yet another... ID - snail, with pic

[HermitCrabDude7]

ello all,

i went to my LFS to get a few astraea snails and found this one.
it was the same price as a turbo so i bought it. it would b great if some1 could tell me what it is and if its reef safe/ what it eats (eg. carni- herbi- detri- vore). thanks!

nick

 

[Grunt]

Your picture isn't working for me.

 

[fanaglethebagle]

same here :\

 

[musty baby]

his pic is here:

shell

 

[musty baby]

huh. never mind. upload to photobucket

 

[HermitCrabDude7]

sorry guys here go:

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q168/captainfordo/unknownsnailtop.jpg

 

[kmk2307]

I believe that is a predatory whelk. It will probably eat other snails. Try feeding it a small piece of seafood (meat) and see what happens.

Kevin

 

[HermitCrabDude7]

ok ty i will try that. . . soon. . .

EDIT: this just in; a black antenna thingy is poking out of the point
of the shell - all the way to the bottom right of the pic ^^^

 

[HermitCrabDude7]

bump

i could use some more opinions if u dont mind

 

[Mike4284m]

Looks like a crown conch, Melongena corona .

I have one and I'm getting rid of it. It has eaten most of the other snails in the tank. I have a rather poor picture of it eating, somewhere around here . . .

 

[Mike4284m]

 

[HermitCrabDude7]

thanks mike but unfortunately on closer examination i dont think thats it. my snails points dont curve as much at the tips and it doesnt have as many point on its shell. *sigh* i wish the lady at the fish store was more knowlegdable..........

 

[RicksReefs]

mike's right. it's a florida crown 'conch'. highly predatory.

 

[TriniReefer]

Yeah ricksreefs is right it is a florida crown conch.I had caught a few for my tank and herd 2 days later their bad so i took them out.If you start to see snails all of a sudden dying find it and take it out.My cousin was also telling me that they lay eggs pretty quick.

 

[HermitCrabDude7]

ok thanks every1. the snail is not in my main tank yet so i wont have 2 worry about it eating anything.

 

[kryppy]

Wow, good old florida crown conch. Common hitchiker here that is a PITA!!
I'm surprised they sell them considering their diet.