oh dear, i've got a massive invasion of sundials

[shoelevy]

hi guys, a couple of months ago these little snails started showing up in my tank.

being too small to identify, i tot them to be little baby snails of the turbo snails i had in my tank

the numbers started to swell and i happily clap hand tihnking that its a good things as they can act as algae controller

however, a fellow reefer came over and he pointed out immediately that those were sundial snails...upon checking photos of the juvenile snails, alas...those were sundials in my tanks...zoo pests

now i'm trying to remove them since many of them cluster on my glass but even more hang on the rocks...off hand i'd probably estimate a 500-1000 of them to be in my tank...no kidding cos its really ALOT.

now i need advice on how to get rid of them...i'm already doing some dips on the rocks i can manage to remove and catching as many as i can without disturbing my inhabitants.

i hope you guys with knowledge can share on how to rid this...thanks in advance!

[FuEl]

Get a pufferfish. The toby would be a good safe bet.

[shoelevy]

hey fuel, just checking

puffers are agreesive aren't they?

wouldn't that puffer be agressive towards my other fishes or wouldn't it damage my corals?

[Terryz_]

They wouldnt disturb coral...As for Nipping of tankmate depends on individual fish liao...

[mUAr_cHEe]

Kua Heng Suay.

[cdckjn]

I have two puffer fish - can give you one if you give. PM me and come and collect.

[manta]

i have the same problem. does six line or green wrasse eat these small snails? any other options??? as i have six fire gobies hoping to get something that will not attack gobies. thks.

[Oceandeep]

bro,

Those snail look like this?? Have 100+ of it....

[shoelevy]

yeah,,,that's exactly how they look like

i've resorted to catching them out by hand...caught at least few hundreds without overestimating

[Oceandeep]

sundial snail picture fr web

[shoelevy]

that's the adult, the babies look like this

[Oceandeep]

do their attach onto the zoo?? My dont even go to the zoo.. only on the

glass and rock...

[shoelevy]

some go to the zoo some hide between the polyps in the morning...try shaking your zoos and you should see some drop

but i agree that i have alot of them on the glass and rock

u can read this http://www.thesea.org/reef_aquarium/pests/pests_snails.php

now it explains why one of my zoos started dying mysteriously

[giantbicycle]

some go to the zoo some hide between the polyps in the morning...try shaking your zoos and you should see some drop

but i agree that i have alot of them on the glass and rock

u can read this http://www.thesea.org/reef_aquarium/pests/pests_snails.php

now it explains why one of my zoos started dying mysteriously

Now, at least you knw the mystery of your decased Zoas.

[PerculaClownfish]

Wow that's totally dude!

[zorden]

So did u manage to get rid of the snails?

[zico]

Yes, Toby will help decimate your snail population in the tank quickly. I just bought one yesterday.

So far so good, never assault my zoas etc.

[sherman]

Pick as many as you can daily with your hand while the puffer fish help out.

I use t have thousands in my 5 footer and lost many zoo

[oceanviper]

Yes, Toby will help decimate your snail population in the tank quickly. I just bought one yesterday. So far so good, never assault my zoas etc.

Hi bro...

Where you got this puffer?

Still available ?

And how much plus size?

[zico]

Henry @ ML has one more the last I saw. Its a cute fella.

For me, a big mistake buying it actually coz it assaulted my Narissus snail which has been with me since Day 1 in CNY last year. Felt sad for the snail as my kids and wife loved it.

If you cant find at ML and would really want it, lemme know, I can consider selling it to you. Reef safe, compatibility safe (with other fishes) but not definitely snail safe. Shrimps like sexy shrimps are not safe too... the rest of the shrimps are ok. Didnt ka jiao my Fire Shrimp.

[oceanviper]

Henry @ ML has one more the last I saw. Its a cute fella. For me, a big mistake buying it actually coz it assaulted my Narissus snail which has been with me since Day 1 in CNY last year. Felt sad for the snail as my kids and wife loved it. If you cant find at ML and would really want it, lemme know, I can consider selling it to you. Reef safe, compatibility safe (with other fishes) but not definitely snail safe. Shrimps like sexy shrimps are not safe too... the rest of the shrimps are ok. Didnt ka jiao my Fire Shrimp.

Hi bro...

Thanks for the replied....

If i cant find from ML, i'll pm you.....