Started noticing these in my Reef Tank what are they?
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tbrown
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Those look like little Nassarius snails. Either that or some variety of Whelk.
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Do they go under the sand or stay above the sand?
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They kind of do both it seems like
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The whelks that are carnivores don’t go under the sand, I think you are good.
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
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Whelks do bury themselves sometimes, but safe nassarius don't climb on the rocks...
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What cuc have you added? And where did you purchase it from?What are these Little Critters that are appearing more and more in my tank? Are they a pest or good ? If a pest what if best way to remove them
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My local Fish Store and couple snails and crabs ect ect
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
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The safe nassarius (technically also whelks) that we usually want in our tanks don't generally breed in the tank - at least not very quickly. If you're seeing a lot of these then you *might* have an undesirable species ...
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Did you buy any macro for a refugium?
tbrown
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But... But... Mine do occasionally...
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
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Like up high on the rocks?
tbrown
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No. They'll go up about 6" or so and then back down. But that's usually after I just fed the tank.
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