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douglam
12/11/2008, 01:03 PM
Should these be used to stir a DSB? will they eat the pods, the primary goal of my fuge. i have also hear ceriths are a good idea. any input would be greatly appreciated.

thecichlidpleco
12/11/2008, 02:23 PM
I have a fairly DSB in a 20 high for some reason, and I never see the nassarius unless I feed frozen mysids and then they come out. So, mine stay in the sand, but what use they are, I am not sure. I have not seen them attack any pods and the pod population is high.

Jeremy Blaze
12/11/2008, 02:33 PM
Nassarius snails are one of the few sand stirrers that are good, and do not feed on the micro fauna, at least in a large way which would be of negative impact.

reidcrandall
12/11/2008, 03:25 PM
I would never have a sand bed of any kind without them!

PaulieWalnuts
12/11/2008, 04:19 PM
they are just cool to watch also

nickts40
12/11/2008, 04:51 PM
over rated! where is the data to show they make a difference!

Macimage
12/11/2008, 06:57 PM
I love my Nassarius snails. I have dsb in both of my tanks.

Joyce

ludnix
12/11/2008, 07:03 PM
They should be fine for a deep sand bed, as far as I can tell they never go much deeper than their siphon tube will allow so it shouldn't disturb any anaerobic bacteria or anything.

reefworm
12/11/2008, 09:18 PM
Although I don't have scientific studies to support the purchase, I've been very pleased with mine. A lot of the crud that I could see under the surface of the sand and up against the front glass has disappeared since I introduced them. Nothing else in the tank that I know about is under there, and, although circumstantial in nature, the correspondence in time makes the evidence look pretty good. Here's my plug for a good source for the snails and helpful info.

http://reefcleaners.org/

PSU REEFER
12/11/2008, 10:54 PM
Have and will always have im my tanks!

reeferstace
12/12/2008, 05:50 AM
They are my favorite gastropods. I also agree with ReefWorm, check out reefcleaners.org. Great guys and great store.