To many snails????

IUSTINIAN75 · Jan 19, 2022

So I have a 40g reef aquarium. I have about 10-14 snail of witch I know three are turbos, I got ten smaller astreas aswell. I’m thinking of adding about 30 more to have a solid clean up crew in the future. The tank is cycled an I do have a touch of diatoms here and there I’ve managed to control it. Would adding 30 more snails be ok?
20Astrea snails snails
5 Nassarius snails
5 Cerith snails
5 ninja snails . I also have one skunk cleaner shrimp, male fire blenny, two clowns and a tamino surgeon. Even tho lfs said it was a tang I’m not 100%

so with that said I’d love to hear some opinions!

Unitylover · Jan 19, 2022

I dont think its good to have that many snails lol

Jekyl · Jan 19, 2022

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shakacuz · Jan 19, 2022

definitely a bit much on the astrea snails.

IUSTINIAN75 · Jan 22, 2022

So I ended up getting ten astreas for a total of 20 in the tank and then I have 5 ninjas 10 cerith and 5 nasarius so far so good

KYnewbee42103 · Jan 22, 2022

Nope get a ton They will die out anyway and make shells for some blue leg hermits
Lol

TnFishwater98 · Jan 22, 2022

Is that real LR or DR?

TnFishwater98 · Jan 22, 2022

TnFishwater98 said:
Is that real LR or DR?

If real fresh Gulf LR they should be good for a bit. Put some pods and dose Phyto IMO.

KYnewbee42103 · Jan 22, 2022

Btw you have a sand bed the best snails you can own after you introduce fish is about 10 tiger or fighting conches save you vacuuming your sand bed every couple days!

TnFishwater98 · Jan 22, 2022

KYnewbee42103 said:
Btw you have a sand bed the best snails you can own after you introduce fish is about 10 tiger or fighting conches save you vacuuming your sand bed every couple days!

I like that CUC a lot, but that’s a lot for that size tank right? …..After looking you have a lot of sand area. Which is nice. In my 55, I have 110lbs of lR +? Base rock ? (At least 20)…so I don’t have much sand room in it. But I had 2 conches and I felt they were limited to available sand. They do clean glass and LR but don’t climb.

TnFishwater98 · Jan 22, 2022

The middle is filled. They could get all the way around but some tight hallway
-that’s a pic from early summer

KYnewbee42103 · Jan 22, 2022

Not sure I keep 10 conches happy in my 300 gallon but it only has a 6’ square sand bed minus LR so maybe a 3’ foot sand bed and they have been in there for a year his tank floor is bigger than mine as I’m 36” x 36” square and 48” tall yeah?

TnFishwater98 said:
I like that CUC a lot, but that’s a lot for that size tank right? …..After looking you have a lot of sand area. Which is nice. In my 55, I have 110lbs of lR +? Base rock ? (At least 20)…so I don’t have much sand room in it. But I had 2 conches and I felt they were limited to available sand. They do clean glass and LR but don’t climb

TnFishwater98 · Jan 22, 2022

KYnewbee42103 said:
Not sure I keep 10 conches happy in my 300 gallon but it only has a 6’ square sand bed minus LR so maybe a 3’ foot sand bed and they have been in there for a year his tank floor is bigger than mine as I’m 36” x 36” square and 48” tall yeah?

I need 300 gallons!