Vermetid Snails killing my corals Help please!!
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fishguy597
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I have had issues with these for some time. I am contemplating pulling all the rocks and nuking them. Ive tried epoxy.cutting them out, kalk. They are a PIA. Ive had multiple tangs for years including a PT. They never did anything. The melinarous wrassi had wouldnt touch them. The only way he do anything to them is when I used nail clippers to cut the shell off of the rock. Snails 1,000,000 me 0.....
fishguy597
Member
So I decided to pull out some of the infested rocks and have them sitting in bleach now. After I change out the water I'll soak them in muratic acid for a few hours. Then neutralize them with baking soda. My tank is an established tank with sps. Im wondering what percentage of rock I can nuke without effecting my tank? I have probably 150-200 lbs of lr.
jalisco
New member
What about setting up a QT tank for wrasses and tangs and try to train them to eat the snails. First cut open the tubes and remove the snail's meat to feed to the fish. Then introduce rocks with snails on it that have had their tubes cut open to expose their flesh. At some point you could cut back on supplemental feedings and see if they will break open intact tubes in search of the snails.
Does the boiling water/ tube syringe work like in the u tube video for aptasia?
Does the boiling water/ tube syringe work like in the u tube video for aptasia?
Then after you put the rocks back in, cant the ones that are still in the aquarium jump back the rocks again and repopulate?
They will Re populate. I did that move before, my tank is a old sps tank with corals growing everywhere, this is the reason That I don't want to dismantle it
,but I want to kill those pests without the disruption
Hopefully something, or somebody will find
A method to eradicate them for good
,but I want to kill those pests without the disruption
Hopefully something, or somebody will find
A method to eradicate them for good
fishguy597
Member
I tried doing something similar but inside the tank. I used nail trimmers that resemble mini bone cutters. The wrasse would follow me around cutting them up and eating them. The problem is I do not think he has the strength in his jaws to break them apart.
I do not think the boiling water would work. The shells go into a spiral and the snails retreat further back into it. Plus the larger. ones have longer shells. I could be wrong though.
fishguy597
Member
Vinno and Isayso I agree with you. I just have so much LR that I have to do it in stages. The snails are a large reason for me nuking the rocks. Other reasons are I have shrooms along with green pocci that has spawned all over. Oh ya and meteor shower that is taking over too.
So after soaking in beach water over night and hosing down my rocks I was amazed at the junk that came off. Im letting them sit tonight in fw and Ill put them in the muratic acid friday.
I anticipate the corals having some issues but Im sure they will rebound. Fingers crossed.
So after soaking in beach water over night and hosing down my rocks I was amazed at the junk that came off. Im letting them sit tonight in fw and Ill put them in the muratic acid friday.
I anticipate the corals having some issues but Im sure they will rebound. Fingers crossed.
Thanks jalisco,
@ fishguy.... make. Use the corals are free of the snails
That is another way that they can get back in the tank
Ok I'm getting to a point that I do want the whole tank reset...
Yesterday, doing some work inside of the tank.i got hurt from one of these suckers
The shell is so sharp..
Anyway.. I was placing few frag that I got. From a fellow
And I do Dip them in the
"Bayer Complete "
Just wondering... corals don't die, I don't know about fish,
But I do know that this Bayer kills a wide spectrum of bugs,
I know that probably will wipe all the copepods and more,
But that is something I can reintroduce
And also I don't know if the rocks will absorb it...
Yesterday, doing some work inside of the tank.i got hurt from one of these suckers
The shell is so sharp..
Anyway.. I was placing few frag that I got. From a fellow
And I do Dip them in the
"Bayer Complete "
Just wondering... corals don't die, I don't know about fish,
But I do know that this Bayer kills a wide spectrum of bugs,
I know that probably will wipe all the copepods and more,
But that is something I can reintroduce
And also I don't know if the rocks will absorb it...
Vinny Kreyling
Premium Member
Pull something out & give it a shot.
Vinny Kreyling
Premium Member
Needs a test subject of a small piece & a container sitting idle for a month or so with a mini power head for circulation.
Then introduction of a snail or 2.
Then introduction of a snail or 2.
That is actually a good idea...need more info
On biological filter ,Fish .. and Pods..
In any case I can re introduce them after...
If fish,and biological filter are not
Affected...I think that we are close to
A total destruction of these pestes
Who knows maybe based on this idea
They will start selling something similar :beer:
So right now I can't. But next week I can get a little container a few
Vermetid snail and Bayer Complete
A power head and carbon bag to use after
The treatment...maybe a life fish to put in as Sacrifice body to see how will react with the Bayer
fishguy597
Member
If your going to do that I'd just nuke the rocks. I've dipped some rocks with coral attached and they were fine . I also did 2 more dips in good salt water to make sure I did not get any Bayer into the tank. If your going to do a long term dip with Bayer I would imagine it's going to kill all the bacteria as well. Plus how long will the rocks leach the Bayer ?
