Snail ID

[Bent]

What are these red guys in my birdsnest?

 

[Bent]

Anyone? They look awful lot like sundials, but red. Just want to make sure they ain't eating my birdsnest.

 

[Bent]

 

[cloak]

Did they hitchhike there way into your tank or did you buy them? I want to say Calliostoma snail, but I'm not sure if that's correct or not.
If you haven't already, you might want to post these pictures in the Other Invertebrates Forum. Pagojoe is VERY good at identifying things for people. GL.

They're not Sundial snails btw.

 

[Bent]

Truthfully I'm not sure where they came from. I just noticed them the other day some I'm assuming they hitch hiked.

 

[Bent]

Bump.

 

[seamonster124]

They sure look like they are feasting your coral!

 

[ericp351]

Not sure what they are but they aren't sundials. sundials are almost flat.

 

[Bent]

They scored the sump. Hopefully they don't reproduce down there. Until I can find an absolute, "predator" ID, they will avoid the mug of boiling water.

 

[seamonster124]

Those look like outdoor snails to me. they'll do OK on the lawn

 

[Bent]

Those look like outdoor snails to me. they'll do OK on the lawn

Lol

 

[pagojoe]

They are indeed Calliostoma snails. They are supposed to eat algae, hydroids, and bryozoans. They may just be hiding in the coral.

Don