breeding pyramid. snails for wrasses to feed on

[dppitone]

Hi,

 

I have a tank used solely to propogate algae to feed my tangs. I was thinking of dividing it and breeding something for my wrasses to feed on.

 

The wrasse tank is fish only, with live rock, some caulerpa and some damsels.

 

I am knew to the wrasses. I read that they hunt down and feed on pyramidellid snails. Is this true? And, if so, I was thinking of breeding the snails in the algae tank. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? And if it is a good idea, does anyone know where I can get some pyramidellid snails to start breeding with?

 

Thanks very much . . . Dave

[reef hugger]

IMO, it would be a waste of time. If the wrasses are eating other foods why bother trying to feed them unwanted pests. If the wrasse only fed on those snails then that would be a different matter but since they don't, I wouldn't even try. About them eating pyramidellid snails, this is true to some extent but because fish have different prefernces not all wrasses listed as eating those snails will do so.

[Duke13]

Six-line Wrasses will eat Pyramid Snails. However, I agree with joshnemily. If your wrasse is eating other foods, why risk introducing pests into your tank?