type of snail any good.... or useless..

Markus · 06-15-2006, 11:41 AM

In this pic is this a Nassarius Obsoleta (Ilynassarius Obsoleta)?? How effective are these in a reef tank for a clean-up crew?

ski1297 · 06-15-2006, 12:01 PM

They are very good detritus eaters. What type of substrate do you have? Some good info http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_...fm?pCatId=1133

Ryan
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Markus · 06-15-2006, 12:08 PM

4" sand bed.... taking it out and leaving about 2" though. Will these little guys be okay with that?

ski1297 · 06-15-2006, 12:10 PM

They should be ok with 2" of sand. How long has the tank been up for?

Markus · 06-15-2006, 12:14 PM

7 months. Have a little green hair algae. I have also read they dont eat green hair algae but just the ditritus to control it.... that true?

ski1297 · 06-15-2006, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Markus

7 months. Have a little green hair algae. I have also read they dont eat green hair algae but just the ditritus to control it.... that true?

Yes that is true. Turbo snails eat hair algae.

Markus · 06-15-2006, 12:23 PM

When a snail eats ditritus isn't it going to crap out ditritus??

menelaus22 · 06-15-2006, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Markus

When a snail eats ditritus isn't it going to crap out ditritus??

Good point, although the process of detritus going through another biocycle must be beneficial in breaking down and absorbing some of the nutrients for the snail, rather than say... for algae.

and on another note, a dancing banana

ski1297 · 06-15-2006, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Markus

When a snail eats ditritus isn't it going to crap out ditritus??

In some part its a give and take.

How about two yes two dancing bananas

menelaus22 · 06-15-2006, 01:35 PM

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In some part its a give and take.

How about two yes two dancing bananas

now that's just sick.

Markus · 06-15-2006, 01:42 PM

I wonder how many dancing banana's it would take to clean a 90 gal????

ski1297 · 06-15-2006, 02:18 PM

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I wonder how many dancing banana's it would take to clean a 90 gal????

A lot they spend to much time dancing.

titanfan · 06-15-2006, 03:43 PM

just so you know those snails posted in liveaquaria are different from the ones you posted. Yours you posted are Obsoleta. These are actually more of a cold water species. They will live in your reef tank but long term who knows. They also can be abit more carnivorous than Nassarius Vibex. They are found purty cheap on ebay or free off the coast of North Carolina and such. I would recommend the Nassarius Vibex over Obsoleta.