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Maybe off topic but did y’all know conch snails eat dinos?
Not sure I buy this as fact. Can you point us to any scientific data or publication that says this? Conch do eat algae, but I don't think they eat dinos.
I have two conches. I'll look for this. But mainly my conches are under sand all day and at night when Dino's go in and they come out. So I don't think mine doMy two conch snails have been grazing nonstop on my Dino outbreak in the sandbed. They even go so far as to lift their mouths horizontal and eat off the Dino’s from the glass as high as they can reach their mouths to.
Do you have a link with that information? I'd loveto read it.Maybe off topic but did y’all know conch snails eat dinos?
Do you have a link with that information? I'd loveto read it.
I think he was looking for something beyond anecdotal evidence. Some have reported conch snails helping with dinos in the sand, but not too effective on the rock work. Also, similar to using tangs or fox faces to deal with bubble algae, some individuals will help with the outbreak, while others are absolutely and completely indifferent, so not really 'reliable' method.like I said, I had a Dino outbreak and it was everywhere, over sand, rocks, pumps, corals. I added two conch snails and they devoured the stuff off of the sand and glass about an inch above sand all around. Also, added spiny Star astrea snails which ate it off the rock work where the conches couldn’t get to
Well, it is a fact that conch snails can’t climb up rocks and walls because of how they move vs snails. And no, they’re not helping the sandbed by stirring or turning it over, they’re actually consuming it. As for the rock work, several people have reported star astreas eating Dino’s as well.I think he was looking for something beyond anecdotal evidence. Some have reported conch snails helping with dinos in the sand, but not too effective on the rock work. Also, similar to using tangs or fox faces to deal with bubble algae, some individuals will help with the outbreak, while others are absolutely and completely indifferent, so not really 'reliable' method.
Bubbling up an old thread because I have observed that my conches also eat the dinos in my sand and use their little "trunks" to eat whatever they can find on the glass. Its unclear if they're eating it or simply cleaning it off the sand/low rock and not ingesting it. I end up with swaths of sand that are clean and white where the conches hang out.Well, it is a fact that conch snails can’t climb up rocks and walls because of how they move vs snails. And no, they’re not helping the sandbed by stirring or turning it over, they’re actually consuming it. As for the rock work, several people have reported star astreas eating Dino’s as well.