Snails are Evil!

Frankie · 04-02-2008, 10:09 AM

This is why i removed all my turbo's and now i have to remove the Queen. You would be amazed at the damage large snails can cause.

lcstorc · 04-02-2008, 10:28 AM

So what do you use for your cleanup crew? I have had far too many problems with crabs so I can't use those. What about smaller snails. Have you had problems with those as well? The large turbos have caused issues in my tank as well but if I stick with the smaller ones I don't seem to have any problems. Then again my tank is drastically different than yours.

Frankie · 04-02-2008, 10:44 AM

I personally think this clean "up crew" thing is over rated. I have tangs that eat algae, a goby that stirs the sand and a sand sifting star. Thats it. My tank seems to be just fine.

I do have all 8 turbos and bumble bee snails in the sump/ fuge though.

althea2you · 04-02-2008, 11:22 AM

LOL.. i was saying that last night... i have 4 nessarius... and man those greedy bas%^$. i was trying to spot feed the candy coral and the ricodeas and the stupid snail kept taking it... or climbing all over the rics and candy coral... i kept grabbin them and tossing them aside! LOL

Dentoid · 04-02-2008, 11:31 AM

Crabs are evil, snails are evil, what's next, fish are evil!

Perhaps after the initial break-in period of a new tank, what ever that might be, the snails are no longer needed. We try our damndest (is that a word?) to eliminate the compounds that algae needs to survive in our tanks thereby creating a nutrient void for the snails. Maybe snails aren't needed in your system anymore.

vdituri · 04-02-2008, 12:25 PM

Sorry Frankie, snails have already been deemed stupid by the "Snails are stupid club". Therefore they can no longer be held accountable for their actions.

Sorry to hear you're going to overthrow the Queen.
Will you then make it a dictatorship in your tank?

Frankie · 04-02-2008, 12:33 PM

Genocide. No crustaceans or shell dwelling inverts!

vdituri · 04-02-2008, 12:36 PM

See, I don't have the appocalypse scheduled till December 2012.
I'm going to have to recalculate the position of Jupiter again.
Dang it.

rmlevasseur · 04-25-2008, 01:53 AM

Are we talking about turbo damage done by them bulldozing things, or are they actually eating coral? I got some honkin turbos but so far they havent tipped anything over.

cracker · 04-25-2008, 02:08 AM

So far I seem to be the best & longest living cleanup crew I have had.

KimPossible · 04-25-2008, 08:38 PM

I'm not a big fan of snails either. They keep drowning in the sand, getting munched on by my nassarius' or getting cooties (pyramid snails) which of course another snail

They do a good job keeping the rock cleaned up. But I get tired of turning them over and back to the glass after a fall onto the sand.

04-02-2008, 10:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,727 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Snails are Evil! So what do you use for your cleanup crew? I have had far too many problems with crabs so I can't use those. What about smaller snails. Have you had problems with those as well? The large turbos have caused issues in my tank as well but if I stick with the smaller ones I don't seem to have any problems. Then again my tank is drastically different than yours. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

04-02-2008, 11:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,464 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Snails are Evil! LOL.. i was saying that last night... i have 4 nessarius... and man those greedy bas%^$. i was trying to spot feed the candy coral and the ricodeas and the stupid snail kept taking it... or climbing all over the rics and candy coral... i kept grabbin them and tossing them aside! LOL __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

04-02-2008, 11:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,597 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Snails are Evil! Crabs are evil, snails are evil, what's next, fish are evil! Perhaps after the initial break-in period of a new tank, what ever that might be, the snails are no longer needed. We try our damndest (is that a word?) to eliminate the compounds that algae needs to survive in our tanks thereby creating a nutrient void for the snails. Maybe snails aren't needed in your system anymore. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

04-02-2008, 12:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,776 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Snails are Evil! Sorry Frankie, snails have already been deemed stupid by the "Snails are stupid club". Therefore they can no longer be held accountable for their actions. Sorry to hear you're going to overthrow the Queen. Will you then make it a dictatorship in your tank? __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

04-02-2008, 12:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,776 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Snails are Evil! See, I don't have the appocalypse scheduled till December 2012. I'm going to have to recalculate the position of Jupiter again. Dang it. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

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rmlevasseur Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,164 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Snails are Evil! Are we talking about turbo damage done by them bulldozing things, or are they actually eating coral? I got some honkin turbos but so far they havent tipped anything over. __________________ Robert http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ufas-tank.html

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cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,786 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Snails are Evil! So far I seem to be the best & longest living cleanup crew I have had.

04-25-2008, 08:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
KimPossible Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 2,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Snails are Evil! I'm not a big fan of snails either. They keep drowning in the sand, getting munched on by my nassarius' or getting cooties (pyramid snails) which of course another snail They do a good job keeping the rock cleaned up. But I get tired of turning them over and back to the glass after a fall onto the sand. __________________ Kim ~My environment is a product of myself~

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