What kind of snail is this?

[Eashton123]

Ill try to describe it... I just was wondering what it ate and what do they call it?

Huge snail digs into the sand and has a tentical that sticks out of the sand.. Guess thats it let me know thanks

[Paintbug]

i would guess at a Nassarius snail of some type. impossible to tell with out a pic.

[mike89t]

Does it kind of look like this?

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/73065Nassarius.jpg

If it does then yes it is a Nassarius snail and they eat meaty foods that make it to the sand bed.

[Eashton123]

yeah but the snail is red. What do suggest for meaty foods? Im new. I picked one up because it just looked cool.

[mike89t]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8275178#post8275178 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Eashton123
yeah but the snail is red. What do suggest for meaty foods? Im new. I picked one up because it just looked cool.

Never seen a Red one before. If it is a Nassarius snail like mine then it would probably eat Formula One Pellets. Mine go nuts over those.