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Unread 05/17/2011, 04:26 PM   #1
Quintino
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Pericelis sp nasty slug GET OUT!!

Hello everyone.

After adding several Turbos and Cerithiums to my aquarium for two times and found them all dead, just empty shells after a few months, I found and get rid of two Pericelis sp slugs. You can see one of the two slugs I caught here.

This slug also explain how my two tridacna clams died.

Because I don't know how many of this slugs I have in my tank, and because I want to add more cleaning crew and more tridacna clams to my tank, I'm asking someone who could tell me what should I do to make sure my tank is free of this nasty slug.

If I don't get any more clams into my tank, does this slugs die of starvation after a few months, or do they feed on something else?

Should I try Flatworm Exit from Salifert in my tank? Does this make any damage to any shrimps, corals or fishes?

I hope someone could help me out.

Thank you all.

Best regards,

André Quintino
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Unread 05/17/2011, 05:21 PM   #2
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How did you find and remove the other two? I think your best bet would be to bait a trap with some snails and check on it periodically throughout the night.


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Unread 05/17/2011, 07:00 PM   #3
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I saw a small one in my tank the other night...almost got it out, but it got under rock just in time....


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Unread 05/19/2011, 01:27 PM   #4
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LobsterOfJustice, I normally check my tank throughout the night, and for two times I saw two of this slugs.

The first I saw, it was attacking a Turbo, so I simply picked up the rock out and flushed the slug.

The second one was on the sand passing from a rock to another and I get it with a tong. Once again, flush time.

Recently I saw another, a very small one but I couldn't get it out. I will try scratch the rocks beyond with a screw driver or something just to find out if there are any left slugs.

A problem is to know if there are any slug left within the tank or no.

I have one sixline about 2 months but it seems that it doesn't like slugs at all. Is there any fish that may eat those slugs? I also have a Stenopus hispidus...


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