Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread
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wrassie86
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Any idea what the ID is on the smaller snails with whiteish shells.I've had those snails in my tanks for years now and they reproduce like rabbits.Infact i just watched several egg sacks hatch a few weeks ago, and all the new little guys making there way.So needless to say i dont really buy snails any longer and have not for a few years.Just a few astreas here and there but the hermits get them.Thing i have noticed tho is the population never gets to far out of control.either something in the tank eats them or there not very long lived.
Any idea what the ID is on the smaller snails with whiteish shells.I've had those snails in my tanks for years now and they reproduce like rabbits.Infact i just watched several egg sacks hatch a few weeks ago, and all the new little guys making there way.So needless to say i dont really buy snails any longer and have not for a few years.Just a few astreas here and there but the hermits get them.Thing i have noticed tho is the population never gets to far out of control.either something in the tank eats them or there not very long lived.
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I was told they are Columbellid sp. snails. They look like baby Trochus to me.
The larger ones are described as Turbo sp, but are quite similar to Nerites to me.
Not that I know enough to state that as a fact. Nerites are prettier than these. I should have a picture of a Nerite, let me check.
Yeah, here's one.
The larger ones are described as Turbo sp, but are quite similar to Nerites to me.
Not that I know enough to state that as a fact. Nerites are prettier than these. I should have a picture of a Nerite, let me check.
Yeah, here's one.
BrianPlankis
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7563888#post7563888 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
I was told they are Columbellid sp. snails. They look like baby Trochus to me.
The larger ones are described as Turbo sp, but are quite similar to Nerites to me.
Not that I know enough to state that as a fact. Nerites are prettier than these. I should have a picture of a Nerite, let me check.
Yeah, here's one.
The snails that were in bag #2 are most likely Columbellid sp. snails. They were originally purchased from IPSF.com and they call them Strombus grazers. These snails are in a very poorly studied family, so both those genus names could be wrong
All I know is that they do reproduce like rabbits.The larger snails are a Turbo sp. snail, I'm actually waiting to hear back from the snail expert at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences to see if I can see their snail collection and narrow down the ID. Definitely a Turbo sp, but beyond that I don't know. Nerites are prettier, but aren't easy to reproduce like this particular Turbo sp.
This Turbo sp. snail is highly variable in color, some are almost white, but others are quite pretty:
wrassie86 Yes they are not very long lived, the common average I've seen is between 6 months to 12 months max. I've had my adults for about 7 months now and a couple have died recently. A short lifespan is somewhat common for animals that breed like crazy. I also think some of them just starve because they produce way more babies than the food supply of an aquarium can provide.
melev AWESOME pictures, thanks so much for taking them for me
Do you mind if I use some of them in my RHO article about this experiment? You'll get photo credit of course.Nice looking Pink A. millepora
My neon green A. millepora is the only SPS in my tank that is just doing fabulous. I now hand back this stolen thread back to Marc.
Brian
melev
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The Mean Green babies look good on their new rocks. I'll post pictures later, as one of our LFS is having DFWMAS Day. (Saltwater Paradise, if you are in the area.)
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melev
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Hi Tbduval,
<img src="/images/welcome.gif" width="500" height="62"><br><b><i><big><big>To Reef Central</b></i></big></big>
I had them parallel, but the swath of light was moving across the reef like a solid beam. This might be handy for some picture taking, but it didn't look good and light was being wasted as it shined out the front and back walls of the tank.
Turning the lights perpendicular spread the light nicely over the tank, and it looked so much better. Plus where the light intersects between two bulbs, intensity is even greater at that point. Perpendicular is best, unless your tank is so narrow that you can't turn the bulb in that orientation. 12" wide tanks would probably not have this option.
<img src="/images/welcome.gif" width="500" height="62"><br><b><i><big><big>To Reef Central</b></i></big></big>
I had them parallel, but the swath of light was moving across the reef like a solid beam. This might be handy for some picture taking, but it didn't look good and light was being wasted as it shined out the front and back walls of the tank.
Turning the lights perpendicular spread the light nicely over the tank, and it looked so much better. Plus where the light intersects between two bulbs, intensity is even greater at that point. Perpendicular is best, unless your tank is so narrow that you can't turn the bulb in that orientation. 12" wide tanks would probably not have this option.
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melev
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Here are the pictures I promised earlier today.
Mean Green broodstock
Zoo tray from the end.
Some Devils Hand Frags
Some SPS
And if you recall the picture of the dead Yellow Scroll coral, here in this picture less than a week later, some polyps are showing growth.
From the LFS, I picked up some Ricordia. This rock was full of them.
Mean Green broodstock
Zoo tray from the end.
Some Devils Hand Frags
Some SPS
And if you recall the picture of the dead Yellow Scroll coral, here in this picture less than a week later, some polyps are showing growth.
From the LFS, I picked up some Ricordia. This rock was full of them.
Lunchbucket
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melev - dang you have enough stuff down there!! BTW have always loved the mean greens...very cool zoo's
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