irfisher New member Jul 22, 2010 #1 My son picked this up while collecting nassarius snails. It seems to be grazing. Any input is appreciated. Attachments snail.jpg 46.5 KB · Views: 7 Last edited: Jul 22, 2010
My son picked this up while collecting nassarius snails. It seems to be grazing. Any input is appreciated.
irfisher New member Jul 23, 2010 #2 The snail is about 2.5" long. He is eating algae on the glass where it meets the sand.
Reefman29 New member Jul 23, 2010 #3 Could be a turbo. Do you have a picture of the top of the snail, like the head?
pagojoe Team RC Jul 26, 2010 #4 It's actually a muricid, Stramonita haemastoma floridana. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_1904.shtml It would be fine for a species tank, but might eat any other molluscs in your aquarium. Cheers, Don
It's actually a muricid, Stramonita haemastoma floridana. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_1904.shtml It would be fine for a species tank, but might eat any other molluscs in your aquarium. Cheers, Don