tank raised snails.

[chicago]

I need some clean... snails.. do not want to put them Through QT .. takes to long.. I QT everything wet for 72 days.. who has a source for tank raised fishless ...snails.. Algaebarn... sells them but never seems to have them in stock.. thanks

 

[Crystal clear]

Seems excessive to qt snails for that long, but I don’t blame you for be cautious.

 

[chicago]

no one... hmm...

 

[mta_morrow]

I need some clean... snails.. do not want to put them Through QT .. takes to long.. I QT everything wet for 72 days.. who has a source for tank raised fishless ...snails.. Algaebarn... sells them but never seems to have them in stock.. thanks

Checkout @reefcleaners i don’t believe they keep fish.

 

[jda]

What you are looking for will not likely be possible. Sorry. Even the few kinds of tank raised snails that do exist are not as good at eating algae as the other kinds. You are gonna have to QT or risk it.

 

[chicago]

yep.. that is what I thought.. I am QT 12 in a 20 gallon now.. its a bit risky to add to many.. once did 18 or so.. one dies and if not found right away.. chain reaction... death and more death..

 

[jda]

You also have to have enough film algae for food, which can be hard in a small tank. QTing inverts is no easy tank.

 

[chicago]

yep.. nori sheets are not easy to feed.. i had to ruberband them to the rocks..

 

[hyprc]

Yea... I'm like... I got some baby trochus about half the size of a dime but I doubt that's mature enough (plus they're hard to find at that size lol). Wonder how I can encourage trochus to breed more often...? The babies take a long time to get to size (at least mine are) but WOW do they do a great job, they're so small they can get EVERYWHERE

 

[Will Wohlers]

I breed margarita snails in my tank. I have hundreds but it is not fishless.

 

[Paul Sands]

AlgaeBarn is the best source. Sign up for an alert and order them as soon as they are available. Even then, I’d still quarantine for 45 days and you’ll probably need to do multiple orders since they never seem to have Trochus and Ceriths at the same time.

 

[Daniel92481]

Just picked up a small crew from reefcleaners, and they’re doing great. Highly recommended!

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Yea... I'm like... I got some baby trochus about half the size of a dime but I doubt that's mature enough (plus they're hard to find at that size lol). Wonder how I can encourage trochus to breed more often...? The babies take a long time to get to size (at least mine are) but WOW do they do a great job, they're so small they can get EVERYWHERE

I have tons of baby trochus as well. Last time I witnessed a spawn was after a large wc. I'm thinking that maybe the wc water being slightly warmer may have triggered it. Just a guess though

 

[chicago]

Interesting. Thanks for the feed back

 

[DHill6]

Vivid has trochius but they’re in their systems. I’ve ordered them for years and never had a problem.

 

[chicago]

Thanks guys. It’s all
About the ick. Issue. I have had two wipe outs over the past 20 years. Now everything wet is Qt. Too much to lose

 

[hyprc]

I breed margarita snails in my tank. I have hundreds but it is not fishless.

You must run your tank pretty cold? Margaritas don't usually last more than a year in our warmer tanks (at least in my experience). I keep my tank at 78.5

 

[Florida Sunshine]

I would contact John at reefcleaners.com and ask how they keep their snails. I am pretty sure their snails are wild caught but I have never seen fish on their site so they may well be in a fishless tank. John is very easy to talk to and super honest so just ask him.

 

[Will Wohlers]

You must run your tank pretty cold? Margaritas don't usually last more than a year in our warmer tanks (at least in my experience). I keep my tank at 78.5

Nope run my tank at 78 and they spawn and breed like crazy. They've bred in this tank for going on 10 years.

 

[chicago]

thanks for the info. i need snails that like 80.5 I run my tank on the warm side..