[emperorangel]

Hi Lee

I just brought a few Nassarius snails. I want to put them in display tank to eat some alge or if there is any leftovers.

Should I give them the fish QT process. I would hate for them to give anything to my display tank. Is very hard to find any info on them about QT.

I would like to go the best route.

thanks

[rjs5134]

I posted a similar question not too long ago. The advise given was that anything added to the DT should, or must, go through the QT process. Snails can inadvertantly carry one or more of the stages of marine ich as can a very small amount of water that may get transferred from the bag to the tank.

The only way to be certain marine ich or other organisms don't end up in the DT is to perform a proper QT.

[emperorangel]

Thanks for the reply

I will go ahead and put some anti parasite and antibacteria food for them to eat.

and observe the snail

[leebca]

This is good reading, emperorangel:
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Quarantine Tank for Everything by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com
rjs5134 is correct.

Be clear that Nassarius sp. snails are carnivores and eat leftover meaty fish foods, dead fish, etc., but not algae.

[carlc]

Anti Parasite food containing drugs will most likely kill the snails.

Carl

[emperorangel]

thanks

I stop right now..they have been eating for one day.