catzo Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 My 10gal is a month old, cycled, theres 2 astrea and 1 cerith snails in there right now. This week i was going to get 4 nassarius snails (my lfs sells them by the 4), and maybe a hermit or 2. Since they feed on uneaten food, should i wait until theres a fish in there to add the nassarius snails? Link to comment
SquishyFishy Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I was told when I started my tank to go ahead with the clean up crew, I think I sprinkled a couple granules of food in there...tank was cycled in no time. The clown came later. My tank is a year old already and thriving! Link to comment
catzo Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Cool story bro but that wasnt really answering my question... Link to comment
Mariaface Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I do think you're better off getting the algae-eating snails first, once you're far enough along in the cycle that diatoms have started to grow. Then get (and probably quarantine, right?) your fish, then go for the meat-eating snails. Nassarius can and will go after pods and other tiny organisms in the absence of meaty foods. Link to comment
_divad Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Your tank is cycled. I do not think adding a nassirus snail in there is a bad idea. I would do it at the same time as adding fish or something else that is going to be adding more stuff to eat in the sand. I like having my sand stirred by snails. I have a lot of sand stirring animals in each of my tanks. Link to comment
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