Best Snails?

[Luke.]

ive tried i few different kinds of glass cleaners and sandsifting ones etc, but in the last 3 months I've seen the snails are lazy and pretty much not move all day , and then at night it's like watching nascar .. The zoom all over the glass cleaning and what not . I just wish they did more work in the day as well lol,

Can anyone tell me some good algee & class cleaners snails only !

 

[Nighthawk26]

Trochus snail. Extra bonus they can correct themselves if they fall off the glass.

 

[zoomster]

+1 ^^^
Thats the ones I get for all my rock and glass cleaning needs.

 

[Nonuser]

I like the Ninja stars they dont know stuff over and Nassarius Snail (Nassarius sp.) they clean the sand really well and glass dont see them on the rock much

 

[Kyle1970]

I always like cerith and nassarius for tank maintenance. Maybe a turbo.
Nassarius like to disturb the sand bed which is always good.
I always end up with a mixture.

 

[Luke.]

Sounds like good sujestions , is a turbo the best cleaner because they are so big and Harty ?

 

[scubasteve]

turbos eat alot and fast but are ignorant bulldozers so make sure everything is epoxied in well they can cause a rock slide when bigger.

no one snail will do it some only eat filamentous algae others only film ideally you want a mix of a few for certain things.

Turbos are by far the best for glass. Banded trochus are best for crazy rockwork as they are self righting. You always need nassarius in the sandbed maybe with a conch. If you can find them mini cowry snails are amazing for all the nooks and crannies but not around much lately. And of corse one of my fav are those ninja star snails they are slow but thorough. Get some of all and you will love your cleanup crew.... skip a few and expect issues in the near future.

 

[AdInfinitum]

An added bonus of the ninja star astreas is that I have had the same few for years now in my tank full of hardcore snail eaters. For some reason they leave them alone.

 

[heath]

• I too prefer the ninja star, I have had mine for years...

 

[Luke.]

Yeah Im slacking on snails my wrasse picks them off once a week lol , atm im using about 6 glass cleaners and a blood shrim for extra food and 3 conches 1 small med and a heavy med . They seem to be ok but it's tough finding bigger snails ( for me atleast in kitchener waterloo)

 

[scubasteve]

An added bonus of the ninja star astreas is that I have had the same few for years now in my tank full of hardcore snail eaters. For some reason they leave them alone.

lmao i was about to ask that hahaha seems they are terminators i think its how tight they can hold on

 

[AdInfinitum]

BTW I have snails because it think they are cool. I'm not a big believer in the necessity of cleanup crew although I have snails in the frag tank since it is bare bottom so very little microfauna.

 

[Luke.]

Hmm I never seen them before that I can recall... The ninja snails, I wonder where I can find them or if anyone on here sells snails lol , I could try big als but not the biggest fan there

 

[scubasteve]

Yeah Im slacking on snails my wrasse picks them off once a week lol , atm im using about 6 glass cleaners and a blood shrim for extra food and 3 conches 1 small med and a heavy med . They seem to be ok but it's tough finding bigger snails ( for me atleast in kitchener waterloo)

They are all small except conchs, mexican turbos or jumbo cowry. The small do better anyway its not size but amount that matters

 

[AdInfinitum]

Hmm I never seen them before that I can recall... The ninja snails, I wonder where I can find them or if anyone on here sells snails lol , I could try big als but not the biggest fan there

Jerry has had them recently and gets them regularly.

 

[Luke.]

Jerry has had them recently and gets them regularly.

Where would he be located lol

 

[heath]

some of mine came from the store in Cambridge... I had a Picasso trigger and when I added more snails to the tank he picked 3 of them off right away but never bother with the stars, mine are super sticky...

 

[scubasteve]

living aquariums cambridge has a whole tank of banded trochus mexican turbos and jinja star snails

 

[Luke.]

Nice ! Well I might have to make a stop this weekend possibly , fairly priced ?

 

[Nonuser]

Where would he be located lol

Unibob = Jerry