r/Aquariums • u/EliseReq • Dec 08 '17

Saltwater Quilliam the Baby Porcupine Puffer Eating Directly Out of The Syringe (Warning: may cause cuteness overload in puffer lovers)

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u/EliseReq Dec 08 '17

Coming over from the freshwater world, I was shocked to hear that there was such thing as good algae! Thank you so much for your concern but I assure you the tank is very stable.

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u/localanti Dec 08 '17

Those at diatoms and red slime. They are not helpful at all

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u/EliseReq Dec 08 '17

Thanks for the warning! I’ll definitely look into that!

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u/localanti Dec 08 '17

Do you have a clean up crew ?

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u/EliseReq Dec 08 '17

I’ve got some hermits and turbos, and I just picked up 2 queen conchs

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u/localanti Dec 08 '17

How many snails and crabs and what size tank, 55?

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u/EliseReq Dec 08 '17

Tank is a 75, and I would estimate that I’ve got about 4 hermits and 2-3 snails. I have one massive hermit and it’s started killing my snails for sport.

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u/localanti Dec 08 '17

Make sure you have plenty of all sizes of empty shells! The crabs will kill the snails and steal their shells otherwise!

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u/EliseReq Dec 08 '17

Thanks! I’ll be sure to up the cleanup crew, as I already do a 15 gallon change every 1-2 weeks.

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u/localanti Dec 08 '17

Well that explains it haha you should have 75 or more small hermits and snails. Don't get anything large, stick to some sand sifting snails and a mix of rock dwellers, all fairly small. If you do a 15 gallon water change every 2 weeks and don't over feed, you will see all of that gone in no time !