Is this a Whelk?

traderdan · Oct 29, 2016

I have tons of these and gorilla crabs.

shadowmonster · Oct 29, 2016

It's kind of hard to tell from that picture. Can you take another one without the blues on?

traderdan · Oct 29, 2016

Thanks for telling me to put on the whites. I couldn't figure out why the pictures were so bad.

badbreath · Oct 29, 2016

I vote for WHELK... we'll see what the experts say

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pagojoe · Oct 29, 2016

Yes, it's a whelk (Gemophos).

badbreath · Oct 29, 2016

Wooohoo

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Ron Reefman · Oct 29, 2016

badbreath said:
Wooohoo

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You do realize it's a predator and will eat snails, worms and other beneficial critters in your tank?

badbreath · Oct 29, 2016

Ron Reefman said:
You do realize it's a predator and will eat snails, worms and other beneficial critters in your tank?

Oh ya. Sorry traderdan! Boooo! So what's the best way to get rid of them?

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Ron Reefman · Oct 30, 2016

It's not likely that it propagated while it the tank so it's just a hitchhiker. Pull it off the rock and toss it in the sump, refugium or garbage.

traderdan · Oct 30, 2016

No problem badbreath. I have been pulling them out in waves. I've probably found 30-40ish. Now the gorilla crab, he was a challenge.