Hello,
I have a 55 gallon FOWLR set up for about a year and a half now.
Fish:
1 Yellow Tang
1 Black Percula Clownfish
1 Azure Damselfish
1 Red Scooter Dragonet
Inverts:
2 Smaller Snails (I believe Zebra Turbo Snails) - foot is about the size of a quarter
2 Larger Snails - about twice the diameter as above.
1 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Pom Pom Crab
1 Blue Porcelain Crab
Tonight I had noticed that I have baby snails everywhere. I counted at least 30 of them on the glass - who knows how many on the rocks. I looked under a magnifying glass to ensure they were not spirorbis worms.
My concern is two-fold: I don't have nearly enough algae to keep them all fed, and I don't want 30 snails!
I apologize that I don't have more details on the type of snails I actually have and for my general lack of knowledge.
I would truly appreciate any assistance with the following questions:
1) Some posts on Google seem to indicate that the majority of the babies won't make it anyway.
If they die on their own, will I need to worry about ammonia spikes - or will the system likely be able to take care of the tiny deaths?
2) Other posts on Google seem to indicate that they will continue to multiply and can become a nuisance.
If so, will the yellow tang, shrimp, or pom pom crab help with population control? If not, is there something not overly aggressive that might?
3) Are there any recommendations to manually remove the babies/population, or just leave it be?
4) Just out of curiosity, is the breeding an indication that I'm maintaining a good system? Or do snails reproduce very easily anyway?
As always, any assistance will be greatly appreciated!
I have a 55 gallon FOWLR set up for about a year and a half now.
Fish:
1 Yellow Tang
1 Black Percula Clownfish
1 Azure Damselfish
1 Red Scooter Dragonet
Inverts:
2 Smaller Snails (I believe Zebra Turbo Snails) - foot is about the size of a quarter
2 Larger Snails - about twice the diameter as above.
1 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Pom Pom Crab
1 Blue Porcelain Crab
Tonight I had noticed that I have baby snails everywhere. I counted at least 30 of them on the glass - who knows how many on the rocks. I looked under a magnifying glass to ensure they were not spirorbis worms.
My concern is two-fold: I don't have nearly enough algae to keep them all fed, and I don't want 30 snails!
I apologize that I don't have more details on the type of snails I actually have and for my general lack of knowledge.
I would truly appreciate any assistance with the following questions:
1) Some posts on Google seem to indicate that the majority of the babies won't make it anyway.
If they die on their own, will I need to worry about ammonia spikes - or will the system likely be able to take care of the tiny deaths?
2) Other posts on Google seem to indicate that they will continue to multiply and can become a nuisance.
If so, will the yellow tang, shrimp, or pom pom crab help with population control? If not, is there something not overly aggressive that might?
3) Are there any recommendations to manually remove the babies/population, or just leave it be?
4) Just out of curiosity, is the breeding an indication that I'm maintaining a good system? Or do snails reproduce very easily anyway?
As always, any assistance will be greatly appreciated!
