what do nassassnius snails like best

DirtyDeeds · 02/21/2010, 01:46 PM

so i got a few of these bad boys yesterday just wondering what do these

guys love the most to eat, i heard raw squid, can i just buy at suppermarket

or do i need special squid from pet store

cloak · 02/21/2010, 01:50 PM

Either one will work, but there not to particular about what they eat.

andrewknies · 02/21/2010, 01:52 PM

I never really purposely fed any of my clean up crew...

Phyxius · 02/21/2010, 01:52 PM

They will consume detritus, uneaten food, decaying organics, and fish waste in the sand and on the sand. If you don't have enough for them to eat that way you could supplement with small mysis or the like for them to consume. I wouldn't over feed your tank just to feed them though or it can leed to other issues

Bigshow · 02/21/2010, 01:55 PM

I wouldnt bother with feeding them. If your tank is established and you have fish in the tank. Old food and wastes will be ok.

DirtyDeeds · 02/21/2010, 02:02 PM

thx alot guys

u guys sure respond to these threads fast

i like it

andrewknies · 02/21/2010, 02:24 PM

A quick tip if you keep hermits...Make sure you have some extra empty shells in the tank for your hermits to grow into. Otherwise you'll see some of your snail shells will have red and blue legs!

02/21/2010, 01:46 PM	#1
DirtyDeeds Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canada,Ontario,Hamilton Posts: 94	what do nassassnius snails like best so i got a few of these bad boys yesterday just wondering what do these guys love the most to eat, i heard raw squid, can i just buy at suppermarket or do i need special squid from pet store

02/21/2010, 01:52 PM	#4
Phyxius Moving About Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: RTP NC Posts: 2,405	They will consume detritus, uneaten food, decaying organics, and fish waste in the sand and on the sand. If you don't have enough for them to eat that way you could supplement with small mysis or the like for them to consume. I wouldn't over feed your tank just to feed them though or it can leed to other issues __________________ -Mike I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it. W. C. Fields Current Tank Info: JUST SOLD AND TOOK DOWN ALL 11/10---210g AGA, 80g sump, Tunze Streams. Tunze ATO,RK Elite Controller, RKII,Dart, GEO Calcium& Nielsen Kalk Reactors,GEO media reactor, Kaleini Rock, 3-250 watt 14k EVC , VHO..... 34g Solana and 60g cube

02/21/2010, 01:50 PM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Either one will work, but there not to particular about what they eat.

02/21/2010, 01:52 PM	#3
andrewknies Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hobart, IN Posts: 117	I never really purposely fed any of my clean up crew...

02/21/2010, 01:55 PM	#5
Bigshow Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Paseo District/Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 256	I wouldnt bother with feeding them. If your tank is established and you have fish in the tank. Old food and wastes will be ok.

02/21/2010, 02:02 PM	#6
DirtyDeeds Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canada,Ontario,Hamilton Posts: 94	thx alot guys u guys sure respond to these threads fast i like it

02/21/2010, 02:24 PM	#7
andrewknies Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hobart, IN Posts: 117	A quick tip if you keep hermits...Make sure you have some extra empty shells in the tank for your hermits to grow into. Otherwise you'll see some of your snail shells will have red and blue legs!