Snail Hitchhiker!

[MaeganWink]

Found these cute snails with little anemones attached to their shells! I was wondering if anyone knows what kind of anemones they are? They don't look like Aptasia to me. I just want to make sure they won't infest the tank before I let them loose. Right now they're in a critter carrier in my tank, so separate but still getting the same water through tiny slots. Any ideas?

[bues0022]

It's tough to tell from the pictures, but maybe ball anemone? I think they're also referred to as ball-tipped anemone. They stay about the size of a dime/penny, live in no-light areas, and are fun little filter feeders. I used to have a bunch of them in my last tank.

[smh254]

Check here to see if u can find it. https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/


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[ReefdUp]

Hard to tell, but they do look like aiptasia or other pest anemone. I wouldn't put them in my tank. Good catch!

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[MaeganWink]

It looks like this one

http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/cnidaria/actiniaria/snail.htm

 

Buuuut I can't find anything else on it. 

 

I guess I should remove them. Very sad. xD

[gmerek2]

If they have a snorkel on the front they are probably whelk. Predatory snails :( 

[MaeganWink]

Nah, the snails are nassarius I got from the shop. It's not the snails I was trying to identify, it was the anemones xD

[gmerek2]

LOL oops. Did they settle in