Summer hits and tank maintenance slides. It happens every year — water changes get pushed back, glass goes unwiped, and algae starts creeping in. If you’re going to let anything slip, make sure your cleanup crew is picking up the slack.
Cerith snails are one of the best investments you can make for a low-maintenance tank. They work every layer — substrate, glass, and rockwork — eating detritus, cyano, diatoms, film algae, and leftover food before it can fuel a bloom. They’re nocturnal too, so they’re putting in work while you’re not even looking!
Update. This is what it now looks like. Any ideas? Aiptasia? Majano?
First thought was a snail, but now I’m not sure.
Summer hits and tank maintenance slides. It happens every year — water changes get pushed back, glass goes unwiped, and algae starts creeping in. If you’re going to let anything slip, make sure your cleanup crew is picking up the slack.
Cerith snails are one of the best investments you can make for a low-maintenance tank. They work every layer — substrate, glass, and rockwork — eating detritus, cyano, diatoms, film algae, and leftover food before it can fuel a bloom. They’re nocturnal too, so they’re putting in work while you’re not even looking!
Cerith Lg Snail
Anyone know what these are ?
I found this on the back of one of my rocks. It is about the size of my pinky nail. For context I took this out of my husband’s tank that has anemones but I’m worried that this is a majano and not a baby from my husband’s anemone. First picture - lights off and flash from my phone. Second pic - tank lights on
Is this an asterina starfish????
Are we thinking dead hermit or malt?
I found a very well camouflage hitch hiker in my xenia!
Apparently they are called xenia crabs (not gonna lie I really did not saw it until i really took a closer look to inspect my xenia for damges and noticed some stalks that does'nt have some fingers and was like whoa why is that stalk moving sideways!!)
They have a very cool symbiotic relationship on a xenia, they eat xenia while they also protect xenia!
Will this help me control xenia's weed-like nature that spread quickly or will i need to find him a friend?
Look at 2nd pic and have fun finding him 🤣
I found this well camouflage crab in my xenia, what is this crab and is this safe for my frogfish?
Aiptasia? Tried getting a video with white light but as soon as it comes on it shoot back into the tube
Best way to get rid of aptasia ? I believe its just the one but its massive!! I was told to hold the peice up out of water that its on and blow torch it off.
Gotta get this hair algae under control