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Vermetid Snails
Is there any creature that is suited for a reef tank that eats this pest?
I have an explosion in numbers in my tank.They reside on just about every rock in the tank.The stringers or webs are really bothering some corals.I smashed lots of them off the rock but it almost seems like a losing battle.
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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 Last edited by stingythingy45; 05/04/2009 at 07:56 AM. |
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11/24/2009, 10:12 PM
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vermetid snails
I have the same problem with those things have you had any luck getting rid of them?
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11/24/2009, 10:15 PM
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11/24/2009, 10:28 PM
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I cut my fingers on them all the time. Best way I kill them is by putting super glue gel down their tubes, but if you have a ton it's not really worth it.
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11/24/2009, 10:33 PM
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on the super glue gel it is the only way i know to get rid of them |
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11/25/2009, 07:27 AM
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We're all in the same boat.
I spent plenty of time poking the base of the shells with a scapel, hacking away. |
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11/25/2009, 07:39 AM
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Only Dead fish swim with the current. Current Tank Info: 2 50 gal tanks, sump, still BB |
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11/25/2009, 08:06 AM
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Let me ask this question.. Do all of you that have vermetid snails have high calcium? -I know my calcium is very high. I wonder if its lowered if they would be able to build their tubes.
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11/25/2009, 10:59 AM
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I almost hesitate to say this because it just might have been a fluke with my tank but: The good news is they crash. The bad news is it could take a couple years.
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Asking dumb questions since '06! Or, a dumby asking questions since '06! Current Tank Info: 29G FW, 75G LPSing |
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11/25/2009, 04:04 PM
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Here's a reply to a similar question. This was posted by Anthony Calfo on the WetWebMedia forums:
as you might guess, they are not growing from thin air - or water as it were - but rather, they are filter feeders that are flourishing because of excess nutrients. Better nutrient export (or limiting import) will easy check these creatures and force them to wane. If skimmer performance has waned (less than several dark cups of skimmate weekly minimum), or if the water change schedule has been too modest/small all along and caught up with you (20% per month or less), or if feeding habits are sloppy like mine . like thawing frozen foods but not decanting the thawed pack juice which is "rocket fuel" for growing nuisance algae, sponges or Vermetids in this case. Some possibilities to consider. But I can reassure you my friend... control the nutrients and you will control their growth. There is no "reef safe predator" on these snails for the aquarium. Anthony |
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