Remove dead snails/empty shells?

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  1. Anthos312

    Anthos312 Millepora

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    So last year i got about 2 orders of CuC's for my 40 gallon reef. I have a lot of dead nerites and smaller ceriths, there is nothing left but their shells. Is it bad to leave these in the tank and should i remove them?
     
    Anthos312, Mar 18, 2011
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  2. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    If you have hermits, leave them.
     
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  3. trijam

    trijam Coral Banded Shrimp

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    They won't hurt anything if they are long dead infact your pods will clean em out and hide there.
     
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  4. fischkid2

    fischkid2 Dirty Filter Sock

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    keep 'em. the ones still alive may move into them. And they dont harm anything.
     
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  5. silor

    silor Sea Dragon

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    Keep them :)
     
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  6. Gary Faulkner

    Gary Faulkner Plankton

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    X 2 unless you get so many that it becomes unsightly.
     
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  7. pink4miss

    pink4miss Panda Puffer

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    i never though about pods living in them, i leave them for the hermits
     
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