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Old 12-23-2004, 10:18 PM   #1
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Bumblebee snail


Are bumblebee snails predatory? If so, what is their prey?
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Old 12-23-2004, 10:41 PM   #2
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They're algea eaters. I have five and they never harmed anything.

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Old 12-24-2004, 12:20 AM   #3
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i've heard lots of good things about those snails... never anything bad about them
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Old 12-24-2004, 08:22 AM   #4
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Yep, goods snails. They are very hardy and they dont get too big.

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Old 12-24-2004, 03:23 PM   #5
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Are bumblebee snails predatory?

I have several & haven’t seen them bother anything! They do like to hangout in the rocks more than the glass & sandbed though. I have seen them go through my button polyps & zoo’s! However they don’t seem to bother them much, Probably just getting any food in between the colonies that’s was left behind by the bristle worms & pod’s.

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Old 12-24-2004, 11:12 PM   #6
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They are good and cute little additions to your cleaner crew. Those wee buggers can get into some tight spots.
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Old 12-25-2004, 04:33 PM   #7
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ive had them and they seem to really scoot through the south down sand pretty well which is where most turbos and nassarius wont go.
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