snail order!

[Devaji108]

Hi
I am think about ordering some NASSARIUS OBSOLETA snails as part of my cleaning crew. I have a 240
this is what I am thinking:
50 of these little guys
10 of a verity of snails
30 hermits
sands sifting star
what do you all think
does any body need some of these we could do a group orader:
look on ebay.
let me know I would like to order soon>
Deva

[wetWolger]

i would pass on the sand star....i tried one (it was in impulse buy)....he sifted the sand great but ended up starving to death in my 120gal. From what I have read is they just should not belong in a tank.

[adams0816]

I double that on the sand sifter.

[Devaji108]

thanks guys that is good to know!
what do you think of the clean up crew? is that a good start?
here is the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/50-Saltwater-Fish-Tank-Reef-Aquarium-Algae-Snails_W0QQitemZ7747716231QQcategoryZ66788QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Adams is that a gold rim tang???
Deva

[weaver5]

I have those snails in both of our tanks and they seem to do good job.Not on the glass as much as I would like but they do not harm any corals that I know of. Good luck Scott

[hawkfish21]

I believe those are temperate snails, meaning that they live in cooler waters.

[adams0816]

a pencilled surgeon, Hes in my 120 & hes about 8" long & loves to eat out of my hand.

[steve.t]

hey deva,

can always use more snails and. I have had great luck with my sand sifting stars and would get another, I have have mine four years and does a great job turning the sand.

[REEFUR]

i recomend the nassarius(vibex) not obsel

[adams0816]

You might want to check out www.garf.org .I have purchased my snails from them, Ihave also purchased some from cm-marine on ebay also. good luck with both of them

[hawkfish21]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6860151#post6860151 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by REEFUR
i recomend the nassarius(vibex) not obsel

I 2nd that.

[Devaji108]

scott how long have you had them?
a good point was brought up about them being a temperate snail.
what type of acclimation did you do?
thanks
Deva

[tomu]

Long foot Nassarius and Red Banded Astria snails are two of the best IMO

[murfman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6860151#post6860151 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by REEFUR
i recomend the nassarius(vibex) not obsel

X2. I bought some of the Obselata a year ago and very few are still alive.

[MBX5]

I also have a sand star and it has been in my tanks for almost 2 years. When I set the 150 up I got one more to help out.

[mcox33]

I bought a bunch of the snails from ebay. Sold some to friends and some to a lfs. The ones I kept do very well. 2 years and still have quite a few if I look for them. Also the hermits will take their shells( Bad blue legs, they kill the snail to get the shell....)

[roguemonk]

The guy on ebay says he collected them in North Carolina. I'd wager the water temperature is considerably lower there than in the tropics whose temperatures our tanks emulate. Not surprising that these snails would be ill-adapted to the typical aquarium.

Brad

[husker12225]

I get mine from Florida Pets.com. John and Shelley are great to deal and work with.

[castorpollux]

i was at ko-mart in aurora a few months ago, i could have sworn that they were selling mexican turbo snails by the pound for food... and they were cheap about 2 bucks a pound, if thats what they are then you could get them dirt cheap like 50 per pound for 2 bucks. let me know if anyone does this, they also have abalone and all these other wierd shellfish that i dont think would work, but these guys looked like turbo snails.

[wantsalotta]

I got vibex on ebay...~$25 after shipping for 100 of them...got 143 of them, no doas, and very active at duak/feeding time. Defintely would recommend more than 50 of them in a 240 gallon. jmho

[special1kad]

Hey if you’re looking for a clean up crew, reeftopia.com is your best bet. I will definitely go in on the order, clean up crew is lacking! Tell me when you want to order. If we are doing a group order I suggest we use paypal to gather all the money up front so no one is stuck with unpaid livestock. Here are some of their packages:

**They have $99 package with
36 Turbo Snail [astrae], - 10 Scarlet Reef Hermits, 12 medium Blueleg Hermit, 6 Cerith Snails {the good kind} and 4 Emerald Crabs, 6 Nerite Snails, 2 star snails . Free Shipping & Box via FedEx Priority Overnight. Only $99.00


**Total Reef Care Special #1
100 Turbo Snail [astrae], - 100 Small Blueleg Hermit, 100 Nassarius Snail, - 12 Cerith Snails {the good kind} and 2 Emerald Crabs. Free Shipping & Box via FedEx Priority Overnight. You may purchase additional items along with this special and get free shipping & box for those items as well. Only $139.00

**The Total Reef Care Special #2
100 Turbo Snail [astrae], - 100 Small Blueleg Hermits {with 48 transition shells added at no charge, - 48 Cerith Snail {the good kind}, 12 Nassarius Snails - and 4 Emerald Crabs. Free Shipping & Box via FedEx Priority Overnight. You may purchase additional items along with this special and get free shipping & box for those items as well. Only $139.00

**The Total Reef Care Special #3 Please note... that this package has changed. 18 Nerites replace the 12 Scarlet Reef Hermits.
100 Turbo Snail [astrae], - 12 Scarlet Reef Hermits 18 Nerite Tesselatta - 48 Nassarius Snails, - 24 Cerith Snails {the good kind}, 4 Emerald Crabs and 4 Peppermint Shrimp. Free Shipping & Box via FedEx Priority Overnight. You may purchase additional items along with this special and get free shipping & box for those items as well. Only $139.00