Maybe sold dove snail instead of nassarius

[peachypie]

I recently bought some nassarius snails from PetCo for a tank I had just idly cycling but I’m not certain they’re actually nassarius snails. The majority of the time they are on the rock work or glass around the algae. I don’t think I’ve ever seen them underneath the sand bed or even starting to poke around it. They’re also really active during the day which I believe is not really in line with nassarius snails. I’m not very familiar with either species but they also kind of look like dove snails to me. They’re about 1/2-3/4 inches best I can tel for reference. Just hoping to get two cents from someone else! Thanks

 

[blaxsun]

I don't believe these are nassarius, no.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Definitely not the kind of nassarius we usually want in our tanks...

@WheatToast , can you shed any light on this?

 

[peachypie]

Found what I’m 90% sure are the other two I bought with the first snail. Thanks for the responses so far!

 

[Kasrift]

Definitely lightning dove snails. Reef cleaners sells this color variation. I have the plain black ones and they are my favorites. Fun fact, they can breed in a tank and their babies don't go through a free swimming larval stage.

Lightning Dove Snail*

Resides : Rocks, glass and substrate Consumes : Film Algae, Diatoms, Hair Algae, Detritus, and some species of Cyanobacteria Max Size : .75 or 20mm Origin : Indo...

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