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f_150ryan
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What is the best type of inverts for a cleaning crew. I have 75g lr with some mushrooms and button polys. had about 25 naso snails in about 1 month ago and about 7 remain. What happend????
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f_150ryan
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Water params have been right on point I test them about every week or so.
Could it be that there is not enough food source??
Could it be that there is not enough food source??
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f_150ryan
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???
1journeyman
Active Member
Nass. snails are scavengers. What are you feeding the tank?
What fish are in the tank?
What fish are in the tank?
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f_150ryan
Guest
meaty marine cusine, Mysis shrimp, and some formula 2 ON..
2 clowns percilua ???
1 stripped damsel damm him
milky goby
koran angel
2 clowns percilua ???
1 stripped damsel damm him
milky goby
koran angel
1journeyman
Active Member
Ok, you're feeding the right food for them and fish shouldn't be eating them...
Any hermit crabs? Any luck with keeping other inverts?
Any hermit crabs? Any luck with keeping other inverts?
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f_150ryan
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just one small little crab dont know what kind he came on my lr.
Got some pods on my lr to so!!!!
What would be the ideal cleaning crew for me?
Got some pods on my lr to so!!!!
What would be the ideal cleaning crew for me?
1journeyman
Active Member
Originally Posted by f_150ryan
http:///forum/post/2509945
just one small little crab dont know what kind he came on my lr.
Got some pods on my lr to so!!!!
What would be the ideal cleaning crew for me?
One that lives, hehe.
Has the tank ever had copper in it? I'm running out of ideas.
an ideal clean up crew, imho, is an assortment of snails of different species.
http:///forum/post/2509945
just one small little crab dont know what kind he came on my lr.
Got some pods on my lr to so!!!!
What would be the ideal cleaning crew for me?
One that lives, hehe.
Has the tank ever had copper in it? I'm running out of ideas.
an ideal clean up crew, imho, is an assortment of snails of different species.
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f_150ryan
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No chemicals
1journeyman
Active Member
Did you cure the live rock yourself? Ever hear popping noises, especially at night?
dpeter51
Member
Originally Posted by T316
http:///forum/post/2509215
Snails and hermit crabs are the most popular, but talk some more about your snail losses. They don't last forever and have to be replaced, but that's too many in one month. Something else is going on. Are you testing your water? Can you posts your parameters, especially SG?
F_150 didn't mention numbers but this note made me curious--is there an ideal SG for hermits and snails? I'm at 1.023 but from what I've heard people generally range from there up to 1.026...what's best?
http:///forum/post/2509215
Snails and hermit crabs are the most popular, but talk some more about your snail losses. They don't last forever and have to be replaced, but that's too many in one month. Something else is going on. Are you testing your water? Can you posts your parameters, especially SG?
F_150 didn't mention numbers but this note made me curious--is there an ideal SG for hermits and snails? I'm at 1.023 but from what I've heard people generally range from there up to 1.026...what's best?
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f_150ryan
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No poping sound coming from the rocks. The lr has been in the tank for about 6-7 months. I picked it up from the lfs.
Sg is 1.26 it was down a little when I put them in but I brought it up awhile back...
Sg is 1.26 it was down a little when I put them in but I brought it up awhile back...
apos
Member
Wait, when you say that "about 7 remain" do you mean that the snails actually died and you saw this and removed the shells, or that you just don't see them anymore. If "naso" snails are nassarius, then its possible that they are just hanging out under the sand: often they will only come up in response to food when they are actually hungry, or won't come up until later on after feeding. They also tend to be more active at night.
And this one small little crab: are you saying that it's a hermit crab, or some other unknown species? If you are finding truly dead snails, a crab could well be a possible suspect.
And this one small little crab: are you saying that it's a hermit crab, or some other unknown species? If you are finding truly dead snails, a crab could well be a possible suspect.
t316
Active Member
Originally Posted by dpeter51
http:///forum/post/2510607
F_150 didn't mention numbers but this note made me curious--is there an ideal SG for hermits and snails? I'm at 1.023 but from what I've heard people generally range from there up to 1.026...what's best?
You could come up a little, but my reference to the SG was because some lfs's keep their's extremely low (their tanks are temporary holding cells, and the low SG wards off infections and keeps the inverts looking good so we will buy them), but these really low readings are lethal to inverts in our tanks.
http:///forum/post/2510607
F_150 didn't mention numbers but this note made me curious--is there an ideal SG for hermits and snails? I'm at 1.023 but from what I've heard people generally range from there up to 1.026...what's best?
You could come up a little, but my reference to the SG was because some lfs's keep their's extremely low (their tanks are temporary holding cells, and the low SG wards off infections and keeps the inverts looking good so we will buy them), but these really low readings are lethal to inverts in our tanks.
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f_150ryan
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Apos
Dead snails pulled them out.
And only about 5-7 come out when food hits the water.
So the SG schock could kill them???
Dead snails pulled them out.
And only about 5-7 come out when food hits the water.
So the SG schock could kill them???
1journeyman
Active Member
Originally Posted by f_150ryan
http:///forum/post/2511658
Apos
Dead snails pulled them out.
And only about 5-7 come out when food hits the water.
So the SG schock could kill them???
Depending on how low your salinity was, absolutely. Inverts do not tolerate low salinity, at all.
For future reference, when you talk about parameters be sure to include SG.
Yes, osmotic shock could definitely be responsible.
http:///forum/post/2511658
Apos
Dead snails pulled them out.
And only about 5-7 come out when food hits the water.
So the SG schock could kill them???
Depending on how low your salinity was, absolutely. Inverts do not tolerate low salinity, at all.
For future reference, when you talk about parameters be sure to include SG.
Yes, osmotic shock could definitely be responsible.
