Anyone know what snail this is?
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Kingb4c0
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Nassarius snail
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Is it normal it doesn't go into the sand? Or is it cause it's very small at the moment.
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DaAznGuy
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They come up for food
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Cool. I haven't had new snails in a long time. First nassarius in years and also found a baby stomatella the other day. Then thought to myself man I haven't seen either of these in years. Hell I found a bumble bee snail the other day that I thought was dead for years lmao.
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Most likely a nassarias snail but could also be a whelk. Whelks are carnivorous and will kill your clams and other snails. They are almost identical to the nassarias with only a slight difference at the opening.
I lost the first two clams I ever tried to keep and couldn't understand why until one night I happened to look at the tank with a light. I saw one of my "nassarias" snails on my clam but didn't think anything of it until the clam died a week or so later. Turns out, what was sold to me as a nassairus snail was actually a whelk and it had been eating my clams.
Most likely it's a nassarius but it never hurts to check.
I lost the first two clams I ever tried to keep and couldn't understand why until one night I happened to look at the tank with a light. I saw one of my "nassarias" snails on my clam but didn't think anything of it until the clam died a week or so later. Turns out, what was sold to me as a nassairus snail was actually a whelk and it had been eating my clams.
Most likely it's a nassarius but it never hurts to check.
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That's awful Webster sorry to hear that. So far he stays in the same area and hides under my zoas. Gonna keep my EYE on him. Thanks.
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