Snails & Hermit Crabs from the coast....

[abe77901]

I went fishing this past weekend at Port O'Connor, Tx and was noticing a ton of snails and hermit crabs on the shore. I mean a ton of them. Would they be safe for aquarium use? They looked like small turbos. If so I will collect next time I am out.

[Louie3]

I've collected snails and hermits from bays oceans jetties and shorelines, the snails do a **** well job of eating dead things, old things,and algea keep them, but get rid of hermits, i used to have them in my tank the kept my sand clean but fish were vanishing over night, and corals were being destroyed.