certh babies
 

i think my cerith snails bred. i started with 3, one ended up in sump, so just 2 in my main tank and now i have a bunch of tiny white snails that are cerith shaped, some are not as spiraly but are super tiny still.

is there anything else these might be

thanks
craig

more than likely your have these, if you have a clam they will be all over it like flies to poop!:shocked!:

http://www.reefland.com/rho/2006/05/...lid_snails.php

i hope its not those... i have seen the cerith laying eggs and she continues too, i hadnt seen any of these snails until a few days after the first set of eggs had gone clear, i assumed they hatched. but those other snails sound bad ass

It is very unlikely that your snails are baby Cerith. Check your clams and Astrea snails if you find the snails on them then they are Pyramidellids. If your Astreas and clams don't have Pyramidellids or you don't have any clams or Astrea snails, then your snails definately aren't Pyramidellids as they will die without a host. Then the snails you have are likely to be Rissoids. Rissoid snails are Pyramidellid look alikes, but Rissoids are good. Was that confusing? :lol:

they are definatly Pyramidellids.. i found 2 on my snail today... i dont have anything in my tank but snails.. should i just remove the Pyramidellids when i see them and wait this out?

thanks
craig

Kill them they feed on other snails and mollusks.

Here's a good article mainly talking about clams, but you can use the same methods on your snails. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-09/jf/index.php

Cerith vs. Pyram
 

I am new to reefing - just finished curing two weeks ago - added 4 snails (not cerith) and a hermit crab last week - and am seeing what resembles cerith babies (4 seen so far). Also have a white mass (approx 3mm in diameter) on a piece of rock that may be more babies coming. Anyone know how I can tell if the current babies are cerith or pyrams? I can only think they must have been hijackers... as my 2 of my current snails are turbo shaped (not acutal turbos, but the name fails me at the moment), and the other two (again, the names fail me) are cylinder shaped, approx 2" at the base, about the same in height, and are pink and white. So far the babies have only been seen on rock, not on any of my inverts. Thanks.

i would Remove them, they probably arnt certh babies. i think you can tell by looking at the shell, cerths dont have the spiral pattern