nassarius snails fs/ft

[tabndust]

my nassarius snails came today and ive had some things come up since i ordered and then the other guy that ordered with me is now decided to get out of the hobby so now i have way more snails than i need at this time, so i need to get rid of alot. they are about 1/2 inch nassarius snails. ive seen them online going for as much as 1.99 each! i will let these go for 50cents each and possible trade for some lps or mushrooms frags. ill be around all day friday

 

[woodywood]

how many? i could take 10-20

 

[tabndust]

theres probably about 100 give or take afew that i need to get rid of.

 

[dicemanj1]

where are you located, I could use a bunch?

I am in Pickerinton

 

[xdusty6920]

lol i have a few.......HUNDRED extra myself i need to get rid of lol.

 

[jh2pizza]

I would lovet to get some monday night at the meeting. say 20 of them

 

[fishgirlheather]

Are these snails good for BB tanks or do they perfer a DSB? I was looking into getting some for my tank to eat detritis and algae off the glass.

 

[woodywood]

are these big or small

 

[tabndust]

located in galloway near new rome

jh2pizza ill see you monday

fishgirlheather not sure but im puttin a bunch in my bb display, fuge and frag tank because they eat detritis

woodywood they are about 1/2 inch

 

[tabndust]

xdusty6920 thats alot of snails in a coolwhip bowl, you should only need 3-4 in there since they recommend having 5-7 per gallon.

 

[RokleM]

I'd like to get a couple off of you to try (haven't had any of those yet). I know it doesn't exactly diminish your stock however hehe.

I am going to _TRY_ to make the meeting.

 

[Rockker]

Bring me over 10 or 20.

Uncle Rockker

 

[Spuds725]

Are they Nassarius Vibex-- or the so called Nassarius Obsoleta (actually Ilyanassa obsoleta)

The difference--

Vibex

Obsoleta

Obsoleta are supposedly carnivores rather then detrivores and come from temperate waters so may not thrive at reef temps???

 

[tabndust]

not sure since they dont look like either of those, they are darker.

 

[tabndust]

i just looked and the paper that came with them lists them as detrivores

 

[Dubbin1]

Where did you get them from? Maybe we can figure it out that way.

 

[Spuds725]

my vibex look like the top pic--- ridges on the shell and very light colored.

 

[kellzbellz]

supposedly that is the best way to tell... what spuds725 said... if they have ridges on their shells they are true nassarius spp. and if not, they are in the same family as nassarius but are actually more appropriately classified as a whelk

 

[Spuds725]

more pics of obsoleta-- http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=Ilyanassa+obsoleta+&btnG=Search

some people claim obsoleta are ok to use in our tanks-- I honestly don't know if they are harmful or not-- until I get a definitive answer I only will use Nassarius Vibex as sand sifting snails

 

[tabndust]

i just called the guy that i got them from and left him a message.
they are from a store in florida. theres no website just the store. we were in there earlier this year and he gave me his number.

if they are obsoleta. what are they good for. why wouldnt they be good in a reef. what i just found on them was that they eat left over food and algaes like cyno and sift sand. isnt that why you would want them?