How may snails for a 35gal??

Hey guys i have a quick question.. how many snails should i have for my 35 gal tank and what type cause i need to minamize my brown algea growth

 

75 to 100 of mixed snails would be about the right number

 

That depends on your bioload, how much of your sandbed is covered with rock, and how deep your sand bed is.

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Gin

 

oh man that is really cool i did not know about that link thanks and does it explain about what you are saying about the sand depth cause why would that matter??

 

I think 75 to 100 might be a bit overkill for a 35. Most would recommend 1 for ever 2 gallons (of smaller snails such as astraea or trochus, etc), and 1 for every 5 gallons of larger snails such as mexican turbo, etc.
For crabs, its recommended 1 hermit for every 1 gallon, scarlets a bit less, than mithrax crabs 1 for every 15 gallons, etc.

Also, depending on where your algae tends to accumulate, you might want to shift ratios from snails to crabs. Snails do an awesome job on rock and glass, but won't usually touch the sand. If sand is your nuissance area, go for a higher ratio of hermits to snails. In addition, bioload plays the largest factor. If your algae growth is slow, start with half of your target number, and see how the algae situation is 2-3 weeks down the road.

 

ok ok.. i also have another problem cause everytime i add a couple snails my dwarf hermits tend to to some sort of gang bang and eat them and then steel the shell so im affraid to add any more snails

 

The only time i've seen hermits eat snails is when they have nothing else to eat (opportunistic feeders they are young jedi!), or when the snail is dying or falls upside down in the sand and can't flip itself back over.

 

ok cause i feel like every day they keep multipling and my snails only become good for a new shell.

 

I have about 100 snails in my 34 gallon, and I'd actually say it's not at snail capacity.

 

You can't have to many sand depth and rock has nothing to do with I need to add some myself and when I buy them I get 500 at a pope for a 180..The Hermits I seldom keep but 1 per 2 gallons they kill and eat my snails ..