wayneb Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Tired of trying to find my zoa frags. Larger snails have to go. Did their job of removing algae from the Nano tank very well so figure I would pass them on to somebody else who can use them (attention Ric). Will bring them to the meeting Saturday. Bring your own containers. wayneb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KeeperOfTheZoo Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 LOL!! Ah, the mystery of the missing zoas... How large is large? If there are more after Ric is done making his selection and they are under the size of a key lime I'll take what you have left. I have plenty of algae for them to work on.... Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 WOW I learned something. I didn't know snails ate zoas. Hmmmmm Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneb Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 I plan on grabbing all the ones more then 1/2". Have plenty of other critters in the tank so don't expect any problems. wayneb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneb Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 WOW I learned something. I didn't know snails ate zoas. Hmmmmm Dave- Dave, might have lost my zoas, but gained a couple of bare coral plugs. wayneb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KeeperOfTheZoo Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Oh, hmm.... I thought you meant your frags got knocked over. What kind of snails are these? I had a zoa eating yellow tail damsel. They are just so cute when they are little... then they turn into big, mean, ugly rotten fish. It's living at Aquatek now. If you go, check out the holding tank with the odd assoreted big fish. That giant blue damsel? Yep, used to be mine. I haven't had snails eat zoas. Laura gave me a neat giant snail. It's an algae eating machine. It's a little clumsy but hasn't knocked anything over yet, probably a good 1"+. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneb Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Liz, I haven't seen the snails eat the zoas. They are knocking them off the plugs or knocking the frags from where I superglued them. A lot of the problem is my fault as I was in a hurry to get set up and running again after my first crash. Stacked the live rock to close to the back and side walls, plus somehow ended up with a grotto that has a large opening in the top (but too small for my hand to reach into). Anyway once the zoas or frags of zoas fall into those areas, I can't reach them to get them out. Every once in a while I get lucky and they land right side up or like the conditions and grow and open. Makes life interesting. But first tank is a learning experience. wayneb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) I am interested in some... if we make the meeting will look forward to getting some... definately have lots of algea for them to eat Edited January 20, 2010 by August&Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Vash Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I. Would like some as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KeeperOfTheZoo Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Gotcha Wayne. Well, I'll happily take as many as you'd care to unload. I'll bring something to put them in. I had a damsel that like to pick at zoas. What I found is that if they got knocked over/picked on too much they stopped opening. After that, it seems like they were a free for all for anything that wanted them. I watched that stupid damsel eat most of a frag. Made me SO mad. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjohn Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 If there are any left, I will take them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneb Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 Ric, with your algae problem, had you in mine when I made the offer, so you get first pick for a few of the biggies. wayneb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) I will gladly let Ric have first dibs as long as they will help him.... if there are others i would love to have some too I just need a couple thats all Edited January 22, 2010 by August&Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneb Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 With the 12 bumble bees I'm getting from Mama, and the frustration on watching my zoas do a deep six, I plan on weeding out my larger snails. However, they must know something is going on as I can't get an accurate count nor have I seen as many as I did before I made the offer. wayneb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rgwiz11 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I could be mistaken, but I didn't think bumblebees ate algae. They are more carnivorous than omnivorous and eat the critters living in your substrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneb Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 You're right, just checked out liveaquarium description. Still have smaller snails and my abalone on hand to take care of things until the next group buy. wayneb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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