Snail ID

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Does someone knows what species of snails are the ones in the pic. I saw it on Twitter but cant share the video here
The coral scientist said only that they are small black snails.
They will be perfect for my tank, i have lots of small sps frags growing, i hate bigger snails because they move my frags all the time
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Not sure on the type, but Trocus snails are a great choice as they clean like crazy! They do make a lot of waste as they clean well so you don't need to many.

Following along to find out. Could it be a tylomelania snail? A brackish/freshwater snail.

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The Mexican turbo snails are pretty good as well.

I think I can count on one hand how many times I thought a turbo snail broke a frag of the rocks.
Now may tangs on the other hand are constantly breaking things. When they chase each other they alway bump into coral and break things off. They have annihilated my forest fire digi so many time. Luckily it’s a fast grower.
Shoot I have a turbo snail that’s the size of my fist and he never breaks corals. I see him at the top of this rock dam near every night.
 

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Just got a response from Dr. Kristen Marhaver, he said they are Cerithiidae sp.,
Just sharing info I thought it was interested but thanks guys for your opinions. I love socalireefs, people always willing to help.


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