RE: [GSAS-Member] Snails!

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

I think I may try some of those Pea Puffers, they are
sooooooo cute!

I do have an abundance of snails, they are the
maylasian trumpet snails, I can bring you whole bunch
for you Holly.

Also I wanted to know if anyone has any spare female
endlers they would be willing to trade for some males.
I think I have about 6 males.....they are young and
are now coloring up. The ones at school just had
another batch,, so I am sure I will have more soon.

As to the Pea Puffers, can they go in as small of a
tank as a 5 gallon? and if so can there be 2 or 3 in
there.

Thanks!

Trish

--- Holly <holly@ourglasshouse.com> wrote:

> I also kept Carinotetraodon travancoricus.  I
> personally would not keep
> puffers with other fish after my experience with
> them.  Not all are highly
> aggressive, but all are total pigs.  Any fish that I
> have put in with my
> puffers cannot get his own food because the puffers
> will devour it, leaving
> the other fish no chance at all to eat.  
> 
> I currently keep two Colomesus asellus, which are a
> much larger freshwater
> puffer than the pea puffers.  I put a bristlenose in
> with them for a while
> to help with an algae problem but the puffers sucked
> down his algae pellets
> after a giant meal of frozen krill.  I think this is
> the type of fish that
> would literally eat itself to death.  They're total
> scavengers.  I raise
> snails in a separate tank to feed them.  Their beaks
> grow pretty rapidly if
> you don't have hard things for them to eat which
> keep the beaks trimmed.
> They're a very interesting fish.  They are not
> really aggressive except when
> it comes to food.  In fact, they're a bit flighty
> when I walk past their
> tank.  These fish are in constant motion.  Actually,
> they're just plain
> spastic :P
> 
> BTW, if anybody is getting rid of snails I plan to
> be at the auction and
> would gladly accept them as food for my two little
> piggies.  Thanks!
> 
> And here are some photos of my fish if you want to
> take a peek:
>
http://www.ourglasshouse.com/holly/pets/fish/Puffers/
> 
> 
> Holly
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf
> Of Linda Knapp
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 12:16 PM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Snails!
> 
> Gee Thanks for giving me another fish to put on my
> want to have list! They
> do look very cute - However the tank with the snail
> problem has a mated pair
> of angels which lay eggs regularly - and
> unfortunately eventually eat them -
> although they may just not like the 20 gallon tank
> and need a bigger tank. 
> They do care for the eggs for a couple days before
> the eggs dissapear.
> Anyway the only other animals in the tanks (besides
> snails) are several
> ghost?? 
> (algae eating) shrimp - Also lots of plants. The
> shrimp are about 1 inch
> long or better - would the puffer bother them??
> Would the angels bother the
> puffers? I think probably yes but anyone have them
> in a community type tank
> out there?
> 
> Linda
> 
> On Wednesday 05 April 2006 11:37, Scott Frayo wrote:
> > Another great snail eradicator is the pea puffer. 
> Not only are they 
> > fun to watch, but 3 in my 150g tank will take care
> of a snail 
> > infestation usually within 1 week.
> >
> > -----Scott
> >
> > R. Scott Frayo
> > Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society
> > 2006 President
> > www.pnwhs.org
> >
> > >From: Linda Knapp <linda@bozuk.org>
> > >Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member
> 
> > >chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> > >To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
> > >Subject: [GSAS-Member] Snails!
> > >Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 11:05:43 -0700
> > >
> > >I have developed a swarm of snails in one of my
> tanks - the one with 
> > >a  pair of angels laying eggs....
> > >Any tricks to getting rid of them? They are just
> the standard little 
> > >round aquarium snail.
> > >
> > >Linda
> > >linda@bozuk.org
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