ID snail, black & white in color

[m12345y]

Hi bros,

found quite a number of this snails in the tank, colors very much the same as the notorious zoa eating sun dial snail, but remember sun dial should be flat right?

[iskay]

Looks like some kind of whelk. Whelks are usually not reef-safe. Observe them closely. If they attack your other sessile livestock, then get rid of them. Some whelks like the Nassarius are reef safe to a certain extent as they feed on carrion only.

If you see them scraping algae off your glass, then they are safe grazers.

[m12345y]

Looks like some kind of whelk. Whelks are usually not reef-safe. Observe them closely. If they attack your other sessile livestock, then get rid of them. Some whelks like the Nassarius are reef safe to a certain extent as they feed on carrion only.

If you see them scraping algae off your glass, then they are safe grazers.

Thanks. Decide to take out, just to be safe....

[iskay]

If you have sump, refugium or quarantine tank, you can put there for observation. It does look a bit like nassarius vibex - which is ref-safe.