Nassarius Obsoletus and other collectibles

[ncwaterboy]

Eastern Mud Snails are available by the thousands on the beaches and tide flats of eastern North Carolina in the summer. Any one ever put these snails in a reef tank? How about the small hermits that are also available at the same locals during the summer months? I have kept some in fish only tanks in the past and they did very well. After several years I released them back into the wild as they do grow rather large. Any thoughts on these or other animals that are available for direct collection?

 

[pagojoe]

Here's a good article you should read on Ilyanassa obsoleta (Nassarius obsoletus):

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-11/mg/index.php

Cheers,



Don

 

[ncwaterboy]

WOW, what a spot on article. Thanks for the link. Looks like I will stick to paying for my snails

 

[JamesBryan]

Holy Crap! I have some of those rough shelled ones and they are always working their way around my sps's. No wonder they (the corals) grow so slow. I was blaming the missing polyps on the blue hermits as I have seen them eat my polyps before. I greatly reduced the number of blue legs and the corals are recouperating. But the snails are eating them too?

Dead zones of one species of snails? Why do we keep doing this? Isn't Florida a good enough example of not introducing anything.

I am guilty by continuing the market. Reef cleaner package my a**. Most everything that come in the packet ended up eating coral, even with several macros present, Forumula Two (the veggie formula), and purposeful introduction of diatom blooms. (I culture most anything, including algae blooms. Give me an empty bottle and I'll be trying to reproduce something in it)

 

[greenbean36191]

No, these snails don't eat corals.

 

[JamesBryan]

Huntsville - Auburn

Huntsville - Auburn

I lived in Huntsville about 10 years, still go back about 4 times a year. I also stayed in Tiger Terrace in Auburn for too long. lol

War Eagle!

Noticed you kept dwarfs. I was thinking of feeding live freshwater monia species enriched. Do you know of any source for monia salina. Or any other species of salt or brackish monia.