Black Devil Spike Snail

[vequalsir]

I [picked up four of these last night, but don't really know anything about them.

They are about 2inches long and cone shaped like MTS. The shell is smooth and black.

I can post pics later, but was wondering if anyone has seen these before.

 

[petluvr]

Never heard of them but with common names it's hard to tell. By the sound of your description it is a type of Tylo. Will be curious to see some pics.

 

[dpenguinfish]

Can't wait to see pics.

 

[vequalsir]

Here is one of the little guys.

 

[Juice]

tylo forsure

 

[Ashes2ashes]

Def looks like a tylo to me too. I like their cute little faces, but watch out for your plants. They like to nibble.

 

[vampie]

Faunus ater.. not a Tylo.

 

[Ashes2ashes]

Oh nice Vampie! I kept looking it up trying to see if it was really a Tylo and couldnt find anything on "black devil spike snails". Thats a new snail to me. The shell is pretty. I want to see the face.

 

[Vince G.]

This site has a short but good description of the snail and a couple of good pics of the face:

http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/archiv.php?news_id=253

 

[vequalsir]

Thanks for the site.