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somethinq else
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Its not a matter of filtration as much as it is territory. You have some fish that will claim certain zones so to speak and it will either run off attack or kill other fish that come into that area. Even clown fishes are known to attack their own species. So it doesn't really come down to whether or not they are dominant or not. All fish can become dominant when it comes to their living quarters. You do have certain fish that coincide well in a confined area, like yellow tangs, however; if you're looking more towards a fowlr tank, you should decide predatory or no predatory, then consider the nature of that particular fishes personality rather than loading your tank up with fish. Not to mention there are alot of fish out there that ac he usually eat corals. Dog face puffers eat zoas etc.. research is always key before adding. If not you could potentially be throwing money down the drain not to mention killing your fish and or corals. Good luck.
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The fish are staring at me with hungry eyes.
I used Vibrant. It cured small outbreaks of bubble algae and bryopsis I had. I still have aiptasia. That seems to be a never ending battle.
Side issue: what are some general guidelines with the number of snails people keep? I think the one snail per gallon ratio is insane. At the same time, I have added around 10 trocus snails to my 29 (I don’t how many know how many of them are alive, I only see maybe three or four at a time) And they definitely don’t keep up with the GHA…
(OP: Apologies for derailing your thread)
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Get a file fish and put one every section you have aphasia and they will literally clean it all up. They will eat every single head and not bother any of your corals. You have to be real careful with what you do with aphasia because of the toxins they displace. If you aren't careful, they can send you to the emergency room
1 astrea or trochus or small turbo per 5 gallon is the ratio I would normally suggest. No more.
That is almost triple what we have now.
I guess since the 4 turbos are about 1.25" they could count as 2 trochus each?
Dwarf cerith snails would need more per 5 gallons, but those snails just became new homes for the tiny blue leg hermit crabs.
Really tiny dwarf ceriths are the only snails I could ever imagine stocking at almost 1 per gallon.
Maybe that's where that "general rule" comes from.
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Remember that the snails just recycle the algae. They don't remove the cause.
To remove it I hand pulled as much as possible during the ugly stage.
We use GFO to export phosphate and regular water changes to export nitrate.
The snails just clean up the remaining small amounts of algae.
Lol, One last note on 'general rules'.
The only reason they exist is because people get tired of hearing "It depends." as the first words out of ssomeone's mouth.
"It depends " is factual and truthful, but it doesn't start a conversation off well.
General rules are never Gospel and always open to interpretation.
Please only use them as a very rough guideline and a starting point for your continuing research.
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I've seen this rule quoted on some big publications too, like Fishkeeping World, but, I tend to research each breed specifically to see if they have any unique requirements before going ahead and using that rule of thumb. It's not a bad yardstick for beginners, but, if you are adding new stock and have the time - try to research their specific requirements. This was you can also observe any of their specific behavior or dietary requirements so you're not taken off-guard when you introduce them to your tank!
