Snail ID

[MysticReef]

What is this snail? I went to my LFS and got a single blue legged hermit crab since both mine have died and I saw this guy in with the hermits. I wasn't sure if it was a black cerith snail (and neither was the guy) but he gave me the snail for free. All black besides a brown band around the top of the shell. Also, as soon as I got it in my tank it started to burrow in the sand just like my nassarius snails do.

 

[Fsarmien]

cerith

[MysticReef]

They burrow in the sand though? And stay there?

[GokesReef]

No, that wouldn't be normal cerith behavior.

[MysticReef]

That's why I'm unsure. I put him back in just to see and he's been buried for over a couple hours now.

[doppelganger]

cerith's do burrow. Almost all of mine do. Maybe it's breed of cerith type thing or an environmental factor. I dunno. But yeah mine do so don't be alarmed. It's kind of annoying tho cuz they move my frags around once in a while haha.

[MysticReef]

cerith's do burrow. Almost all of mine do. Maybe it's breed of cerith type thing or an environmental factor. I dunno. But yeah mine do so don't be alarmed. It's kind of annoying tho cuz they move my frags around once in a while haha.

 

Okay, thank you. Mainly, I just wanted to make sure he was reef safe, but now I guess I will never see him. lol. I just thought it was strange cause I have like a 1" flordia cerith in my tank and he never burrows.

[doppelganger]

Mine come out at night tho. Or rather later in the day so u might see him pop out of the sand every now and then.

[MysticReef]

Makes sense because they are nocturnal snails. Thanks for the info!