Please help ID snail

[nova65chic]

I was up late last night waiting for some friends of mine from Florida to arrive and I happened to glance into my tank around 3 am this morning and found this guy. I have had this tank for quite a few months now and this is my first time seeing this booger. He is about one inch long. Sorry for the crappy pics, I was heading to bed and just wanted to get a quick snap shot. There was a black tube coming out the one side that you can see a little in the picture. Thanks guys!

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[FutureInterest]

I'm fairly certain that is a nassarius obsoleta.

 

[jaydm93teg]

i think hes right......i have quite a few of them in my tank but mine tend to just stay stuck to each other all the time haha

 

[jaydm93teg]

or could that be red foot snail?

not sure the real name but they were sold to me as something like giant red foot snail or something like that??

 

[nova65chic]

lol thanks It just kinda freaked me out since this is the first time I have seen this guy!

 

[jaydm93teg]

yeah i am deff. no expert in this hobby really not even reached amateur status yet haha but i am pretty sure you have nothing to worry about

 

[gwhiz]

FutureInterest;186350 wrote: I'm fairly certain that is a nassarius obsoleta.

I don't think so Jin....see here....shell on an obsoleta is smoother.....

 

[gwhiz]

Does it look more like this? I'm may be wrong (my wife tells me that all the time so it won't be a shock!) but when I see these guys I pull 'em.

Description: Predatory whelk, Cantharus tinctus (used to be called Gemophus tinctus, Pollia tincta), that hitchhiked in on some live rock from Gulf-View. These are bad guys. This one's about 1/2".
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[nova65chic]

crap, gwhiz I think that is what I have >< Now I gotta find it again. What do they eat?

 

[FutureInterest]

Hmmm... yah obsoleta do tend to have smoother shells. Oh well good call George.

 

[gwhiz]

Other sails, clams, mollusks I think...

 

[nova65chic]

Thanks for the input anyway Jin! Help is always apreciated

 

[nova65chic]

KK, he will have to go then, I have seen quite a few snail shells, but really didnt think anything about it since I have hermits too.

 

[gwhiz]

If you find shells with holes in 'em, it was probably this guy. They use that 'nose' to drill holes in the shell...