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Old 04-30-2011, 08:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I think my turbo snails are eating my corraline algae....Is this bad for my aquarium?
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Old 05-01-2011, 07:10 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Their not eating it mate, they prob just grazing where it is, Urchins will eat it, but at the same time after they have eaten it will leave a nice place for more to spawn and they can end up spreading teh coraline.
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cool...what are urchins? is a sea hare a urchin? i have one and do u know what else he eats once the hair algae is gone?
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The best I could describe them is an underwater Hedgehog or Porcupine.

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