I have no idea how.. I haven't added anything to the tank in atleast.. 4 months. Must've been here all along.. It says to manually remove. I guess I'm going snail hunting. I was wondering why my AOG's looked like crap. Anyone have any other tips on removal? Some kind of dip? I did start using my reef dip to see if it has any effect. (I bought the AOG from BR with 3 polyps. It's now on a tiny plug and has probably 30 heads. Hopefully I can save them. (sorry for the run on, I am now sad)
Ugh.. Heliacus sp..
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I have heard that they are nocturnal so do a check to see how bad it might be after the lights have been off for a while. Some lined wrasses like them but then you would have a wrasse to deal with. other then that I believe its a hunting thing.
Mojo
Mojo
TJL
copod
+1 on Mojos input a 6-Line, 4-Line, Yellow Coris, Radiant and many Leopard Wrasses will prey upon them. I have a Vermiculate Leopard and a Radiant and they have pretty much eliminated all the Pyramidal snails and the little nocturnal omnivorious snails (good kind) that used to be out in number after lights-out. Everytime I vacuum the sand bed they both hunt directly behind siphon for any snails that may be there. Its hard to beat a good reason to buy a new fish lol.
Todd
Todd
I don't know that Wrasses are going to be your answer. Sun Dial snails are typically quite a bit larger than Pyramalid snails. Pyramalid snails are easily taken care of with Wrasses. Sun Dial snails are usually quite easy to see, because of their size. You should be able to see them on your Zoanthid colonies. Inspect all of your colonies, closely, for the snails and egg strands. Manual removal will be your best bet, IMO.
mfinn
Surgeonfish
mfinn
Surgeonfish
Make sure the ones you are finding are sundial snails. They have a cone shaped operculum that is very distinctive.
http://www.reeffrontiers.com/photos_corals/showphoto.php?photo=626&title=heliacus-sp-&cat=537
There is another type of snail that looks similar, but doesn't have that cone shaped operculum.
Can't remember the name right now.
http://www.reeffrontiers.com/photos_corals/showphoto.php?photo=626&title=heliacus-sp-&cat=537
There is another type of snail that looks similar, but doesn't have that cone shaped operculum.
Can't remember the name right now.
mfinn
Surgeonfish
do a seach on collonista snails see if those are what you are finding. Some look similar to sundial snails
Those actually look more like what I have. I believe.. Maybe now I'm going to have to find.. a good time to get a pic of them.
Atleast i think that is more of the pattern I see.
mfinn
Surgeonfish
Yes, I think that is a collonista snail.
mfinn
Surgeonfish
Sundial snails are really easy to see, so I think just looking for them and pulling them out is really all you should need to do with them.
Nope none that I've seen.. I've been looking at night also. I haven't added anything in this tank for atleast 4 months now. All my other zoas are perfectly fine. I might try and dip them again in my Seachem Reef Dip. It kind of worries me though because I bought it @ 3 polyps now it's like 30 and looks very beautiful I don't want to lose it >.>
