Good Detrivore for 45 Gallon

Beanz · #1 08-19-2010, 05:23 AM

Ok I was kinda thinking of a cucumber but didn't know what one would b a good addition to my tank.

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #2 08-19-2010, 05:40 AM

Check out Nassisarius (sp?) snails. I love how well they work at finding and eating up any leftover foods in the tank. They hide in the sand and pop up like submarines as soon as any food hits the surface. Nice looking snails too, so that's a bonus.

zum14 · #3 08-19-2010, 06:50 AM

Ive got a tiger tail in my 46Gal from a fellow canreefer and its done a great job of cleaning all the nooks and crannys up. I get to see it every blue moon and watch it sift through the sand. Neat creature.

Beanz · #4 08-19-2010, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Check out Nassisarius (sp?) snails. I love how well they work at finding and eating up any leftover foods in the tank. They hide in the sand and pop up like submarines as soon as any food hits the surface. Nice looking snails too, so that's a bonus.

Yea they r really cool little snails I have some in the tank ATM but they are not eating the detritus. They r doing a great job of eating the left over food tho. Hey zum14 do u have any other sand sifter in the tank? I am kinda worried that if I get o e that there won't b enough food for both the tiger tail and the nassarius. What do u think?

Thanks, Ian

phyto4life · #5 08-20-2010, 03:56 AM

Has anyone bred nassarius snails in their display/refuge

or are they one of those snail's that just don't seem to breed in most peoples tanks?

maybe u can try a sand shifting starfish.

Beanz · #6 08-20-2010, 04:11 AM

I was thinking of getting one of those as well. Anyone know the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Thanks, Ian

phyto4life · #7 08-20-2010, 10:34 AM

I personally would get a few banded serpent stars. just for now

any info on your flow? are you using a filter sock?

ScubaSteve · #8 08-20-2010, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by phyto4life

Has anyone bred nassarius snails in their display/refuge

or are they one of those snail's that just don't seem to breed in most peoples tanks?

maybe u can try a sand shifting starfish.

I just had a nassarius lay a bunch of eggs on the glass last week. I just got back into town, so I haven't had a chance to see if they've hatched. From my understanding, nassarius don't breed often in captivity but when they do they survive quite well.

phyto4life · #9 08-20-2010, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

I just had a nassarius lay a bunch of eggs on the glass last week. I just got back into town, so I haven't had a chance to see if they've hatched. From my understanding, nassarius don't breed often in captivity but when they do they survive quite well.

I have a 29G skimmerless with a small perc and a-blenny hoping the 8 nassarius will breed do u think the tank is too small 4 them to breed? I've been adding 1/16 th of a tsp of dried cyclopeeze along with the regular perc food

ScubaSteve · #10 08-20-2010, 10:25 PM

I'm really not too sure what the factors are that are needed to encourage breeding (maybe lots of food?), though I'd be interested to find out. This is the first time I've seen my nassarius lay eggs so we'll have to wait and see if the eggs even make it to the one month mark when they'll hatch.