Enough Algae For CUC?

[dcphillip]

Hey everyone. I have a newbie 20g tank that’s been up for a little over a month. I added 5 hermits, 1 Trochus (I think), 2 astreas and 2 Nassarius when I thought my bloom was starting. Maybe that was premature as the algae, which wasn’t much to begin with, is mostly gone. Is this enough to keep snails going? Do I need to feed them? Ammonia 0; Nitrite 0; nitrate 5ppm.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey everyone. I have a newbie 20g tank that’s been up for a little over a month. I added 5 hermits, 1 Trochus (I think), 2 astreas and 2 Nassarius when I thought my bloom was starting. Maybe that was premature as the algae, which wasn’t much to begin with, is mostly gone. Is this enough to keep snails going? Do I need to feed them? Ammonia 0; Nitrite 0; nitrate 5ppm.

Its not as tank looks fairly new But you can supplement food for them with one of these daily

 

[blaxsun]

Wrap a 1/4 sheet of seaweed on a rock with a rubberband once or twice a week and take it out after an hour or two if not consumed outright.