Disappearing Snails

[reef keeper]

You will have no snails left and if you have a clam wave BUH bye to him too. I hate retailers that package up these things. More retailers means more chance for errors.

 

[Bfofre]

Only 3 snails left (from the dozen I put in Monday) at one time I had 30... slowly they've diminished.. But quickly since I've added these guys

 

[Bfofre]

And the confusing part... These guys do submerge themselves.. They say that whelks do not.. Hmmmm.. As a precaution they are banned.... In the sump they go...

 

[Bfofre]

http://adnup.com/Nassarius-Snails.php

They do look a lot like this.. I'm not sure I've found my killer yet..

 

[Bfofre]

https://www.toofishy.com/brown-nassarius-snails.html

And again a match

 

[reefgeek]

I'm second guessing the diagnosis here as well. From what I have read the two distinguishing traits are eyes on the ends of eye stalks below the 'snout' and a trapdoor seal that closes them into the shell. I don't see either here.

 

[yveterinarian]

I had some of the brown nassarius snails once and found out they were vicious. They attacked my garden eel and he had a terrible sore on his side. Once I removed them he healed nicely and hasn't had a problem since. I thought my eel was a gonner when I pulled the snail off him but I'm so glad he made it. He has lived a further three years so far so he wasn't a sick or dying fish when they attacked him. I purged my tank of all the brown nassarius and only buy the white ones now. I don't know if they are your snail killers but I still don't trust them.

 

[reef keeper]

I guarantee those snails are your problem

 

[barebottomcouple]

I'm with keeper on this ..... if in doubt get it out

 

[Bfofre]

All out! I think... Lol... So far the 4 remaining snails still alive.. Could be on to the culprits.. They will stay in my sump where they can't do any harm!

 

[reef keeper]

Uh they can breed..... And then it's game over

 

[Bfofre]

Ok.. Death to them..

 

[reef keeper]

Good call

 

[saltyair]

Check for pyramid snails I did have them way back, and they decimated my snail population.
Also some turbo s are taken from cooler temps and don't do well in 78-81c

 

[J_T]

Id take them back to the store... But don't tell them... Stick them in their tanks...