Are baby snails nocturnal?

[Apone]

It looks like I have a bunch of baby snails crawling over my rocks at night. As far as I can tell they are baby cerith and maybe baby turbos. I have many adult ceriths in my tank, but no adult turbos. Perhaps the baby turbos came in on some live rock....

At night when I look at the tank with a flash light I see the baby snails all over my rocks. During the day I dont see these baby snails though. Has anyone noticed smaller snails being nocturnal? Perhaps as an anti-predatory behavior?

 

[fanaglethebagle]

Probably anti-predatory. Do you have any Clams?

 

[maurod]

They are non predatory, I believe they are called calanitsa or colonista snails.

M>

 

[reefinghabit]

ive always known snails to be nocturnal or more active at night. i hope what you have are not tiny cone shaped white snails. they like to prey on clams. i had snails reproduce for me and i got about 7 babies out of it in my refugium. they were baby black turbos. they are always more active at night.

 

[Apone]

they are tiny, white and cone shaped, but I dont have any clams so I guess I wont worry. Whatever the snails are they have really helped with some of my hair algae issues.

 

[reefinghabit]

well good thing no clams there them snails burrow in the foot and slowly eat them