+Hydro Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 These things are super cool and I've had them in my tanks for years. Ok for me these are debatable whether they are reef safe or not but everywhere I read says they are. My suspicion is that if there is little food available that they will munch on sps as a last resort...but I'm sure their first choice is algae. My tank is still full of them and I'm not really worried about it as long as I can keep their numbers under control by getting rid of them. IF YOU COME GET THEM THEY ARE FREE!!!! This means that you have to pick them off the rocks in my QT tank. If I have to catch them, bag them, and deliver to town or ship them the prices are $2 small, $5 medium, and $10 large, $20 minimum. I have probably 30-40 available, mostly small. LMK pm is best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Dang at these gas prices it's a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefish84 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 What kind of algae will it eat? GHA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dena Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I might have time to swing by on Saturday if you'll be around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hydro Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 I might have time to swing by on Saturday if you'll be around. I could only meet at around 5-6pm on Saturday if that works for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hydro Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 What kind of algae will it eat? GHA? I doubt they could tackle long GHA, whatever they eat would have to be really short. I wouldn't get any of these to help algae bad problems, I don't think they could consume enough algae in small numbers to even matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I don't believe the one I had years ago had any hair algae available to eat. Not sure what it was but he found something for about the year that I had him to fill him up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dena Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Yeah, I can do that. Send me a number in case anything changes. I might have time to swing by on Saturday if you'll be around. I could only meet at around 5-6pm on Saturday if that works for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Slugs & Clown fish now in tank, looking comfortable... well, really have no idea what the snails look like. At leat they aren't floating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flootch-half Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 How many left? I'll take 5 if you are local austin area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Be really careful with some sps. They will eat my valida bases but won't touch anything else. All the validas recovered a few months after moving them to the sump. Edit, didn't realize this was such an old thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flootch-half Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) Number to reach me is <redacted>. I'll take some Edited March 19, 2014 by JamesL Removed phone number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) Number to reach me is <redacted>. I'll take some This is a three year old post, Hydro isn't in Austin anymore. Edited March 19, 2014 by JamesL Removed phone number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truegrif Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 This has been a very long time ago so not holding my breath but does anyone know where to get them now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Sorry, no idea. They probably came in on some wild live rock and started to reproduce for Hydro. Now that wild live rock is next to impossible to get I suspect you'll have to do a lot of searching on the forums to find someone who has them. The limpets that come in on the Florida maricultured live rock has a couple species of limpets but they don't have mantle like the black ones Hydro had and are pretty cryptic looking. They are great algae eaters though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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