johnmaloney Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 should i carry them? (well never mind the second part - edit) Link to comment
Jacobnano Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 You crazy! Just kidding I dunno... Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 edit - there it is! what say you jacobnano? Link to comment
ryeguy28 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 should i carry them? i will stay out of the subject...people ask and think i am crazy i dont have them idk there just kinda clumsy like turbos Link to comment
datsun80 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 It is the main snail I have in my tank. They do like to knock things over however. But I say yea go for it, if enough people want it sell it Link to comment
Degener8 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I think they are another way to diversify the CUC in a tank.. Sure they do the same as other snails but they looks a lil different .. size shape than some others so sure why not carry em. If nothing else for diversification. Not sure if they are better suited for any one type of issue over another but they eat algae right Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 they cant right themselves Link to comment
jeffblly Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Are we talking about the cone shaped shelled astreas? If so I have never had one of mine not be able to right itself, then again I dont recall one needing to. But I think turbos are better algae eaters but they bulldoze more than my astreas do and leave bigger messes on the rock. Link to comment
emanliame Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I think you should carry them. I've heard lots of people talk about how they can't right themselves when they fall, due to their cone shaped shell, but I've had 4 in my tank for almost a year without a single issue. Maybe I got the 4 smartest astrea snails in the world but I'm usually not that lucky. Link to comment
uwwmatt Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Try to find a way to breed ones that aren't retarded . Link to comment
Rick Shaw Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 should i carry them? i will stay out of the subject...people ask and think i am crazy i dont have them yes Link to comment
Bluesman1 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 should i carry them? i will stay out of the subject...people ask and think i am crazy i dont have them You're the expert. What do you think of them? The large nerites and chitons I have from you rock. The nerites are always cruising around pretty fast munching on stuff. The chitons move super slow, but seem effective. The nerites are pretty big, but i've never seen my nerites get stuck. Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 personally? i really, really dislike them and think the shouldn't be a part of crew. I like selling them even less b/c of all the time you have to spend righting them or lose your profit margin, but I keep getting requests.... so ...??? Link to comment
nor_cal_nano Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Irritating snails. IMO. I won't buy em again. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 should i carry them? i will stay out of the subject...people ask and think i am crazy i dont have them you should if they'll earn you money. screw what people want. also, fwiw, i've never lost one due to falling upside down. i've lost a bunch of nerites that way though. and the astreas i have tore that red cottony algae apart. Link to comment
nor_cal_nano Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 i really, really dislike them and think the shouldn't be a part of crew. I like selling them even less b/c of all the time you have to spend righting them or lose your profit margin... Do you even have one of those? I mean with all the freebies you always throw in... I figured you must be running some non-profit kind of thing for us fellow reefers Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 people seem to like them. My personal feeling were all dislike, but oh well...If Dhaut likes them... give me 2 weeks and we will offer them again. Maybe the falling over and what not is more noticeable in a commercial rather than a hobbyist setting. I never right Nerites, surprised to hear them die from not righting. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I never right Nerites, surprised to hear them die from not righting. I think they died from the roving hoards of blue-legged hermits I have. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Imo Astreas are an important part of your CUC. If you get them I will DEFINETLY get them! Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 I think they died from the roving hoards of blue-legged hermits I have. That does happen. What is the update on your algae situation? Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 That red stuff is pretty much completely gone (I think there's a tuft on my koralia). The hermits/nerites/astreas knocked it out. Now I have way too much CUC in my tank, lol. I'm going to start trying to give some away. Thanks man. Also, I could be wrong, but I think the dwarf ceriths are breeding. I don't see eggs, but I do see tiny ceriths occasionally. Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 yeah that is pretty common for them. THe eggs are really small, hard to see unless they end up on the glass, and they usually lay them on the sand. Link to comment
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