Snails Reproducing?

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  1. jglanz

    jglanz Plankton

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    I was wondering if some one can help ID these snails? I noticed them 1st last night when the lights were off. It was seemed to be easily a hundred black dots on the sand. At closer look the seemed to be sails. Trying to ID them I found pictures of snail eggs on glass and realized I've been dealing with the same thing thinking it was algae. Attached are pictures of the snails next to a sand sifting starfish and one of the eggs. Right now I have Turbos, Nassarius, and Cerith Snails.
     

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    jglanz, Dec 17, 2014
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  2. mdbostwick

    mdbostwick Vlamingii Tang

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    They look like Cerith snails to me but it is really hard to tell at this point
     
    mdbostwick, Dec 17, 2014
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  3. Marshall O

    Marshall O Giant Squid

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    Looks like Dwarf Ceriths. I constantly see new ones in my tanks with them :)
     
    Marshall O, Dec 20, 2014
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