RE: [GSAS-Member] Snails!

["Holly" <holly@ourglasshouse.com>]

Thanks, Trish.  My puffers thank you in advance :)

Holly 

-----Original Message-----
From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Trish
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 4:33 PM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: RE: [GSAS-Member] Snails!

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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