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Proteus
01-29-2013, 01:53 PM
I am overrun buy Collonista snails. There's got to be 500 in my little cube. I read that they are harmless but would like to keep numbers in check.

Any predetors that will do this?

FishyFishy!
01-29-2013, 02:06 PM
Thats a tuff one. Manual removal might be your best bet. I know some triggers and some wrasses will eat inverts, but i'm not sure how they would do on snails. Introducing a tonne of hermits would be your only other option, to see if they would kill for the shells, but then you'll have a whole set of other issues lol.

wmcinnes
01-29-2013, 02:26 PM
ill take some from ya when i come grab the acans?

Proteus
01-29-2013, 02:46 PM
You bet Wayne.

There only 2mm. May look into a Harley wrasse as bob sugessted

BlueWorldAquatic
01-29-2013, 03:49 PM
a small puffer may work

Proteus
01-29-2013, 03:51 PM
True ken

My only problem is my tank is only 26 gal so I must find a very small specimen

BlueWorldAquatic
01-29-2013, 03:53 PM
valentini puffer

Proteus
01-29-2013, 03:54 PM
valentini puffer

Yes good idea. What about coris wrasse

BlueWorldAquatic
01-29-2013, 03:58 PM
yellow coris would work, a melanarus for sure.

Six lines are good too for smaller ones.

I know our melanarus are great for small bugs and snails

I have one in stock as of Sunday, and bring him back after he does his job.

Proteus
01-29-2013, 04:01 PM
That would be the bees knees ken

BlueWorldAquatic
01-29-2013, 04:06 PM
also one or 2 agressive hermit crabs will work, blue stripes.

Proteus
01-29-2013, 04:12 PM
also one or 2 agressive hermit crabs will work, blue stripes.

That may be a better choice for my tank. I have 10 or so now they the blue legs with orange appendages

spit.fire
01-29-2013, 09:19 PM
I've got tons in my frag tank, I just scoop them out when there's enough on my front glass and throw them in my dt, someone kills them in there but not to sure who