Snails and green hair algae

dmbnpj · 12/09/2007, 09:02 PM

Are there any snails that eat hair algae? I see a lot of information about snails that say they eat algae but no specific information on if they will take care of green hair algae? I am talking about LONG hair algae too. I can run a brush through this stuff.

Curious about which types might eat it: astrea, margarita, cerith, etc...?

Thanks for any help

stingythingy45 · 12/09/2007, 09:58 PM

No snails eat HA that I'm aware of.
The only critter that will touch it is a sea hare.
And if that dies in your tank.......Farewell and ado.

steven_dean17 · 12/09/2007, 11:03 PM

What brand of hair algae do you have? Some snails do eat Derbesia, Bryopsis however is a whole other ball game.

SALT WATER CRAZ · 12/09/2007, 11:16 PM

mexico turbo snails will eat some turf alges but if its that long that you can run a brush threw it i dont think thay will touch it.

pagojoe · 12/10/2007, 11:44 AM

Cypraea annulus and maybe Cypraea moneta will eat some of it, maybe all of it. They are sold as "Money Cowries" or "Gold Ringer Cowries."

Cheers,

Don

Aquarist007 · 12/10/2007, 12:57 PM

IMO--go after the source of food for the algae--phosphates and nitrates---address that and the algae will die off.

ways of addressing phosphates/nitrates

only using r/o water
biweekly water changes
feeding less but more often
rinsing frozen foods before use with r/0 water
setting up a refugium with lots of chaeto algae

to name a few

12/09/2007, 09:02 PM	#1
dmbnpj Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: north carolina Posts: 1,914	Snails and green hair algae Are there any snails that eat hair algae? I see a lot of information about snails that say they eat algae but no specific information on if they will take care of green hair algae? I am talking about LONG hair algae too. I can run a brush through this stuff. Curious about which types might eat it: astrea, margarita, cerith, etc...? Thanks for any help

12/09/2007, 09:58 PM	#2
stingythingy45 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MA Posts: 3,296	No snails eat HA that I'm aware of. The only critter that will touch it is a sea hare. And if that dies in your tank.......Farewell and ado. __________________ Bob Current Tank Info: 90 gallon,mixed Reef,2-250 watt Optix 3 pendants(Phoenix 14K)2-54 watt T5 Super actnics ,ASM G-2 Gate/recirc mods,70 gal. basement sump,20L ref

12/09/2007, 11:03 PM	#3
steven_dean17 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: scott depot wv. Posts: 601	What brand of hair algae do you have? Some snails do eat Derbesia, Bryopsis however is a whole other ball game. __________________ The Dali Llama is my "Ommmmmboy" Current Tank Info: 75gal. reef

12/10/2007, 12:57 PM	#6
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	IMO--go after the source of food for the algae--phosphates and nitrates---address that and the algae will die off. ways of addressing phosphates/nitrates only using r/o water biweekly water changes feeding less but more often rinsing frozen foods before use with r/0 water setting up a refugium with lots of chaeto algae to name a few __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

12/09/2007, 11:16 PM	#4
SALT WATER CRAZ Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: michigan Posts: 872	mexico turbo snails will eat some turf alges but if its that long that you can run a brush threw it i dont think thay will touch it.

12/10/2007, 11:44 AM	#5
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	Cypraea annulus and maybe Cypraea moneta will eat some of it, maybe all of it. They are sold as "Money Cowries" or "Gold Ringer Cowries." Cheers, Don