Snail attacks and kills snail please help.

[Lost Boys]

I was told that these two snails would live together fine and both were sand sifters and glass cleaners can anyone id them and advise, the white snail in the second picture attacked and killed the larger snail in the first picture?

[Macca]

both are two completely different types of snails, the white one is a tongan, lives in the sand and eats meat - dead meat.

the bigger looks like a trochus, hates the sand and lives on rocks and glass. Its a herbrivore.

If the tongan attacked it then the trochus was dead or dying. Next time buy them from me and I will keep you right ;)

James

[Lost Boys]

both are two completely different types of snails, the white one is a tongan, lives in the sand and eats meat - dead meat.

the bigger looks like a trochus, hates the sand and lives on rocks and glass. Its a herbrivore.

If the tongan attacked it then the trochus was dead or dying. Next time buy them from me and I will keep you right ;)

James

Cheers James,

So they should live together fine then, as for the tongans, should i feed them with something other then whats being feed into the tank as fish food?

As for the trochus, i brought 6 and they are all dead yet the other snails i brought survived, any idea or advise?

:)

[Macca]

Cheers James,

So they should live together fine then, as for the tongans, should i feed them with something other then whats being feed into the tank as fish food?

As for the trochus, i brought 6 and they are all dead yet the other snails i brought survived, any idea or advise?

:)

Trochus love salinity 1.024 - 1.026 - Not any other

They have very delicate kidneys so need a 4 hour acclimation.

Healthy reef safe snails live with 1 another like the ones you have purchased. No need to target feed as they will consume fish food left overs and anything that dies. They do not consume algae so if you do not feed fish regularly then you may need to give them the odd mussel etc.

James

[Lost Boys]

Whats the best snails to get to keep the sand white and stop it going brown and needing to be sifted around by other means?

:)

[Macca]

Not a snail but another mollusc - Sand Conch

Your diatom bloom will pass however

James

[Lost Boys]

Not a snail but another mollusc - Sand Conch

Your diatom bloom will pass however

James

Its not diatom as the tank has been going for some time, its just the sand suffers a brown top, i then sift it off and it comes back then i add new sand as i have sifted it all off and it goes on and on.

Strange its the only thing that is a pain.

Anything you do that will help?

[Macca]

This is a bloom but if it is not passing then there is a problem, more than likely silicates being leeched, faulty lighting or bad salt etc.

Test salt mix for correct results and if all ok, inc your ro water then consider possibly the lighting.

This is all taking into account that your current parameters are spot on?

James

[Lost Boys]

This is a bloom but if it is not passing then there is a problem, more than likely silicates being leeched, faulty lighting or bad salt etc.

Test salt mix for correct results and if all ok, inc your ro water then consider possibly the lighting.

This is all taking into account that your current parameters are spot on?

James

RO water is fine TDS is zero.

Salt is Grotech Reefers Best.

Lighting is brand new 400 watt 10k lumenarcs.

:)

[Macca]

What are the parameters as I have grown to learn not all fancy products with rolls royce names means its a good product.

Test for ammonia, nitrates, silicates and phosphates.

Also if you wish for other better algaes to compete also test Magnesium, DKH and calcium.

James