Clayton07 Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 What snail will eat hair algae? I have ass. snails and turbo snails but they really dont eat the hair algae. any suggestions? Link to comment
seahorsejl Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 My turbos ignored my hair algae for the longest time, then one day they started mowing it down. Not sure what changed their mind. Now, not a single strand. Link to comment
Clayton07 Posted May 22, 2007 Author Share Posted May 22, 2007 maybe they needed moe fiber in their diet! LOL I wish mine would do that. Link to comment
crichard Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I'm in the same boat - hair algae like mad. I had the tank cycling with live rock for 4 weeks and mistakenly left my light on as if I had corals in there. I could pull the hair algae out by the fist. Friday I added a cleanup crew.. 12 astraea snails, 12 blue legged hermits, and 12 red legged hermits. Not much was happening.. so I went to the LFS and got 6 big turbos (which he said I can return to him) and they've cut the algae down by about 60% now. Anyone need turbos? I'll have to get rid of them soon. 6 turbos in a 24g is a bit of overkill... haha Link to comment
Alexraptor Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 most algae eating snails will eat HA, but the catch is the HA has to be short, if it gets too long they wont touch it. Link to comment
HecticDialectics Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 My trochus snails cleaned it right up... even ate some longer patches Link to comment
Scott Riemer Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Anyone need turbos? I'll have to get rid of them soon. 6 turbos in a 24g is a bit of overkill... haha Where you at? I could use a few. My trochus snails haven't touched it. Link to comment
Joe b Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I have 2 turbos and for the longest time they didn't go near the ha and I physically out them where the algea was most at and now two days later nothing Link to comment
Clayton07 Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 No algae? No snails? or the snails didnt eat the algae? please eleborate Link to comment
cmador Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I've had better luck with hermits and emerald crabs on HA than snails. Link to comment
this1fish Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 my turbo will eat it if i place it right on the algae, give that a try to see if they eat it. Link to comment
Spilo26 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I added a lettuce nudibranch and 2 days later no algae anywhere in my tank. Link to comment
Jackopus Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I added a lettuce nudibranch and 2 days later no algae anywhere in my tank. Wont they attack your Coral too? Link to comment
vike50brian Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Ive seen my fighting conch eat every bit of HA he can reach. Every time I add new live rock, I leave it on the sand for a month or so, so he can reach what ever algae appears. So IMO a fighting conch is a must have for appropriately sized tanks. Mine is in a 24g nano-cube and seems to be happy. Link to comment
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