Abalones are the Roombas of Reef Tanks

[@skyking9248]

Getting back Into reefing (Neglected my reef for the past 2 years). Really missing My guy Jake, as I’m sure so is everyone else. Sincere condolences to his family. He passed painlessly and on the way to doing what he loved, so I hope that bring some peace… of course this is just what I’ve heard. Love reef builders videos…. Such a huge loss. I hope there is some positive to be found in all of this. We all go someday. Peace and love.

[@johngalactus4014]

Interestingly was looking up info on abalone because a new shop that sells live seafood (to restaurants mostly) just opened near my house. They have a lot of abalones (super large sizes) and was wondering if they were reef safe. Surprisingly I saw my old comment here and of course, my guy Jake was in this video. RIP buddy. Anyone who says life isn't short doesn't realize the true meaning of it - - life is fragile, and you got to live it the best you can every day.

[@scottyjackson6665]

I've had my abalone from 2002 and after I got out of the hobby I gave him/her to my friend. the little guy is still trucking around in his tank.

[@daftgowk1]

I just got one, arriving in two days. Another weird beastie for the reef.

[@waterlover]

My abalones always had the back glass clean on my old 180 reef tank I used to just stare at them for ever. They used to captivate me for hours.

[@ronaldlambertson2624]

Price of abalones just went up 50%, lol.

[@senegalus]

that would make my tank finally worth something :D

[@supersweatyhands1663]

since you got aquaculture ones does that mean they'll appear more and more in the hobby?

[@dusk1947]

I'm always happy to see aquacultured inverts and fish. While I adore the hobby, tank raised usually leads to hardier pets and a much lower ecological impact

[@xavierpaololedesmamandreza]

You mentioned that they're hardy, meaning that perhaps in the right conditions they can also survive in makeshift saltwater ponds without the need of any sort or aeration or skimmers. Osaka Seafood Market displays in Japan can be a good example.

[@johngraves2185]

Awesome! I was going to drive over to Unique and pick up a couple but work got in the way and by the time I was free they were gone. They are on my must have list and I’ll absolutely pick some up the next time they’re in stock. Such cool invertebrates! Thanks for sharing!

[@bbybby91]

I really want one or some now, my tank would be great for one of these, my current snails and shield limpet are doing amazing, my turbo’s breed in my tank. I’d love to have two or so of these and see if they will breed too.

[@insanity4224]

Larger snails/abalones that are 1.5”+ in diameter actually clean the rocks surface as opposed to just eating some algae. I have 3 really big trochus and they keep my 6ft tank clean including the rocks and back. The clean the rocks so well they look new again and it takes weeks for any algae to grow back in that place. The ground that large snails can cover in a single night is amazing and only a few are needed as opposed to dozens.

[@modotd3885]

Thanx. Very interesting. Would like to have seen them at work.

[@ryanhughes8620]

Great video!! I never knew you could keep aboloni’s in an aquarium, good to know 👍

[@t19890204]

They are in a lot of restaurant's aquarium

[@ArrickthaRed]

I really do not think I could ever handle that thing like that. I would love to have ove but he would be left alone for the rest of his life once in the tank. If I switched tanks he would somehow have to move to the new tank on his own lol.

[@bdanz5851]

LOL....

[@Mr_C.Bacteria]

We have paua in quite a few places here in New Zealand-lots a big ones with beautiful shells. and it's a popular food... but I had no idea until recently that they're like snail's kinda, and i adore aquatic snails especially mystery snails and I dont think I can eat paua anymore 😂😂 nah but I would love some in a tank

[@spicyreef]

Never new there was a tiny "non-edible" Abalone for the reef. I'm on the hunt now, they're all gone. better not tell my wife :-) I finally added water to my 150g check it out :-)

[@Fisherman-hl3ui]

Those are some cute little buggers....

[@haymatr]

great video very good information nice tank bro happy reefing from the Mad Reefer

[@johngalactus4014]

I had an abalone in my tank (they are rare to acquire from where I am) but sadly they seemed to have been shipped badly. In the store itself it wasn't doing much/moving much but I thought to myself maybe it'll do better in my tank and after lights out. After a week in my tank (it moved around a lot at night), it just lay at one corner and seemed to be dead. This was mid of last year. Until today there have been no arrivals of any abalone in my LFS.

[@Eunos_FD3S]

The gold ring cowrie is worth a spotlight as well.

[@HbbH38]

My cultured green abalones are really smart. They like escaping the DT and Super Mario their way down to the sump. Best clean up crews. By a mile.

[@kingtidecorals]

I now need one for the lagoon. 😂

[@trito6776]

Where ca we buy one?

[@Younotus455]

Wait what? Thses are awesome! Can you put a link to where you got these guys? Would like to buy one for my tank

[@cubanreefer1582]

Where did you got this from Jake? I think I heard you said unique corals?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Correct

[@cubanreefer1582]

@@ReefBuildersVideo unfortunately they are out of stock at the moment Thank you! Anyway

[@EazyP_Z]

They are WHAT eater abalones now? 😂 Just me? Couldn't help myself.

[@georgeroberts9880]

Hey Jake, I have a question if you don't mind answering. I broke down a tank a couple of years ago it was overrun with Bryopsis. Can it stay dormant and come back after dried out?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

highly doubt it

[@SpiegNet]

Do you have to worry about their tankmates (crabs, wrasses etc...)attacking them?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

I can’t really say but unless they are dropped into the tank upside down, there’s not too many animals that can threaten them

[@animalsaroundustv5410]

we have subscribed to your channel,.. your videos are very interesting, we support you ❤️❤️❤️👍

[@nathansmith4293]

Where can you buy these? Do these eat any pests?

[@jasoncruz3506]

Had them spawn in my sump now have about 30

[@user-xi9hm8jt6j]

Can you do an update on the 1-day Red Sea max nano soon?

[@jayahn123]

Would you please let me know where to get these ROOMBAS? I also tried the cold water type and failed... Please help! Thanks. Jay

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

uniquecorals.com/products/abalone-3-4-1-stock-specimen

[@jennyashleman5968]

Ah yes Tiny thing proceeds to eat all the algae

[@alsfishbarn1589]

What is the recommended tank size for those?! They are huge! Idk if my 90 cube is big enough or has enough food

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

they don't move much so as long as you give them extra food they'll be fine

[@cpbartak]

How many would you get for a 150? Or rather, what's the recommended tank size per each?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

one or two will be enough once they are large

[@JRPaquatics]

Do you think they will reproduce in your tank like stomatella do? I hope they do! Stomatella are one of my favorite reef invertebrates.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

If you had a mature pair I'm sure they would eventually try but I believe their early life stage is probably more involved than a stomatella

[@richarddesimone960]

There also tasty with butter and old bay

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

I hope I can have a abalone one day 🥰🐶

[@jahsreef8386]

Any issues with wrasses getting an expensive meal?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

surely a big enough wrasse might try

[@CherIsmail]

Is it true that Abalones are not suited for acrylic tanks? I read that their beaks can cause damage to the acrylic.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

I've had some big Panaque plecos with big teeth scrape acrylic tanks in the past so I could imagine Abalones having the potential to scratch acrylic, but nowhere near as bad as an urchin

[@ellisbarton2261]

I set up a 30 gallon aquarium and had one stomatella in the live rock, soon I had about 50 baby ones randomly appear I suppose this was insane luck 😂

[@speedyjay4513]

What type of algae do they prefer/best at getting rid off? Kinda fighting GHA😅

[@zafishguy5166]

Many fight GHA. Honestly... it's not fun

[@insanity4224]

In my experience with larger snails they will mow down everything, my really big trochus tear through think lumps of hair algae and I suspect abalone will do the same. Small snails are useless as they don’t eat down to the roots.

[@eillyacostandinides3344]

U have high phosphate it doesn't show on kits cause GHA is consuming it. Add rowa phose GFO and it will die off in less than a week and add a tang

[@speedyjay4513]

@@eillyacostandinides3344 it’s a 29 gallon tank so no tang and so I pulsing Xenia which would out compete the gha

[@eillyacostandinides3344]

@@speedyjay4513 it won't. Gha are better in absorbing nutrition than xenia that why people use algae in refugium and not xenia

[@Mike__B]

So they're super effective algae eaters, is there any real issue with them out eating everything then? So now you get something that starves due to lack of algae because it eats so much of it? Also the hybrid abalones, I assume that means they will not reproduce in your tank then?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

My abalones like to finish up the algae clips I give to the tangs

[@jackglueck3355]

Where do I get them I'm very interested

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

uniquecorals.com/products/abalone-3-4-1-stock-specimen

[@goldycoaco]

The only thing I know about these guys is that some varieties taste good.

[@jttran6650]

I know my copperband loves clams... are these safe with copperbands and angels?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

I keep a copperband with one of my Abas

[@cpbartak]

@@ReefBuildersVideo Nice! I was just going to ask you if they were big enough that butterflies wouldn't see them as a food source. Sounds like they might work.

[@Hazynote253]

do they eat macroalgae?

[@an032nv]

Do you supplement their diet at all with sinking algae wafers or do they get enough to eat without it?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

The larger ones will finish up the algae clip once the tangs have their fill

[@an032nv]

@@ReefBuildersVideo Thanks!

[@cubanreefer1582]

I will like to add them to my reef for algae control basically what I need right now in an algae bloom

[@yusef54321]

Does it hurt it to take it from one tank and just pop it in the tub or they’re just that hardy? Also do you think/know if they will eat bryopsis?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

not sure if they will eat tough algaes like Valonia or Bryopsys but like many other diligent herbivores, I'd bet that they graze down biofilms and young growths of any algaes before it has time to grow, mature and spread.

[@gonefishing5536]

We had one spawn like clockwork on the moon cycle, it would crawl out of the tank on our gyre power cord and spawn. Best clean up crew member for large tanks.

[@yusef54321]

Thank you both for your help and valuable info!

[@scubaguy5389]

that is if you can find them. most are out of stock.

[@lt.danslegs9737]

Awesome!

[@DamienBuckley]

What can you offer abalones as supplemental food?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

the same nori that we feed our tangs

[@DamienBuckley]

@@ReefBuildersVideo yeah, since watching the video I got one and it absolutely smashes nori hahaha. Fantastic creatures

[@Utubereefer]

I want one!

[@Jnvd3b]

My last sea hare was twice the size of the urchin that ate it…think I’m done with them even though they munch on hair algae like crazy

[@ameliasukinterests5966]

Send them to UK.

[@miguelsalty]

Nano update please 😔

[@wiekiatong4018]

When this growth too big you can bbq them.

[@Phangmaster]

Watching this is making me Randy Baby!

[@ryandraper4380]

I feel like I have one in my tank I seen something weird in my tank that looked like that

[@RBXXXX]

There hard to find in 2021.

[@bdanz5851]

None of the LSFs in my area stock anything remotely interesting like this.

[@bordeauxfr1574]

Nano update please 🙏

[@atfinthehouse8631]

Review of chitons?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

I have plenty of the half inch nano-chitons but man do I wish I could get some larger showy ones like I've had hitchhike on live rock in the past

[@corsair371]

Cool

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Welp I’ve watched a man finger an abalone time to go to sleep

[@amnahamin492]

🤪👷😘