Snail ID please (1 Viewer)

[Copingsaw]

This guy came on the live rock when I started my tank over a year ago. He has grown from 1/4" to over an inch. He hasn't seemed to harm anything as of yet. Looking for an id if somebody cares to hazard a guess.

 

[fishboyt]

I have a shell just like that in my house, but I'm not sure what it is. It looks like a conch, but I could be wrong.

 

[tektite]

That's a lace Murex, Chicoreus florifer.

I've had one for 3 years. Here's mine:

 

[tektite]

And they're carnivorous. Mine has gone through tons of ceriths and nerites. I'm just happy that I have dibs turbos now that can replenish themselves! It's been an expensive snail to keep longterm

 

[Copingsaw]

Thanks for the responses, thats exactly what it is. I haven't seen him eating anything but I have seen my snail population reduced so that may explain it. Since others are also keeping this snail, it sounds like it is probably reef safe.

 

[tektite]

Not reef safe really. It will eat any other snails and clams as well. I had a huge jewel box clam, it was like 3 times the size of the snail so I thought it was safe - it wasn't. Spike ate it (yes, I named my snail). Despite it chowing down over $100 of other CUC snails through the years, I still like it for some reason....yay for dibs turbos now!