Adding Bumbleebee Snails = Less Vermetid Snails?
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I’ve never heard of that. It’s possible though if it eats the small ones as they formed.
In general, as they feed off of dissolved organics, reducing the floaters and keeping an eye on the types of food used it the first step.
A product called Coral snow has also been observed to cut the number of them by starving them.
The way it works is it’s a binder and holds the particles so they can be either skimmed or mechanically removed , thus removing the food source for the vermatids.
Naturally, coral qt, good cleaning of new frags , and manual removal or destruction of them as soon as you find them is best practice.
In general, as they feed off of dissolved organics, reducing the floaters and keeping an eye on the types of food used it the first step.
A product called Coral snow has also been observed to cut the number of them by starving them.
The way it works is it’s a binder and holds the particles so they can be either skimmed or mechanically removed , thus removing the food source for the vermatids.
Naturally, coral qt, good cleaning of new frags , and manual removal or destruction of them as soon as you find them is best practice.
Well i added 5 bumblebees to my 45 gallon as a test.
The vermitids i had were the little ones that were too numerous to try to break or seal individually.
Want to say i added late summer? I saw no effect what so ever. One was chowing down on a banded trochus awhile back(not sure it killed it or just ate it).
I dont see any vermitids atm, but thats for a completely different reason, took a promotion had no days off for 1.5 months, continued nutrient dosing with no testing. And my nutrients went sky high and bubble algae COVERED EVERYTHING.
Id skip the snails, also skip the bubble algae [emoji23]
The vermitids i had were the little ones that were too numerous to try to break or seal individually.
Want to say i added late summer? I saw no effect what so ever. One was chowing down on a banded trochus awhile back(not sure it killed it or just ate it).
I dont see any vermitids atm, but thats for a completely different reason, took a promotion had no days off for 1.5 months, continued nutrient dosing with no testing. And my nutrients went sky high and bubble algae COVERED EVERYTHING.
Id skip the snails, also skip the bubble algae [emoji23]
Ok I’ll have to try the coral snow. I dedicate about an hr of every water change to hunting and snapping off the snails, but there’s no way to get to the back of the rock or underneath w/out removing it, which I was trying to avoid. Thank u for the coral snow tip though appreciate it
You’re welcome. I hope it works out.
