my poor snails...

[tankedchemist]

I have two asteria snails covered in algae. one has bubble algae all over its shell-- I got more emerald crabs a couple weeks ago, and all evidence of bubbles on the rocks is gone. but apparently they won't get it off the snail... here's a pic of that guy:

the second asteria has slime (I think) algae on it.

what should I do?

 

[Bifferwine]

Scoop up a cup of the tank water, grab the snails out, and clean them off in the cup. Use a toothbrush to scrub the slime off and just pull the bubble algae off. They're pretty funny looking!

 

[dcantucson]

Those are funny looking Tanked. Brush 'em up!

 

[tankedchemist]

ok, so there's actually still bubble algae hiding in the rocks too. dammit. what to do about that?

 

[tankedchemist]

ok, they're all clean now. but I got squirted by bubbly algae. on my cheek. I want another shower now... :grumble:

 

[Ted]

Yaaaa lets all shower at tanks place. Hope there is enough room for all of us:mrgreen:

 

[Bifferwine]

If you can reach the bubble algae, pull it out by hand.

 

[tankedchemist]

Ted-- It would be like those old pics of like 50 people shoving themselves into a phone booth....

Biff-- doesn't that make it burst and spread spores (or whatever) all over?

 

[Ted]

Sounds great. Oh be gentle and you wont pop them. Well thats what I hear i ended up popping some when I tried it. I am not very gentle.

 

[Bifferwine]

Only if you pop them. Try to pull them off without popping them. They are attached with little tendrils. You can grab the base with a pair of tweezers and rock back and forth until you gently pull it off.

 

[tankedchemist]

Ok. guess I know what I'm doing tomorrow! I'm not so good at the gentle, but I'll try...

 

[Ted]

My kinda girl.......