Red Snail ID

[overhal]

Can anyone help me ID this red snail?

 

[eliaslikesfish]

that is WILD looking. following.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Can anyone help me ID this red snail?

Do you have any other photos of it?

 

[overhal]

Do you have any other photos of it?

I can take from any angle you need, just get me a reference pic

 

[AlyciaMarie]

This looks like it may be a conch of some kind. Maybe red-footed conch?

What's its behavior like? Does it hang around on the glass and rocks or on/in the sandbed? Maybe some of the CUC professionals will jump on here and give you a positive ID!

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Probably a "Horse Conch" but possibly a Peristernia species - either way, not a keeper for most tanks:

It’s important to note with horse conches that 1) they’re not actually conches - they’re very large predatory snails, and 2) they can grow to two feet in length.

The snail is likely a young horse conch - these are actually massive, predatory snails (they're really cool, but they will eat your other snails, clams, etc. - basically any gastropods would be in danger). The red foot is an incredibly distinctive feature, and the only other snails I know of from Florida with red feet (Peristernia spp.) are also predatory (though these guys are much smaller than horse conchs). So, even if the snails are not horse conchs (which they most likely are), you still probably wouldn't want them in your tank. They could make a really interesting addition to a sump or a predatory snail tank dedicated to keeping them though.

Edit: I meant to say mollusks, not gastropods (though gastropods are a kind of mollusk).

 

[BristleWormHater]

To the sump dimension

 

[kjkszpj9]

almost looks like a horse conch but they are huge

 

[overhal]

Thanks for the info guys!

To the sump dimension

For sure!!