meshman10
Reefing newb
- Location
- cape coral fl.
snail's are good for algea problem's ONLY.. I keep both but hermit vote here!!!and they last longer, snails tend to stave if there isn't enough algea for them that's the problem I have..
Hermits vs Snails
- Thread starter Rufio808
- Start date
reefracer
Reefing newb
- Location
- Milan, TN USA
put me down for snails, I've never had a snail kill a crab..........
AmberSunrise
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Orlando, Fl
I have mostly snails I LOOOVE LOVE my mexican turbos they do a great job on the glass. I also have 3 tiny miniature crabs though I dont think they are suposed to get any bigger and they havent bothered anything but I do see them cleaning the rocks and stuff so they are fine with me.
Mandarin66
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Baltimore , MD USA
Vote Board:
Snails : 11
Hermits : 4
Lol
Snails : 11
Hermits : 4
Lol
Beastlyness 22
Reefing newb
- Location
- Chicago
Both, my red scarlet hermits are very friendly and sift through the sand and even tolerate the tiger turbo sitting on them while they clean their shells. Also my margarita snails have never been killed and they are lazy....just hopping they will get eaten eventfully, but I doubt it.
carter
Reefing newb
- Location
- tucson Arizona
i gotta say hermits for me ii had snails before and they never really did much for the tank, i love the blue legs and the lefty in my cube
Mandarin66
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Baltimore , MD USA
nice clear coral plugs :o
carter
Reefing newb
- Location
- tucson Arizona
hell yeah those plugs are awesome
i got a new colony of zoa today and currently have 6 hermits trying to clean the roock they are on its interetsting to watch ive never seen snails go straight for a new rock in a tank
i got a new colony of zoa today and currently have 6 hermits trying to clean the roock they are on its interetsting to watch ive never seen snails go straight for a new rock in a tank
If they smell algae its on! Seriously lol
sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Arlington VA
Hemits are reef safe IF they are small. The bigger ones can cause problems, like rubbing their shells on corals and stealing food from corals. Hemits can irk you sometimes BUT they do a very good job of cleaning up un eaten food and turning the sand. The turn the sand better than any crabs and although I complain the problems they cause are minor.
