Turbo snails

Vorog · 04/15/2017, 12:51 PM

Can large turbo snails eat a dying fish? I had a wrasse that was bullied by my other wrasse and was not doing well. I noticed last night the wrasse was in the corner of the tank and not moving much at all. I threw the wrasse in my refugium to keep him away from being bullied more. The only inverts in my refugium are turbo snails. When I woke up the wrasse was gone! I've looked everywhere in the sump no sign of the fish. It did not jump out as I can access behind and around my sump well. So this leads me to think my wrasse died and was consumed by the snails.. can that happen?

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bnumair · 04/15/2017, 03:04 PM

it probably is stuck/chopped up by your return pump or pumps if you cant find it outside the tank.

AlSimmons · 04/15/2017, 03:09 PM

Do you have any sand in your refugium? Maybe the wrasse is buried.

Vorog · 04/15/2017, 04:23 PM

I do have mud. There is no way he made it to my return pump. I have mesh and eggcrate so the snails don't get out

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ReeferNoob4ever · 04/15/2017, 04:25 PM

He's in the liverock letting out ammonia. If you have bristle worms they will eat him.

Vorog · 04/15/2017, 06:22 PM

I took the rubble rock out of my refugium looking for the fish. He is completely gone. I'm just curious if the snails will eat a dead fish?

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ReeferNoob4ever · 04/15/2017, 07:11 PM

Some are omnivores. Usually they stick to eating pods. I suppose they could eat a dead fish but probably nah. Usually when something dies in the rock they don't just fall out because you move them. I lost a pep and it was really deep in some caves. I only saw it with a flashlight and some luck.

The point is, it's likely something other than famished snails. Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong. I am a noob after all. Sounds anticdotale rather than typical.

04/15/2017, 12:51 PM	#1
Vorog Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 413	Turbo snails Can large turbo snails eat a dying fish? I had a wrasse that was bullied by my other wrasse and was not doing well. I noticed last night the wrasse was in the corner of the tank and not moving much at all. I threw the wrasse in my refugium to keep him away from being bullied more. The only inverts in my refugium are turbo snails. When I woke up the wrasse was gone! I've looked everywhere in the sump no sign of the fish. It did not jump out as I can access behind and around my sump well. So this leads me to think my wrasse died and was consumed by the snails.. can that happen? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/15/2017, 03:04 PM	#2
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	it probably is stuck/chopped up by your return pump or pumps if you cant find it outside the tank. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

04/15/2017, 04:25 PM	#5
ReeferNoob4ever Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: NM Posts: 523	He's in the liverock letting out ammonia. If you have bristle worms they will eat him. __________________ Get a life! Current Tank Info: 20gL mixed reef, 10g mixed reef w/nem & clown, 5g NPS & harlequin

04/15/2017, 07:11 PM	#7
ReeferNoob4ever Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: NM Posts: 523	Some are omnivores. Usually they stick to eating pods. I suppose they could eat a dead fish but probably nah. Usually when something dies in the rock they don't just fall out because you move them. I lost a pep and it was really deep in some caves. I only saw it with a flashlight and some luck. The point is, it's likely something other than famished snails. Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong. I am a noob after all. Sounds anticdotale rather than typical. __________________ Get a life! Current Tank Info: 20gL mixed reef, 10g mixed reef w/nem & clown, 5g NPS & harlequin

04/15/2017, 03:09 PM	#3
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	Do you have any sand in your refugium? Maybe the wrasse is buried.

04/15/2017, 04:23 PM	#4
Vorog Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 413	I do have mud. There is no way he made it to my return pump. I have mesh and eggcrate so the snails don't get out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/15/2017, 06:22 PM	#6
Vorog Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 413	I took the rubble rock out of my refugium looking for the fish. He is completely gone. I'm just curious if the snails will eat a dead fish? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk