'funny snail' ?

[fireFlies]

I bought 1 'funny snail' at a lfs. Its a sand sifter and looks similar to a nassarius.

 

One pic is of a standard nassarius i have and the yellow is the funny snail

 

edit: did a little research.... turns out its a Babylonia Whelk. Which aparently is a predator. However, under all forums ive seen, everyone says they are completely reef safe except for clams...

I have 1 clam now and am planning on getting 2 more...

They are all going to be < 2.5-3 inches. A lotta people said it leaves everythign alone, except their clams misteriously died 2 weeks after adding them. I dont think 1 will kill a clam alone, but Im not taking a chance, its going back.

[gregowen420]

i have 1, they sell as super tongan nassarius snails usually

[fireFlies]

I researched super tonga and babalonian whelks are completely different.

 

tongans have a rigid shell ,while babilonian whelk has smoorth shell. But coloring is similar.

 

tongans are reef safe.

babilonians are reef safe, BUT THEY WILL EAT CLAMS, especially ones less than 3inches

[wimby]

I have one they called it a leopard nassarius snail. Comes out when I feed other then that I never see him.

[ajmckay]

Why chance it? Many snails have very specific diets. In this case if a snail is a possible clam predator it would probably be a very effective one no matter what the size of the clam is.

 

Good luck.

[fireFlies]

Yah, thats why I immediately donated him.

He was only 2$, no big loss.