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Started May 2, 2017
200 Opae Ula
Size 3G/11L
No heater
No filtration
Air stone
Gutted rear of tank & filled with lava rock
CaribSea Ocean Direct Live Sand
Black sea fan
Cured live rock
Berried females spotted July 3, 2017

Posted on another site and figured out it's a Cerith Snail

Thank you. Here's some additional pics of the live rock that the opae are always grazing on.

This one came with my Nerites. Been in my tank for 6 months. Sometimes burrows in the sand.

I took out the leaves as Mustafa suggested. I have also stopped feeding the tank.

Ok so i'll remove the leaves. In order to avoid the tannins I boiled for a long time. I thought it would help but I will go by your advice. I would be more than happy not to feed if I don't have to. If there's enough algae in this tank that will support the Opae then I won't feed. One thing that I f...

Let me also mention that I believe that the original spirulina I used had the following in it which contributed to the poor water quality and excess nutrients. Ingredients: Fish Meal, Shrimp Meal, Kelp, Spirulina, Krill, Pea Flour, Fish Oil What I use now is 100% pure chill-dried spirulina microalga...

I agree 100%. I have a 3 gallon that I started in May. No filter and only fed on the start up. I spotted 2 berried females on July 3rd. I only went off information I found from Fuku Bonsai in the beginning up to a couple of months ago. Now I have more information/knowledge. Also Fuku Bonsai also fed...

Let me start by saying this forum has been very informative and useful. I've been reading on all the post as much as possible. I've been through the ups & downs in setting a tank up and maintaining it. Had I known about this forum when I started I would not have made some of the mistakes I made....