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 Topic: is there a sub for the astraea snail
Posted: July 01 2007 at 10:41pm |
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Just wondering if there is a better snail that I could get besides the astraea. I dont like the idea that they cannot right them selves. dustin
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 12:37am |
How about cerith or nassarius. Both excellent choices IMO.
I do like astreas too though!
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 12:47am |
Nassarius stay in the sandbed and are great snails but to substitute for Astreas I use Nerite and Cerith. Nerite tend to spend most of their time on the glass and Cerith work on the rocks, sand, and glass much like Astreas. These are the 3 best types of snails readily available IMHO.
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 12:56am |
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so for a 75 gallon what would you all suggest? How many of each?
Edited by dustponds10 - July 02 2007 at 12:56am
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 8:46am |
Tough call. There is a very wide opinion of how many is enough. I would go with a dozen Nerite, a dozen Cerith, and if you have a deep sand bed I would work up to a dozen Nassarius. If the tank is new I would wait a couple month for the Nassarius then start with 4 and add 2-4 every month or two until you have about a dozen.
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 10:32am |
 dustponds10 wrote:
so for a 75 gallon what would you all suggest? How many of each? |
I think this also depends on your feeding habits and the fish you have. If you are a heavy feeder you will probably want to beef up the clean up crew. Also if you have messy eaters (like tangs) then you want more crabs/snails also IMO
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 7:08pm |
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ok thank guys. I should get the most part of my clean up crew tomarrow.
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Posted: July 03 2007 at 10:24am |
Mike, Do you mean this when you speak of the Nerite snail?:
Often called a Margarita Snail, it's scientific name is Nerita funicula.
Edited by Mark Peterson - July 03 2007 at 10:30am
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Posted: July 03 2007 at 10:28am |
Nope, I'll try to get a picture.
Mike
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Posted: July 03 2007 at 10:36am |
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