Re: [GSAS-Member] Malaysian Trumpet Snails

[Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com>]

Hi Heather,

I personally loathe my MTS.  They breed like crazy and get into everything.
Also, I cannot control them with another species because nothing else eats
them due to their especially hard shells.

I do know that the are good for the substrate because they burrow which
keeps the substrate loose and the also eat detris.  Personally this is FAR
outweighed by their appearance.

If you want smaller critters maybe try a snail that does not reproduce in
fresh water like nerite snails or assassin snails.  Both are more expensive
than MTS though.  

Heck, if you decide you want MTS, don't pay for them.  I will give all you
can handle for free.  =)

Cheers,

Shango


On 4/22/09 1:17 PM, "Peake, Heather" <hpeake@fhcrc.org> wrote:

> Does anyone have experience with these?  I was thinking about adding
> them to one of my aquariums, but the Internets are packed with
> conflicting anecdotes about how much havoc they wreak and how rapidly
> they breed.
> 
> Heather
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