Need an ID!! Is this Safe?

[lhoy]

This looks like some kind of a whelk maybe but only about 1/2" long.

Thanks,

Lee

 

[pagojoe]

It does look like a whelk, and is related to the whelks, but it's a columbellid (Dove shell). Most of them, and maybe all, are harmless in a reef tank.

http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_1439.html

Cheers,



Don

 

[lhoy]

Ah, VERY cool!! I was hoping I wouldn't have to remove it. I love inverts!!

Thanks for the ID Don.

Lee