Snails from Newport Beach, CA

[Superman92088]

so i went to the beach (Newport beach) in California and brought some snails and hermit crabs back. i was expecting them to die but they ended up living! i currently have them in a small rubber maid container with some water from my tank. Do you think it would be ok to put them in my tank? i was thinking about quarantining them for now and then maybe adding them. i will put up some pictures of what they look like later. has anyone ever done this before?

Chris

 

[Superman92088]

the hermit crab is called Pagurus samuelis
and the snails are called Chlorostoma funebralis

anyone see any problem in adding them to the tank?

 

[Lmecher]

Those I believe would be temperate, average water temp is around 70 degrees. My daughter went last year and took some photos tide pooling. I was blown away by some of the colorful rock anemones she found but alas...all cold water species. I think if I were you I'd give them a try, as long as you have them. Worst case scenario, they all die. What else would you do with them, bring them back?

 

[Superman92088]

yeah the anemones were amazing and all over the place!!! i took some picture and i will be posting them within a week depending on how much free time i get. the temp was pretty cold tho lol. I will prob stick them in my refugium after i acclimate them to my water. and check for any signs of anything.....