Pyramid snails

[Amy406]

Anyone know if pyramid snails will eat stomatella, I’ve pulled all my snails and conch out to try to starve the pyramids but I found a stomatella the other night and thought maybe I should check

 

[Idoc]

Bump... I'm not sure...

 

[ReefdUp]

I had pyramidellid snails years ago, and they infected my stomatellas as well. I was never able to catch all of the snails, so it became a bit pointless to keep trying.

 

[Amy406]

I had pyramidellid snails years ago, and they infected my stomatellas as well. I was never able to catch all of the snails, so it became a bit pointless to keep trying.

What did you finally end up doing to get rid of them

 

[minus9]

Pyramids will eat other snails. You need to starve them for 30 days minimum. Remove all your snails (if possible), checking each one for pyramids and their eggs. After lights out, start hunting them. They'll hang out on the glass (and rocks) looking for prey, so just carefully remove them to the trash.

 

[ReefdUp]

What did you finally end up doing to get rid of them

They were in my 20g QT, so eventually they ran out of food and all died. I just only used hermit crabs as a clean-up crew for a long time. But on the bright side, they never made it into my display where I had a beautiful clam.

 

[minus9]

I'm battling them now and I think I'm on the other side of the hump (knock on wood)? I have three clams in isolation in my sump, two maximas and one noae.

 

[minus9]

Btw, I'm lighting these clams with a 15w Kessil a80. They're putting on new shell growth all the time.

 

[ReefdUp]

Those are gorgeous - good luck! Manual removal should be fairly easy in a small tank with only a few targets.