Mexican Turbos - (poop machines!)

rlingao · 12/13/2006, 04:52 PM

I love my Mexican Turbos. They are hands down the MVP of my cleanup crew, but the only problem is that they are constant poop machines.

What's the best way to clean up the cleanup crew's detritus? My Turbos are making my sand nasty in my nano. I don't have any other livestock in there, so i know it's theirs... any ideas?

mikeandjenn99 · 12/13/2006, 04:55 PM

give nassarius snails a try...they eat anything!

sir_dudeguy · 12/13/2006, 04:57 PM

imo ceriths are hands down the best for cleaning just about everything....including other snails poop

jdieck · 12/13/2006, 05:05 PM

Yes and they are eating machines too. If you have more than one in the nano I am afraid they might soon start to starve. If you no longer have enough algae for them try feeding them some nori.

rlingao · 12/13/2006, 05:28 PM

I had a couple in there b/c my tank got out of hand during my cycling period, but I'll likely just keep 1 and toss the others into my main reef tank.

rlingao · 12/13/2006, 05:30 PM

Can Ceriths and Nassarius snails coexist in the same sandbed?

In a 6gal, 10lb sand bed, is 10 total too many?

savethereef · 12/13/2006, 05:41 PM

yeah i had the same problem with my turbos i would place a nori sheet for my tang and they would nibble on it. but in about 20 min all my 5 turbos would surrond the nory and eat it all up. a while latter poop poop poop so i avoided this by placing the clip from the ceiing of the tank and the nory floating that way only te fish had access to it from there

sir_dudeguy · 12/13/2006, 06:11 PM

yes ceriths and nassarius will be fine together. nassarius stay under the sand and dont really even touch the top layers unless you feed some meaty foods and they come out. Ceriths stay to the rock, glass, and dig their heads in the top layer of sand.

jdieck · 12/13/2006, 07:10 PM

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Originally posted by savethereef
yeah i had the same problem with my turbos i would place a nori sheet for my tang and they would nibble on it. but in about 20 min all my 5 turbos would surrond the nory and eat it all up. a while latter poop poop poop so i avoided this by placing the clip from the ceiing of the tank and the nory floating that way only te fish had access to it from there

Like being in jeil and not reaching the food

Poor guys.

12/13/2006, 04:52 PM	#1
rlingao Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 40	Mexican Turbos - (poop machines!) I love my Mexican Turbos. They are hands down the MVP of my cleanup crew, but the only problem is that they are constant poop machines. What's the best way to clean up the cleanup crew's detritus? My Turbos are making my sand nasty in my nano. I don't have any other livestock in there, so i know it's theirs... any ideas?

12/13/2006, 04:55 PM	#2
mikeandjenn99 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 437	give nassarius snails a try...they eat anything! __________________ Why are Tangs so special? Where are the Cleaner Wrasse police?? Current Tank Info: 55g mixed 12g nano

12/13/2006, 04:57 PM	#3
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	imo ceriths are hands down the best for cleaning just about everything....including other snails poop __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

12/13/2006, 05:05 PM	#4
jdieck Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maumee, OH Posts: 15,673	Yes and they are eating machines too. If you have more than one in the nano I am afraid they might soon start to starve. If you no longer have enough algae for them try feeding them some nori. __________________ Did I write what I wrote? What the heck am I talking about! Well..... Nevermind. Current Tank Info: 225 gal reef, DSB, 40 g sump w/ LRT100 return, 37 g pre-sump, 3 MH 250 W 15K, 4 96 W PC dual actinic,ETS 1500 Skim.w/LRT70, 20 lb Ca R., 40 W UV, 1/3 HP chiller, two 350 W Htrs, Neptune II Cont., 330 P LR/ 330 P LS. 55 gal Refugium

12/13/2006, 05:41 PM	#7
savethereef SCRK Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bellflower 90706 CA (So Cal) Posts: 7,720	yeah i had the same problem with my turbos i would place a nori sheet for my tang and they would nibble on it. but in about 20 min all my 5 turbos would surrond the nory and eat it all up. a while latter poop poop poop so i avoided this by placing the clip from the ceiing of the tank and the nory floating that way only te fish had access to it from there __________________ Instead of building a reef in my home i would rather build my home in the reef. Rob aka STR SCRK & SCMAS MEMBER Current Tank Info: Leemar 450g 96L x36W x 30T 3/4 inch Starfire With 70g Sump Vertex 250 Royal Exclusive protein Skimmer Laguna 2900 Return pump 5 Aquaillumination Hydra's LED Modules. 4 Tunze Stream Bubble Magus Doser. Reef Keeper Elite

12/13/2006, 05:28 PM	#5
rlingao Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 40	I had a couple in there b/c my tank got out of hand during my cycling period, but I'll likely just keep 1 and toss the others into my main reef tank.

12/13/2006, 05:30 PM	#6
rlingao Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 40	Can Ceriths and Nassarius snails coexist in the same sandbed? In a 6gal, 10lb sand bed, is 10 total too many?

12/13/2006, 06:11 PM	#8
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	yes ceriths and nassarius will be fine together. nassarius stay under the sand and dont really even touch the top layers unless you feed some meaty foods and they come out. Ceriths stay to the rock, glass, and dig their heads in the top layer of sand. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!