Snail Questions

jdhastings · 09/11/2013, 09:57 AM

Hi,
I have a 50 Gallon saltwater tank without live rock and recently ordered 10 Dwarf Ceriths -4 Nerites- 6 Florida Ceriths - and 3 Nassarius. they aren't here yet and I didn't read a lot about them before ordering. I really just want them to keep my tank clean. After reading it seems like they will overtake your tank. I don't want a tank with a lot of ugly snails in it. Is this likely to happen? ways to prevent?

heritage · 09/11/2013, 10:06 AM

I wouldn't worry about them. If they do start to mate, then just take some out and either give, sell or trade them.

thegrun · 09/11/2013, 11:45 AM

When you have too many snails some will starve and are thus self-regulating. Out of curiosity if you do not have live rock, what are you using for biological filtration?

jdhastings · 09/11/2013, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thegrun

When you have too many snails some will starve and are thus self-regulating. Out of curiosity if you do not have live rock, what are you using for biological filtration?

I don't have any live rock. I have a fluval g3. I have never had a single nitrate nitrate or ammonia problems since I started this tank 2 years ago. I have never used live rock in any of my tanks and they've done well. I've also never had problems with weird creatures getting into my tanks off live rock. lol. I think live rock is over rated and expensive.

cloak · 09/11/2013, 03:04 PM

Woops... (wrong thread)

09/11/2013, 09:57 AM	#1
jdhastings Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 20	Snail Questions Hi, I have a 50 Gallon saltwater tank without live rock and recently ordered 10 Dwarf Ceriths -4 Nerites- 6 Florida Ceriths - and 3 Nassarius. they aren't here yet and I didn't read a lot about them before ordering. I really just want them to keep my tank clean. After reading it seems like they will overtake your tank. I don't want a tank with a lot of ugly snails in it. Is this likely to happen? ways to prevent?

09/11/2013, 10:06 AM	#2
heritage Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: PHILLY Posts: 561	I wouldn't worry about them. If they do start to mate, then just take some out and either give, sell or trade them. __________________ Chris

09/11/2013, 11:45 AM	#3
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	When you have too many snails some will starve and are thus self-regulating. Out of curiosity if you do not have live rock, what are you using for biological filtration?

09/11/2013, 03:04 PM	#5
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Woops... (wrong thread)