G or B snail??

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  1. Antagonist

    Antagonist Bristle Worm

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    Good or bad snail?? what does it eat and what eats it as well as should i leave it be or remove it?
     

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  2. trent51593

    trent51593 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    looks like a margarita snail to me and its good. Eats algea so i would leave it.
     
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  3. bc219

    bc219 Millepora

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    Margarita! Good snail!
     
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  4. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Excellent snail! The nice thing regarding this snail, making it special, is the fact that it can handle moving around on sand beds unlike Astrea or Turbos!
     
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  5. bc219

    bc219 Millepora

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    My turbos move on the sand bed... is this not normal?
     
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  6. Antagonist

    Antagonist Bristle Worm

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    Sweet guys thanx
     
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  7. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Tegula funebralis

    They are good algae eaters, but since they are temperate snails they may no be very long-lived in tropical tanks.

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    Don
     
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  8. Antagonist

    Antagonist Bristle Worm

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    i unno it came in a haitian rock
     
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  9. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Yup, probably got transferred into the live rock at the LFS. There are a couple of Tegula species native to the Caribbean, but none similar to the eastern Pacific species. It's one of the most common in the hobby because they are easy to collect off the rocks (without getting wet) in Baja California as well as just about the entire west coast of the U.S.

    Cheers,



    Don
     
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