Trochus snail baby’s?

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I’ve been looking at a lot of photos but cant be sure without a expert opinion. They started all white and now are developing brown specs. I have hundreds in my bio cube and wondering if they are safe to transfer into my new Xl200.
Thanks for looking. They are about 1-2 mm in size.
John

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Trochus are known for spawning prolifically. The first photo makes me think yes, it's a Trochus, but then the 2nd one looks more like a garden snail! Might need a bit better focus to be sure.
 
I also agree that those are not trochus snails. I have had them breed in my tank and they look exactly like adult trochus snails, just a lot smaller.

@KJ, any idea what it is?
 
Thanks for all of the reply’s guys. It was hard to take pictures and that’s the best I think I can do. I think the second picture is from the side but not sure. They have been in my tank for over a year so I guess they are ok nothing seems to be bothered by them. One thing I noticed is they mainly come out at night.
Thanks again
John
 
Here's some other pics of baby trochus snails and a acrylic rod for reference. Right on the edge of the silicone, that was the smallest one I could spot.
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for all of the replies and pics. I was only able to rescue a few they are tiny. My estimated 1-2 mm was off. They are sub mm. Definitely not trochus. Looking more like collonista in pics found on web.
John
 
Collonista snail.
 

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