Plz id these snails

[paininthewrasse]

i've noticed a few of these tiny snails w/ pointed shells on my glass, and today on my astrea snail.. plz id.. good.. bad.. neither?

help!!

 

[johnski]

the look very much like pyramellid snails, they're predators on the snail, take them off as soon as possible, and keep your eye out for others , they may have laid eggs

 

[paininthewrasse]

greattttt

 

[bluenassarius]

haha i remember some guy here doing a major yearly sand swap. he said oooOOohhhhh baby cerith snails. i thought those were baby cerith snails also. i found out later they were the reason why his clam and snails died. i'm glad i didn't join that sand swap

 

[racrumrine]

Yup, they are parasites.

Per Dr Ron, the parasite for snails is not the same as the parasite for clams even though they basically look the same.

Best of luck,

Roy

 

[dippin61]

so how do you get rid of them?

 

[iamwhatiam52]

I've had what looks like the same ones for a year and have not lost a single host snail. Any chance they are commensals and not predators?

 

[romunov]

Observe it, and if you notice a degradation in snail's health, chances are that the smaller ones aren't doing it any good.

Manual removal.