Snail

[pauls]

Can anyone tell me what kind of snail this is ?

 

[nathan]

Hard to tell exactly by your particular pics but looks like a turbo snail

 

[Pistol]

could be an Astrea

 

[pauls]

No and NO !

 

[pauls]

You have NEVER seen this snail in your tanks or local fish store.

 

[c31979839]

You have NEVER seen this snail in your tanks or local fish store.

Lol that's a pretty strong statement.
How do you know me or another reefer here doesn't have one of these snails in our tank?

 

[nathan]

I'm a little confused... is this because you don't know or is this a game of trivia.... if you do know what is maybe let the rest of us know and post some more pics

 

[TORX]

Cowrie snail

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[pauls]

I do NOT know the type of snail but DO know where it came from. TORX you SURE it is a Cowrie Snail ? I am going to look it up now. Just looked it up WRONG Torx. IT came directly out of roughly the center of the Atlantic ocean.

The waters around the Acores are the CLEANEST water in the world.

That is were my snail came from in one of the pictures

He was a hitchhiker that came in with some Lapas. When I got the snail it was the size of a dime. The snail has been in the tank about 2 years now, it eats EVERYTHING and has grown quite big. If this is the SAME type that I seen as a kid it gets HUGE, my dad had a dried shell from a snail.

IT is NOT reef safe as it eats ANYTHING it can get a hold of ESPECIALLY clams and other snails. When we buy fresh store clams for dinner I will throw a couple in the tank. After a few minutes it comes out of now where and targets the clam. He will eat 1-2 per day no problem.

 

[nathan]

I do NOT know the type of snail but DO know where it came from. TORX you SURE it is a Cowrie Snail ? I am going to look it up now. Just looked it up WRONG Torx. IT came directly out of roughly the center of the Atlantic ocean.

The waters around the Acores are the CLEANEST water in the world.

That is were my snail came from in one of the pictures

He was a hitchhiker that came in with some Lapas. When I got the snail it was the size of a dime. The snail has been in the tank about 2 years now, it eats EVERYTHING and has grown quite big. If this is the SAME type that I seen as a kid it gets HUGE, my dad had a dried shell from a snail.

IT is NOT reef safe as it eats ANYTHING it can get a hold of ESPECIALLY clams and other snails. When we buy fresh store clams for dinner I will throw a couple in the tank. After a few minutes it comes out of now where and targets the clam. He will eat 1-2 per day no problem.

Wow that's crazy... a predator snail... that's interesting.

 

[nathan]

Can you get better pics

 

[nathan]

I do NOT know the type of snail but DO know where it came from. TORX you SURE it is a Cowrie Snail ? I am going to look it up now. Just looked it up WRONG Torx. IT came directly out of roughly the center of the Atlantic ocean.

The waters around the Acores are the CLEANEST water in the world.

That is were my snail came from in one of the pictures

He was a hitchhiker that came in with some Lapas. When I got the snail it was the size of a dime. The snail has been in the tank about 2 years now, it eats EVERYTHING and has grown quite big. If this is the SAME type that I seen as a kid it gets HUGE, my dad had a dried shell from a snail.

IT is NOT reef safe as it eats ANYTHING it can get a hold of ESPECIALLY clams and other snails. When we buy fresh store clams for dinner I will throw a couple in the tank. After a few minutes it comes out of now where and targets the clam. He will eat 1-2 per day no problem.

Google whelk snail and cone snail and see if that's one of them

 

[nathan]

Google whelk snail and cone snail and see if that's one of them

They are predatory snails

 

[heath]

ok, so its an unknown type of snail.. why do you want it or keep in your tank if it eats ANYTHING...

 

[nathan]

I

ok, so its an unknown type of snail.. why do you want it or keep in your tank if it eats ANYTHING...

Think it would be very interesting to have if you have a predator tank... it would easily clean up after any predator fish that some have...

 

[AdInfinitum]

Back in the real live rock days we used to get all kinds of predatory snails. Even now you will sometimes see various other species of whelks being sold as Nassarius (which is also a whelk BTW). There are far more predatory gastropods than pure herbivores or true detrivores. Reef safe species are really the exceptional group.

 

[pauls]

Took a look for
Whelk and that may be it. The closest thing I was able to find and grows to 2 feet which sounds about right.

 

[nathan]

Took a look for
Whelk and that may be it. The closest thing I was able to find and grows to 2 feet which sounds about right.

Do I get the prize... hehehe

 

[Hong]

Do I get the prize... hehehe

The prize is the snail.