Periwinkle Snails

Island Hopper · 11-05-2009, 11:43 PM

A friend of mine is wanting to buy some of these snails. I can't find anything that sounds all that good for adding them to a Reef Tank. Anyone had any experience with these snails?

BigJay · 11-06-2009, 01:45 AM

depends on which snail it is. I've seen several branded as periwinkle. The ones I've bought stayed at the top of my tank and all eventually died.

Clownfish518 · 11-06-2009, 01:48 AM

I think they are cool, but are more ornamental than effective. They are safe, so if you have a CUC they add some variety but are too small to have much impact

framerguy · 11-06-2009, 10:02 AM

Mine climbed out and died on top of my tank also. IDK, leave them in the ocean I think.

peasofme · 11-07-2009, 01:03 AM

BigJay · 11-07-2009, 03:02 AM

btw these or these are the best cleaners for the buck. They stay hidden when the lights are on and eat like machines when the lights go out. They will breed in your tank as long as algae is available. I'd at least 100 to start for a tank the size of a 50g.
My second farvorite are nerites . Extremely hardy and don't bulldoze corals the way turbos do.
All 3 links are to reef cleaners .John the owner is such a stand up guy I highly recomend him for your clean up crew. Besides it'll be hard to beat his prices.

johnmaloney · 11-14-2009, 08:25 PM

thanks BigJay! Periwinkles have very limited applications, and are not a good choice for most home aquaria.

11-05-2009, 11:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Island Hopper Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 11 View Gallery Karma Komment	Periwinkle Snails A friend of mine is wanting to buy some of these snails. I can't find anything that sounds all that good for adding them to a Reef Tank. Anyone had any experience with these snails?

11-06-2009, 01:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
BigJay Golden Moray Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,548 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Periwinkle Snails depends on which snail it is. I've seen several branded as periwinkle. The ones I've bought stayed at the top of my tank and all eventually died. __________________ Reefing off and on since '92 BigJay's Oceanic 90g bowfront chronicle See my pyrex products and target feeders here

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Clownfish518 Razorback Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas Posts: 1,542 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Periwinkle Snails I think they are cool, but are more ornamental than effective. They are safe, so if you have a CUC they add some variety but are too small to have much impact __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem - William of Ockham

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framerguy Tridacna maxima Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Clarkesville, Ga Posts: 4,994 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Periwinkle Snails Mine climbed out and died on top of my tank also. IDK, leave them in the ocean I think. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) 375gDT built in wall, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, Aqua C EV-400 skimmer etc, etc, etc... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...areum-too.html

11-07-2009, 01:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
peasofme Tunicate Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Periwinkle Snails same

11-07-2009, 03:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
BigJay Golden Moray Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,548 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Periwinkle Snails btw these or these are the best cleaners for the buck. They stay hidden when the lights are on and eat like machines when the lights go out. They will breed in your tank as long as algae is available. I'd at least 100 to start for a tank the size of a 50g. My second farvorite are nerites . Extremely hardy and don't bulldoze corals the way turbos do. All 3 links are to reef cleaners .John the owner is such a stand up guy I highly recomend him for your clean up crew. Besides it'll be hard to beat his prices. __________________ Reefing off and on since '92 BigJay's Oceanic 90g bowfront chronicle See my pyrex products and target feeders here

11-14-2009, 08:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
johnmaloney Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 596 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Periwinkle Snails thanks BigJay! Periwinkles have very limited applications, and are not a good choice for most home aquaria. __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

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