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06/15/2008, 09:07 AM
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Location: Vero Beach, FL
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Nassarius snails
I might be showing off my "greenness" to the hobby, but I can't contain my excitement....I've got a new LFS in town and couldn't be happier. The old store always told me that snails were snails and that the different kinds were for decoration. So I have a tank full of turbo snails. This new LFS showed me Nassarius snails, hope I didn't screw that up, and they are so cool. When food goes in the tank, they rise out of the sand bed like zombies from a graveyard. Plus, as an added bonus, my wife says they have little "snorkels". As most guys know, cute=i get to spend more $$$ on the fish tank!!!!
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Raising kids is like doing laundry.....my wife makes it look too easy. Current Tank Info: 125 FOWLR, 150 SPS REEF |
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06/15/2008, 09:11 AM
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Go Buckeyes!
 
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Nassarius snails are a great addition, one of my favorites.
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~Jason Begalke Current Tank Info: Latest project: JBJ Cubey |
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06/15/2008, 09:16 AM
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Moved On
Join Date: Jun 2007
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 Congratulation on the new LFS, It's sounds like your really needed it. |
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06/15/2008, 09:57 AM
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Go Buckeyes!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Phoenix area, AZ
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and
 To Reef Central
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~Jason Begalke Current Tank Info: Latest project: JBJ Cubey |
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06/15/2008, 12:47 PM
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I love the nassarius snails. I call them submarine snails, because of their "periscopes" and the way they rise up and go down into the substrate
 They're great scavengers to have.
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"So long, and thanks for all the fish" Current Tank Info: 125g reef, gobies, cardinals, softies and LPS; 36g Neo Nano tank; 10+ FW tanks |
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06/15/2008, 01:11 PM
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Yeah, great sand bed cleaners!
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Planning on new tank, been about 5-6 years since I've been in the hobby |
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06/15/2008, 01:11 PM
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Got Reef?
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Under the Sea, Pa
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This thread made me
 I dont know why. I describe them as zombies all the time.
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Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together |
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06/15/2008, 01:19 PM
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Yeah Nassarius snails are amazing. I wouldn't do a tank without them.
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-Mike Current Tank Info: 3g Pico Full Mixed Reef - 90g tech light reef |
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06/15/2008, 01:28 PM
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Anybody that thinks snails are slow creatures has never seen a Nassarius winging across a tank. Whoosh!
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"You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish) Eileen Current Tank Info: I'm out of the hobby, but used to have a60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor. |
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06/15/2008, 02:49 PM
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SLim Jim
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Near Ohare, Des Plaines 60016
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winging across a tank?
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I got the fish down pat....but those corals are tricky! Current Tank Info: DIY 120 Gallon 68"L x 30"W x 15.5"T Starfire Rimless - 75 Gal Sump, K2 Cone skimmer, 20gal Coral QT, 10 gal Fish QT, 8 bulb T5 Tek Fixture - 3 ATI Blue+, 3 ATI Blue Special, 2 Fiji Purple, 12 cool white/12 Royal Blue 3W LED's. |
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06/15/2008, 03:08 PM
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My nassarius snails race for the scraps, we take bets on the winners.
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06/15/2008, 03:09 PM
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I love these snails as well. I have had the same 5-6 in my tank for over 2 years!
Great addition! 
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Brandon Current Tank Info: 315g 84"x24"x36" FOWLR |
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06/15/2008, 03:12 PM
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I recently purchased some more and got a cool picture of them right after they acclimated.
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Brandon Current Tank Info: 315g 84"x24"x36" FOWLR |
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06/15/2008, 03:45 PM
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he he, I always call them zombies too
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