Cleanup Crew Self Sustaining?
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Topic: Cleanup Crew Self Sustaining?
Posted By: vadryn
Subject: Cleanup Crew Self Sustaining?
Date Posted: March 31 2009 at 11:22am
| I was wondering if ordering/buying snails and hermit crabs etc was a regular part of the hobby or if you can get a self-sustaining population of them over time? |
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: March 31 2009 at 11:42am
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Normally ordering these is a regular part of the hobby. If you don't have anything that eats or kills them and if they reproduce in your aquarium then you can have a self sustaining population. This doesn't normally work with the larger species but it does work for me in my 10 gallon tank with a Pearly Jawfish as the only fish and 4 medium size hermit crabs. The snails I have that reproduce are Stomatellas and Collonistas. Both come in as hitchhikers on live rock and Collonistas only grow to just under 1/4".
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Posted By: Cameron
Date Posted: March 31 2009 at 11:18pm
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I think It 1/2 way self sustains it self, Hermits are always killing each other, but snails reproduce fairly fast, at least for me. i have a stran of eggs that survive every week and I see baby snails when they hatch ------------- [COLOR="Red"](801)664-4240 |