Stomatella Snails

[ReeferChick85]

I know these guys are reef safe and are good to have in the tank but I seem to have waayy too much than I'm used to seeing so I was concerned if having a HUGE population of them can end up eventually being a bad situation for me??

When lights are out I see hundreds of little babies as well as the larger ones everywhere. There are 2 that are the biggest which I'm assuming is the one spawning all these babies so should I take them out and put them in a separate tank or leave them? Any feedback would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

I would give some to fellow hobbist,I have several in my tank as well.

 

[Agu]

They will self limit based on the food supply available.

However rather than allowing them to die off, sharing the wealth is a good idea. If your population were to crash you'll have friends willing to help you restock.

 

[ReeferChick85]

I definitely will give some away :thumbsup:


So does anyone know if having a huge population of these guys going to cause a problem in my tank? Will they irritate corals? I see a lot of them on my sand bed as well as on my rocks.

 

[aleonn]

I had a large increase in my stomatella snail population starting 3-4 months ago. I now have at least 80 in my 37g. I haven't seen them irritate my corals, but they're all over the glass at night. Keeping them all though

 

[Pickupman66]

Stomatella are AWESOME TO HAVE!!! share them with your local reefers. they are good good good.