snail selection?

shotzee · #1 04-21-2006, 04:54 AM

C'mon, I have a bunch of astreas and I have never seen one die because it couldn't right itself. They do sometimes struggle, but I love them. They are great snails.

Willow · #2 04-21-2006, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by shotzee

C'mon, I have a bunch of astreas and I have never seen one die because it couldn't right itself. They do sometimes struggle, but I love them. They are great snails.

my hermits set traps for them and pick them out when they are on their backs.

shotzee · #3 04-21-2006, 05:39 AM

Hahaha, those damn hermits.

untamed · #4 04-21-2006, 05:50 AM

I've been quite happy with my bumblebees...If they are eating something they shouldn't, I've never noticed.

Mostly, I'm a fan of the ceriths.

Any snail that lives for any length of time is a good snail in my books.

niloc16 · #5 04-21-2006, 05:57 AM

to reduce my lighting will also effect my corals,no? also i thought stopping feeding of the fish but how long can they go without food. i was thinking feeding every third day for awhile to see if it helps but i dont the fish to suffer. any suggestions for detritus cleaners? i thought bumble bee and nassarius would do the trick but not by the sound of the response, by the way thanks for the info everyone

shotzee · #6 04-21-2006, 06:24 AM

I wouldn't reduce the feeding of your fish too much. Everyone goes through stages of algae outbreaks (I have some red slime in my tank right now), but as long as you take the obvious steps to reduce the nutient and waste load in your tank, you will eventaully bring an end to the outbreak.

As for any bubble algae, I find its pretty easy to remove manually. If you want to get something to add to your tank that will take care of it though, you could add a emerald crab.

niloc16 · #7 04-21-2006, 07:03 AM

thanks shotzees, yeah the bubble i find easy to get rid of, with the hose to drain water i just hold a plastic pick at the end to dig it out so that it gets sucked up right away.