Bad snail? Help please

[Cmartin]

Today i found this hitchhiker in my tank i haven't added anything to my tank for a very long time so i was surprised to see this guy. Ive been having some problems with some of my zoas and I'm wondering if this guy could be snacking on them.

Thanks

:viking:

 

[Photobret]

That is a cowrie and a nice find at that... Keep it.

 

[Cmartin]

That is a cowrie and a nice find at that... Keep it.

Shouldn't harm my zoas or coral?

 

[nahtanoj]

no that one is a good one. GREAT algae eaters.

 

[Cmartin]

Thanks guys i let him back in the tank!

 

[Seaside Tropical Fish]

Cowrie

Have you guys actually made a positive ID on that cowrie? No one has mentioned what species it is exactly and I can't ID it myself by those pics. There are Cowries that eat corals...I would send that pic in to www.wetwebmedia.com for a positive id before I'd feel safe...

 

[sandman450f]

That is a ringed cowry and is indeed reef safe.

http://www.fit.edu/shells/descrip.php?CommonName=Gold-ringer+(Ringed)+Cowry

one of the pages I have bookmarked for hitchikers http://www.chucksaddiction.com/Hitchsnails.html