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Old 01-01-2005, 04:40 PM   #1
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what to feed my snails?
i added 5 turbos and 3 ceriths about 2 weeks ago to my 20g. the turbos went to town on my glass and there is virtually no visible algae left. so what do i feed this guys?

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Old 01-01-2005, 04:42 PM   #2
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you dont, they will continue eating the algae that will come back in a few days. You cant keep a tank algae free for long.
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Old 01-01-2005, 04:50 PM   #3
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algae wafers, blanched veggies, and sheet nori will work also.
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Old 01-01-2005, 04:51 PM   #4
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Wolf, there is no need to waste money on food, when the snails can get their food off lr and the walls of the tank.
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Old 01-01-2005, 04:52 PM   #5
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Well, they'll eat it. They're herbivores.
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The Fish: black maroon clown, neon goby, yellow watchman goby, 3 blue-green chromis, royal gramma, and a yellow clown goby.
The Coral: zoos, kenya trees, shrooms, leathers, hammer, and star polyps
The Inverts: LT anemone, pistol shrimp, urchins, etc.
The Janitors: nassarius snails, turbos, hermits, several brittle and serpent stars
The Rock: 68# of Keys-12# Base Rock; from LR.com
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if your really worried about em put in a few 3-4 small pieces of nori.. they will eat it. It's cheap enough and it'll make you feel better...

They don't need anymore food. They got tons in there...
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They will continue to pick off the live rock and the glass even if you cannot see it doesnt mean that its not there.
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