What eats poop?

[stapler]

I have 2 big mexican turbo snails...and they are making a mess on my sandbed. There is poop all over the place....what will eat it? I got a few scarlet hermits, so what else should I get?

 

[bang guy]

Bristle Worms, Spaghetti Worms, Hair Worms, Cerith Snails, Mini-brittle stars.

 

[royalshrimp]

some types of dwarf angels too

 

[stapler]

Thanks guys...where can I get mini-brittle stars?

 

[judyab]

my dog eats cat poop. sorry just had to say it

 

[fishman830]

i see my b lue hippo eat it

 

[belothsurf]

poopelupagus..s.es..........close relative to snuffleupagus, who of course ate lots of snuffles. Poopelupagus'es are actually hard to come by. So I would suggest Nass snails.............

 

[belothsurf]

but now that I think about it, I have 2 Mex Turbos, my sand is clean, are you sure they are the culprits??????????

 

[belothsurf]

Now that I think about it even more, I've talked to you before Stapler......you were the one with the drunk snail...right? The one that kept falling off the glass??? (Thread from a few days ago)........Now you are worried about some Mexican Turbos ......ok...you've checked ammonia levels, right....have you checked Tequila levels...??????? That has to be it....!!!!!Waaaaalllaaaaaaa!!!!!!!

 

[casinobob]

I have one and he poops everywhere too. Should see it when he doesn't move for a couple hours....leaves a pile

 

[belothsurf]

Really? I've just not seen it then. But I also have about 10 scarlet crabs, 5 blue legs, 5 peppermint shrimp, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 big unidentified hermit crab, (Bubba), 4 cerith snails, 5 Nass snails, and 13 Fla turbos. They must take care of the poop. That's a cleaner crew.....

 

[belothsurf]

Let me add this, the Mexicans are huge snails and should only be kept 1 per 20 or so gallons.......

 

[stapler]

I am sure its the snail...its sitting on the glass at the bottom of the glass, creating a big pile of poo on the sand. My levels are fine. I recall dropping in alcohol in the tank lately. That one snail that keeps falling has been climbing on the rocks all day, and hasnt fallen since.
I got 2 mexican turbos in my 30g....so I assume they should be fine.

 

[belothsurf]

well, then be carefull you don't have an invert that has traded addictions...........not a good thing thing to have a Mexican Turbo laying off the algae......next thing you know you will have a Powder Tang........anyway? Ha-ha

 

[stapler]

The snails are doing a great job on the algae....but what goes in must come out.

 

[belothsurf]

Ok......do you have a good protien skimmer?????

 

[stapler]

I just got a seaclone, but its in my sump which I will be connecting to the main tank sometime this week. I just have a wet/dry filter running. I am slowly adding more guys to my cleanup crew, and will have my water flow at 23x when the sump is connected.

 

[stapler]

LOL...I hear ya! I didnt realize how much crap is on my sand...going to LFS tomorrow to get some more cerith snails.
Yours moves rocks? I hope mine doesnt. One of them loves hanging up high, and if a rock falls....I am in deep trouble!:notsure:

 

[stapler]

Well lets hope nothing bad happens. My smallest rock is about 3lbs...so I shouldnt have a problem.