Reef Discussion

[newbiereef]

i have a couple (read hundreds) of turbos as per title can you have to many should i cull some

 

[NiCd]

It depends what you mean by too may

From a biological point of view Basically they will self manage their population in the form of limited size, so as long as they have bred up to that number the answer is no.

I have kept several thousand at a time in standard four footers and from an atheistic point of view I'd argue yes, this gets a big over the top ( but this is personal preference )

If you feel it's looking a little crowded ,take that as an opportunity to help some others out and prevent the ocean being raped of them by offering them up in the classifieds or passing some on to a friend.

 

[Buddy]

I must have thousands in my 6ft tank. The only time I notice them is when the lights are out. During the day they aren't active at all.
I guess they are eating left over food and algae so it must be good that they are there.

 

[newbiereef]

cool thanks i was up at 2am the other nite and thought i would piss the fish off :-) glass was covered in them

 

[MagicJ]

I also have hundreds in my tank but they are only active of a night time. During the day most of them bunker down on the glass just below the top of the sand.

I have probably taken out 200 over the past 2 years and have quite a few empty shells as they self regulate - so I don't think you can have too many but, if you don't want some to die when food levels drop, take some out and move them on to other tanks.

 

[webber555]

Mine all congregate in the overflow, my only problem with larger numbers would be reduced flow!