new suncorals ID snail please

[spkdtch]

went to my LFS today and they had in some sun corals which i asked for, i picked out a rock and he said i was lucky, not only was there sun coral on it, but an oyster and lots of barnacles
well as it turns out, the rock that i thought the sun corals were on, was the oyster
its a massive oyster about the size of a softball covered in sun coral and barnacles, very cool looking
however when looking at the bag, i noticed a small snail, its about a quarter inch from tip to tip and i thought i saw a previous thread with a similar snail but i couldnt remember if it was bad for corals or not
please ID it if possible before i put it in my tank, thank you!

 

[spkdtch]

maybe a whelk? anyone? its still in the bag floating in the tank

 

[renogaw]

looks like a type of whelk or conch. in the sump!
just make sure there's no hermit in it hehe

 

[spkdtch]

thanks, i need a hitchhikers guide, in the sump he goes

 

[yosemite sam]

Here's a link to the hitchhiker guide in the archive. Agreed it does look like a whelk.

 

[cranberry]

Do you still have the snail? Did the opening look something like this?

If so, it's a wentletap..... Epitonium spp.
Don't throw him if you still have him

 

[spkdtch]

yes i still have it and no it doesnt really look like that, unfortunately tis a whelk
looked at more pictures and thats what it looks like to me

 

[cranberry]

Dang, was hoping for a wentle... LOL.

 

[spkdtch]

ha, besides probably being rare, does it do anything fancy? if it was a wentle i would have sent it to you

 

[cranberry]

It loves to suck coral blood.

 

[spkdtch]

wow, why would you want that?

 

[cranberry]

I had a sundial snail tank for the longest time. I had a wentle for a short time.... their appetites were crazy and I couldn't keep it in food. Mainly I like to photograph them and watch them for a bit.

 

[spkdtch]

ya i figured

 

[jelly-shrimp]

Originally Posted by spkdtch
http:///forum/post/3044881
thanks, i need a hitchhikers guide, in the sump he goes
You could always buy "Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy"

I couldn't resist!