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Old 01/05/2008, 01:25 PM
m2434 m2434 is offline
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I've never noticed them killing sanils as long as there are sufficient empty snail shells laying around. Some people insist that it occurs regardless. Personally, I have a 10:1 ratio of snails to crabs, so maybe that has something to do with it, not sure. I don't like crabs because they steal food from corals, but otherwise no problems here. If you don't have corals that require feeding such as plate-corals or non-photosynthetic corals, this wouldn't be a problem. Also, I believe if you have sufficient shells they won't bother your snails, but you may need a lot of shells.
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