Re: Snails

[Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>]

I actually like the Malaysian trumpet snails, keep the soil turned, and
once heard a rumor they ate algae, not sure this is true.  They never took
over a tank, and only came out at night, so not too bad.  I inadvertantly
killed them all by treating a tank with 1/4-1/2 fluke tab for hydra, all
the hydra was gone, and snails on the surface dead the next morning.

Kathy


On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 Fi205sh@aol.com wrote:

> Hi All
> 
> I purposely introduced the Malaysian snails into two tanks after reading 
> their benefits in keeping the gravel loose. After a few months they populated 
> the tanks to such a degree that I realized the error of my ways but didn't 
> want to chemically remove them due to the fish I had in the tank. I added a 
> Leporacanthicus galaxias, one of the Vampire Pleco's to the tank and the 
> Malaysian snails disappeared. The galaxias do dig in the gravel for hours so 
> they may not be the best for a planted tank.
> 
> I wasn't sure if the galaxias was really the snail killer, so I bought a L. 
> heterodon for the second tank and had the same result, no more snails. It 
> seems to be the best "natural" solution to a Malaysian snail problem and you 
> will have a beautiful Pleco in the end.
> 
> Tom Wojtech
> 
> 
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