falconut
10/06/2006, 11:08 AM
I previously ordered my cleanup crew from www.reeftopia.com about 1-1/2 years ago. They were excellent.
Now I'm looking to order more Astrea & Cerith snails. If I get the special at keyscritters, it would be $30 less than from reeftopia. I have heard good things about both places, so the service isn't the question here.
On reeftopia, they specify that their Ceriths are the "good kind". Supposedly they go out and get the more difficult to collect ones which are more hardy. Now, in my last order I only got 10 Ceriths and I still have at least 8 left. That's pretty good for 1-1/2 years. Especially since I have about 30 BL Hermits, which sometimes are reported to kill snails for their shells.
I'm trying to find out if the Ceriths supplied by www.keyscritters.com are as hardy. I really don't want to get 100 snails and wind up with 10 in a year. So, has anybody bought their cleanup crews from keyscritters and ordered Ceriths? If so, how many did you order? How many are still left in your tank? And how long has it been?
I know it's not that easy to tell since mine seam to only come out at night. So, for now I'm leaning towards spending extra and getting the "good ones". But any experience with the keyscritters Ceriths would be a big help, since they are less expensive.
Thanks.
Now I'm looking to order more Astrea & Cerith snails. If I get the special at keyscritters, it would be $30 less than from reeftopia. I have heard good things about both places, so the service isn't the question here.
On reeftopia, they specify that their Ceriths are the "good kind". Supposedly they go out and get the more difficult to collect ones which are more hardy. Now, in my last order I only got 10 Ceriths and I still have at least 8 left. That's pretty good for 1-1/2 years. Especially since I have about 30 BL Hermits, which sometimes are reported to kill snails for their shells.
I'm trying to find out if the Ceriths supplied by www.keyscritters.com are as hardy. I really don't want to get 100 snails and wind up with 10 in a year. So, has anybody bought their cleanup crews from keyscritters and ordered Ceriths? If so, how many did you order? How many are still left in your tank? And how long has it been?
I know it's not that easy to tell since mine seam to only come out at night. So, for now I'm leaning towards spending extra and getting the "good ones". But any experience with the keyscritters Ceriths would be a big help, since they are less expensive.
Thanks.