Ricordeas and Snails

[Durbelethwen]

I have been thinking about getting a Florida ricordea for my nano cube. I have heard stories of ricordeas eating snails. So before I buy a ricordea I want to make sure it will not eat my three snails. I have one cerith snail and two astrea snails. Thank you.

 

[Jon321]

I have never heard of rics eating snails and I have never lost a snail to a ric. I have astraea, cerith, nassarius, turbo, and trochus snails with a dozen or so rics. I would not worry about it.

Jon

 

[Carrera75]

Where did you hear those stories? I have kept Ricordeas and Yumas for over 4 years and I never witnessed anything like that. Rics and Yumas are awesome hardy corals and totally safe for your reef tank.

 

[Durbelethwen]

I heard them on a thread on message boards of people having to pry the remnants of their snails from ricordeas.

 

[Carrera75]

That's totally crazy and a big lie. Rics do not eat snails.....

 

[HanoverFist]

If anything I'd bet the snail tried to snatch a piece of shrimp the yuma was eating and was just in a tug-o-war with the yuma.

 

[Carrera75]

if anything i'd bet the snail tried to snatch a piece of shrimp the yuma was eating and was just in a tug-o-war with the yuma.

+1

 

[Tahoe Reefer]

There are 50+ F. Rics in my tank and i've never seen any of them eat anything live.