|
Home | Marine Aquariums |
Freshwater Aquariums |
Planted Aquariums |
Brackish Systems |
Ponds,
lakes & fountains |
Turtles & Amphibians |
Aquatic Business |
Aquatic Science |
Ask the WWM Crew a Question |
Please visit our Sponsors | ||||
Limpets and Coralline Crew: Well after trying to figure out
what I can't grow coralline algae in my tank, I think I have
finally identified a suspect. I have a few of those odd
little creatures known as limpets (Elephant Snail, Keyhole, etc.) and
according to an article by someone named "Steneck"
http://academics.smcvt.edu/dfacey/AquaticBiology/Coastal%20Pages/Limpets.htm
These things only eat coralline!! It really makes sense now
because I could see little patches of coralline one day, only to wake
up the next morning to find them vanished! All water parameters,
Ca, dKH, etc. are all perfect - no phos, no nitrates, etc. I
guess I'll continue to let them battle it out (I refuse to attempt
to remove one of the limpets for fear of damaging him) and see who wins
- right now, it's no contest! You agree that this is
possible? <Definitely. These are voracious grazers. Best,
Chris> |
|
Features: |
|
Featured Sponsors: |