Can you have too many stomatella?

[Romeo Kilo]

I recently added a dozen or so nudis and was doing some lights out peeping. I couldn't find them, but I apparently have hundreds and hundreds of stomatella snails. Are they going to starve out my urchins? I know they are the good guys, but, is there too much of a good thing?

 

[WVNed]

$18.00 each plus $39.00 shipping on eBay
Hundreds and hundreds you say.
Hmmm

 

[Romeo Kilo]

yeah, i doubt i hav a thousand. definately hunderds

 

[Romeo Kilo]

 

[taricha]

great. Their populations scales up to the food supply in the tank.
Urchins have ability to eat tougher algae, and I would not think stomatella can starve them.

 

[brmreefer]

Nope...lol

 

[WVNed]

Wait until they all spawn together. That might not be pretty.

 

[ectoaesthetics]

They will dye back as their preferred food sources disappear. Also most of those look like babies which have a very very high mortality rate