Ques for the experts..

sEaLiFe4LiFe · 03/31/2013, 07:22 PM

Hey RC! I had a question... My father in law told me about periwinkle snails and did some research on them... Ques is... Is it safe to add them to my aquarium? I have a 75g reef... How and will they affect the ecosystem or my CUC in any way? Are there any pros or cons? He found a lot for a cheap price so I wanted to educate myself through the many experienced on here before introducing them. Any help would be appreciated thanx again and Happy Easter to all!!

Sk8r · 03/31/2013, 07:46 PM

It's illegal to take wildlife from the ocean for a marine tank, I believe. You have to have a collector's license.

Lakes aqueriam · 03/31/2013, 07:49 PM

I dint believe its Illegal to keep but I thank if u sale them and should be fine putting them in... put only 1 and see what happens

MinnFish · 03/31/2013, 08:10 PM

No expert here. But, from my knowledge they are algae eaters. They love to crawl out of the water (above your waterline). They do this by nature (tidal species). You have to check daily for this. If not, they will die of dehydration. When placing back in tank, be sure to set them upright. They cannot right themselves (I don't like suicidal snails, lol). Seem like a lot of work for some snails. IMO.

kismetsh · 03/31/2013, 08:56 PM

I have zig zag periwinkles from reef cleaners in my tank. They are really cute but probably too small to be very effective. I just like having lots of different stuff in my tank so I enjoy them.

sail33 · 03/31/2013, 10:44 PM

laws governing collection of marine life specimens in Florida

http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/r...arium-species/

sail33 · 03/31/2013, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MinnFish

No expert here. But, from my knowledge they are algae eaters. They love to crawl out of the water (above your waterline). They do this by nature (tidal species). You have to check daily for this. If not, they will die of dehydration. When placing back in tank, be sure to set them upright. They cannot right themselves (I don't like suicidal snails, lol). Seem like a lot of work for some snails. IMO.

No offense but I don't agree with you. My snails drop from the sides and land in every possible position. I don't have dead snails and when I look later, they have moved even when upside down.
Also, all of my snails have at sometime or other climbed past the water line. All have easily found their way back into the water and required no regular maintenance.

Maybe yours are different. Are you vodka dosing ? (just kidding)

sail33 · 03/31/2013, 10:53 PM

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whiteshark · 03/31/2013, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sail33

No offense but I don't agree with you. My snails drop from the sides and land in every possible position. I don't have dead snails and when I look later, they have moved even when upside down.
Also, all of my snails have at sometime or other climbed past the water line. All have easily found their way back into the water and required no regular maintenance.

Maybe yours are different. Are you vodka dosing ? (just kidding)

What kind of snails do you have? Some can right themselves, others have a lot of trouble doing this.

03/31/2013, 07:22 PM	#1
sEaLiFe4LiFe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Lake Worth, FL Posts: 154	Ques for the experts.. Hey RC! I had a question... My father in law told me about periwinkle snails and did some research on them... Ques is... Is it safe to add them to my aquarium? I have a 75g reef... How and will they affect the ecosystem or my CUC in any way? Are there any pros or cons? He found a lot for a cheap price so I wanted to educate myself through the many experienced on here before introducing them. Any help would be appreciated thanx again and Happy Easter to all!!

03/31/2013, 07:46 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	It's illegal to take wildlife from the ocean for a marine tank, I believe. You have to have a collector's license. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

03/31/2013, 08:56 PM	#5
kismetsh Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NC Posts: 169	I have zig zag periwinkles from reef cleaners in my tank. They are really cute but probably too small to be very effective. I just like having lots of different stuff in my tank so I enjoy them. __________________ KC Current Tank Info: 29g, attached 20g display refugium/macro tank

03/31/2013, 07:49 PM	#3
Lakes aqueriam Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 22	I dint believe its Illegal to keep but I thank if u sale them and should be fine putting them in... put only 1 and see what happens

03/31/2013, 08:10 PM	#4
MinnFish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Home of 10,000 lakes Posts: 917	No expert here. But, from my knowledge they are algae eaters. They love to crawl out of the water (above your waterline). They do this by nature (tidal species). You have to check daily for this. If not, they will die of dehydration. When placing back in tank, be sure to set them upright. They cannot right themselves (I don't like suicidal snails, lol). Seem like a lot of work for some snails. IMO.

03/31/2013, 10:44 PM	#6
sail33 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sunny St. Pete, FL Posts: 522	laws governing collection of marine life specimens in Florida http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/r...arium-species/

03/31/2013, 10:53 PM	#8
sail33 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sunny St. Pete, FL Posts: 522	dbl post