reef clean up workers

hey guys is there a crab that will do the turbo snail job because i am having no luck. It looks like they are dead.

 

BS2007

there are species of crabs that may eat similar things as Turbo snails
but I do not know any that can scale glass or acrylic to do so
so a mix of snails and crabs is always usefull IME


Finding the reason your snails are dying if they are indeed dying may be a better option

Temperature - IME snails tend to not do well if the tank gets above 83, in fact they often shows signs of distress at elevated temperatures before many corals do

Copper - do you have any other inverts in the tank that are doing OK
have you ever used a copper based treatment in your tank or in any tank the rock was in?
are you 100% certain of the source of your rock- could it have absorbed copper in a tank that it was previously in?

do you have any predators in the set up, such as hermits that may be killing the snails for food and home upgrades?

Steve

 

Wow steve! I have nothing more to say besides red leg hermits.