Hey guys, I just set up my first saltwater tank and I’m getting some algae. I have two dwarf hermits in the tank right now. If I add snails will it be a massacre? If not what snails should I add and how many? It’s a 30g and I’m mostly looking for something to clean the rocks and sand bed
Hermits with snails?
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I like conchs for sand beds and trochus for rocks . Add extra empty shells and keep the crabs well fed.
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Lots of dwarf Cerith snails. They are machines. I have like 50-60 in my 16 gallon. I have found that they are so small that the hermits don’t mess with them. They also enter every nook and cranny of the rock work. Anytime I order regular Cerith snails they are immediately shell jacked. I like Cerith, Nassarius, and Nerite snails. They work for me.
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My personal preference is to have a nice variety of snails and I refuse to put any blue hermits in my display. I do have 1 red leg hermit that has never touched a snail. I’ve had him for about 2 years.
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haven't had any mass reproductions even with the snails laying eggs on the glass.
I've had better luck with strawberry conchs than tigers.
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Get a few and start from there if hermits start to starve they will probably look at the snails. To help with shell swapping I have a bag of empty shells I'll drop a dozen in every other week for a couple of days for the hermits to go through then remove them. They never bother my snails. Definitely get a conch mine does my rocks also.
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My tank is 13 gallons
With 3 astrea 2 turbo 2 small hermits 2 Scarlett hermits an emerald crab and a tiger conch.
Btw one night my hermits organized all the shells in a row and were inspecting them. Almost spit my coffee.
For reference
My tank is 13 gallons
With 3 astrea 2 turbo 2 small hermits 2 Scarlett hermits an emerald crab and a tiger conch.
Btw one night my hermits organized all the shells in a row and were inspecting them. Almost spit my coffee.
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Why do you prefer the strawberry conch? My tank is about 30g if it helps
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The thing is the only LFS in my area is very overproduced so I’m trying to order most of my livestock online and usually at the same time so I can avoid paying $40 for shipping on a few crabs and snails. I was wondering about emerald crabs as well, do you have to feed them and do you ever have any issues with them?
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I had two of each in my tank. the tigers didn't last longer than 6 months for me.
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Haha! My hermits keep all their shells in a pile. Looks like a junkyard.
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my emerald crab was picking at my zoas.
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I stayed away from them because I saw a lot of mixed reviews until my GHA got a bit out of hand...That's when I got him and the turbos and another scarlett.
I feed pellets for fish and ill "throw" some into the water so they sink into the rocks twice a week ill put in frozen Mysis. When algae is low I try to get more pellets or Mysis into the rocks for the crabs, when algae is creeping up I let them eat algae. Maybe it will balance out.
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I feed pellets for fish and ill "throw" some into the water so they sink into the rocks twice a week ill put in frozen Mysis. When algae is low I try to get more pellets or Mysis into the rocks for the crabs, when algae is creeping up I let them eat algae. Maybe it will balance out.
Shipping is included with the price here when you buy a pack, browse around
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Shipped for free via Priority Mail you will get: 26 Dwarf Ceriths - these smaller Cerith snails range in size from a half and inch to almost 1'', but are slender. Their tiny size allows them to...
