Snail ID

[banshee]

Good or bad?

 

[drew2005]

Looks like a nassarius snail which are very beneficial. Im no expert so wait for a few more opinions.

 

[bang guy]

S. maculatus. Beneficial Diatom grazer. Will propogate in a captive environment.

 

[reefkprz]

Originally Posted by Bang Guy
S. maculatus. Beneficial Diatom grazer. Will propogate in a captive environment.
yup! they are great they breed fast too. I started with ten now I give them away they stay small too so they can bulldoze anything
hey bang whats the S stand for?

 

[banshee]

Cool. Thanks!!

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by reefkprZ
yup! they are great they breed fast too. I started with ten now I give them away they stay small too so they can bulldoze anything
hey bang whats the S stand for?
Strombus. Personally, I believe they are misclassified and should probably be named something like Pyrene maculatus.

 

[reefkprz]

thanks.