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    Today when I added live rock I noticed multiple what look like very tiny turbo snails. I recently added two turbos is it possible that I bought them knocked up or they mated in my tank. After doing some research I saw articles talking about pyramid snails but these look nothing like that pyramid snails seem to have longer cerit shaped shells mine are small and almost circular shells. Is this common or what do you guys think they could be. I noticed them while I was adding live rock so I know they didn't come in with that.

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    Most likely Nerites.
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    I haven't bought any of them and they were there before I put in the LR where would they have came from?
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    Did u have any rock/sand in the tank at all?
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    Oh yes just nothing recently. Its probably been longer than six months since I added any sort of sand or rocks if not a year. I'm sure I would have noticed it by now.

    I have to say they do look like this but smaller.

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    I've got hundreds of those in my tank also. I'm pretty sure they are NOT Turbos. I was told once before that they are Collonista Snails. They mainly come out at night. I just now turned my lights on to show you what I mean. Ever white speck you see is a tiny snail.
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    Now im just confused.
    Well as long as these Collonista snails are beneficial I guess I don't care. Whatever they may be.

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    Yea here is a pic. I zoomed so much it makes it look big however its very small smaller than a bb for a bb gun.

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