Tiny snails on New frag

[JustDewwit]

Just dipped a few new frags from Living Reef Orlando today and two of these tiny snails fell off. They have a cone like shell.I moved to cup with some tank water. Are these cerithium snails ?

 

[reef lover]

Could be a whelk...id remove to sump if you have one.

 

[minus9]

Strombus maculatus most likely.

 

[reef lover]

Does look the same....can u get a pic og the siphon canal?

 

[JustDewwit]

Does look the same....can u get a pic og the siphon canal?

They are about the size of half a grain of rice.

 

[reef lover]

Flip it over and snap a pic please....

 

[JustDewwit]

Flip it over and snap a pic please....

Underneath the snails

 

[reef lover]

I dont see the narrowing of the canal thats usually present with whelks...most likely as posted above and an algae eater.

 

[JustDewwit]

I dont see the narrowing of the canal thats usually present with whelks...most likely as posted above and an algae eater.

Thanks for the help, I added them to my qt for now.

 

[Dragonreef202]

I would say any new visitors get relocated to the basement apartment (sump).

 

[minus9]

Honestly I would just leave them in your tank. You should start seeing egg cases soon. They'll start your CUC for free.