Predators for Pyramid Snails?

[partobe]

Hi Everyone
I have a 150 with 40 gallon sump
1 yellow tang 5 inches
1 purple velvet fairy wrasse 5 inches
6 chalk bass 1-2 inches each
1 flame angel 3 inches
1 scooter bleny
the other day I noticed pyramid snails on one of my snails. Ive heard 6 line wrasse will eat them but I'm concerned it will fight with the wrasse I have in the tank now.
Do you think the 2 wrasse would fight?
Any other suggestions for a predator to rid my tank of the pyramid snails?
Where can I get the predator locally? I live in kew gardens queens.
Thanks for any input.
Patrick

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

I hate six line.

Do you have clams in your tank? If you do and that the clams settled on small slabs of rock, you can bring the clams out and brush the shell of the snails.

 

[partobe]

I hate six line.

Do you have clams in your tank? If you do and that they settle on a small slab of rock, you can bring the clam out and brush the shell of the snails.

ok thaanks. Can you sugest something?

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

If you really want to use predator, I think six line still is a better option because, eight line is even more aggressive and green is harder to keep.

Most likely your two wrasses will fight but with sufficient space, lets hope it's OK

 

[DevIouS]

Fish rarely work for Pyramids as the snails are nocturnal & the fish are not.




A Radiant would be a better choice than a nasty 6-line.

 

[partobe]

ok thanks guys
what is a radiant?

 

[DevIouS]

Radiant Wrasse

 

[juiceguy]

i'm battling those little buggers myself now.........picked off 8 of them under the mantle of my clam. from what i found out, taking them out manually is the best way, being they only come out at night

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

i'm battling those little buggers myself now.........picked off 8 of them under the mantle of my clam. from what i found out, taking them out manually is the best way, being they only come out at night

Remember to brush the shell too for the eggs.

 

[partobe]

i'm battling those little buggers myself now.........picked off 8 of them under the mantle of my clam. from what i found out, taking them out manually is the best way, being they only come out at night

well I have a full blooded red neck tank with a home made hood so its not so easy to reach right in and grab a snail. I have to remove the mh the mh legs the glass canopy then i can reach in. So is the worse thing they can do is kill my snails?

 

[juiceguy]

from what i understand about them is that they feed on clams.....so if you have a clam and it is mobile.......qt it.

 

[DevIouS]

from what i understand about them is that they feed on clams.....so if you have a clam and it is mobile.......qt it.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/357489-post6.html

 

[partobe]

no clams they are on my snails

 

[fali]

I just realize i have these little white things on my sanils too. have 4 clams which are not affected. So i guess these are snail eaters. How can i get rid of those since the host is sensitive to dips too? Probably just brush them off right?

 

[partobe]

I'm planning on buying a yellow wrasse this week.

I just realize i have these little white things on my sanils too. have 4 clams which are not affected. So i guess these are snail eaters. How can i get rid of those since the host is sensitive to dips too? Probably just brush them off right?

 

[fali]

Check this out. All my astrea snails got these. I took all the snails out and brushed them off with a tooth brush. Hope they don't come back.

 

[Deanos]

Hope they don't come back.

Did you get the eggs too?

 

[fali]

What do the eggs look like? I saw nothing else on the shell. I scrubbed the shells good. I hope i got the eggs.

 

[Deanos]

What do the eggs look like?

Don't know, but you may find the answer here:

Pyramid Snail Eggs

Pyramid snails

 

[DevIouS]

Hey Fali.....

Seeing that much on your snails, check your sand bed & rocks about 2 hours after the lights are out.
You'll be disappointingly surprised:happysad: