Red banded trochus snails

[Magickiwi]

Originally Posted by coolhandgoose

I bought some red banded trochus snails a few days ago but I'm having a problem with them. They seem to like being upside down on the sand bed and I have to constantly flip them over. Should I be worried about them? Do I have to constantly flip them over or will they right themselves?

Trochus are able to right themselves on their own. The drawback being that they are vulnerable until they manage to do so. Do you have hermits? I find mine are always tangling with one snail or another for a shell.