks (and not buried in the sand), they are almost definitely predatory whelks.