Bumble bee snail

[escagort]

Is this snail reef safe? The ones with the yellow n black stripes

[comycus]

As long as it is well fed, it won't disturb your inverts... Otherwise it might start feeding on them, they are carnivorous. If you are looking for snails to aerate your sandbed and clear detritus, nassarius snails are better as they are scavengers. There are many other clean up crews I would choose over bumble bee snail coz of their carnivorous nature.

[Terryz_]

Carnivorous??? They are scavengers... They are attracted to decaying foods which is the same as nassarius... nassarius dun clear detritus they eat uneaten food...

[comycus]

Carnivorous??? They are scavengers... They are attracted to decaying foods which is the same as nassarius... nassarius dun clear detritus they eat uneaten food...

hmm more info can be found on liveaquaria or other forums too. I think it's unlikely that the info is wrong.

[Terryz_]

Bumble Bee

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But I think they might eat zoas...

[comycus]

Bumble Bee

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But I think they might eat zoas...

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_di...&pcatid=565

Its really subjective... some ppl had no problems with their bumblebees, others had experiences eating snails, zoas etc. For me, I just stay clear to give myself more peace of mind. 'Have not eaten" does not equate to "will not eat in future".

[Terryz_]

Ya.. True ah.. Haha.. Depend on individual... I have quite good experience with them..

[HellBliss]

they are damn small. dun think they will eat other snails. some are even less than 1 cm..i saw one of mine stuck in the zoas before. i pulled it out.

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guys just a quick question.. my true perc mysteriously disappeared yesterday and i can't find it The body may be inside the rocks but theres no reason for it to die cos it was healthy all along..checked the overflow and its not there also.

Is there a possibility of my nassarius finishing it up IF it died?

Many thanks

[yikai]

guys just a quick question.. my true perc mysteriously disappeared yesterday and i can't find it The body may be inside the rocks but theres no reason for it to die cos it was healthy all along..checked the overflow and its not there also.

Is there a possibility of my nassarius finishing it up IF it died?

Many thanks

if it died in the liverocks, nassarius snail may go and find it. depending on how deep and how high. they usually scower the sand bed. however i have seen mine crawl up glass. but never on rocks.

[comycus]

If it's dead or almost dead, nassarius will definitely come hunting for it... my nassarius climbed up to my top rock before! Although they seldom do that la...

how many nassarius do you have? I think if you can't see any of them especially during feeding time, high chance they have another source of 'food' inside the rocks.

[escagort]

I notice partial my blue n green zoas are gone after the snails were introduce. And before that they were healthy and spreading. I do not know if the snails r the culprit however I have decided to isloate them in a betta box.

[yikai]

don't think they eat the zoos... its a common misconception.

[escagort]

I have put a normal frag of zoas togather with the snails to see if they really eat them. At the same time I m feeding them with Henry's food when I feed the fishes

[escagort]

so far the snails did not touch the frag. will release them from the Jail tonight

Thanks for all the help guys/gals