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will these guys do ok in a bare bottom tank?

I suppose I could have done some reasearch as that is news to me as well.. and I'd prefer not to buy a bunch of cold water snails that will die off in a short period of time !

i have some of these in my tank
they are doing fine after 4 months
don't quote me on it, but they should do fine in ur tanks
Neal

Hey, guys I have researched them quit abit on the internet and most the info. leads to;
Why have these snails have not migrated further south than Florida? if they live in warmer water. (maybe they prefer it cooler?)
The reports about being housed in an aquarium are the favorable, saying mostly that there is no difference compared to other species.
My opinion is the colder the water temp. the slower the metabolism the longer an animal will live. True to fish anyway.
If that helps? but there is alot of info on another reef site, easy to get to.
Thanks and would be interested to here if you find out, as I have over 300 in my system.
Thanks.

this is what i have found from searching, but some people still think they are fine, so i guess its left up to the reef keeper.

Here is a quote from Dr. Ron Shimek

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The name Illyanassa obsoleta, although related to true Nassarius, they belong to a different group.

These animals are more omnivorous and predatory than are true Nassarius and will, as you have seen, graze on algae. True Nassarius will eat only carrion and meaty based foods. True Nassarius will not prey on living animals. As you have seen, Illynassa will.

Illynassa are temperate animals that will survive for some period at reef temperatures but which really don't do well at those temperatures for extended periods. Their lifespan is shortened over what it would be at their normal temperatures.

Both of these species will depost egg capsules which will hatch to release planktonic larvae. These larvae need to be fed, and in most cases in aquaria they are, instead, food for something else. I think the odds of any of them surviving through the larval period in a home aquarium are slim to none.

i read somewhere that they outlive Turbo snails...

A week, a month or a year....... I'm still going to give them a try! :)

When when when Mark! :lol:

Something I think we should consider before adding these guys to our tanks.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...&dopt=Citation

http://www.innvista.com/health/micro...e/trematod.htm

The first link is a study done 9 yrs ago.Dont know if it still holds true.

Interesting reading, but to me it appears that Flukes are a freshwater problem.:idea:

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Originally Posted by adidas

will these guys do ok in a bare bottom tank?

I don't know about these guys, but my Nassarius snails definitely need substrate because they stay buried in it.:mrgreen: