Re: [GSAS-Member] Malaysian Trumpet Snails

[Bryan Nichols <nicholsbryan@gmail.com>]

I like them. They only come out at night in my tank so not really an eye
sore.


-Bryan


On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:41 PM, Peake, Heather <hpeake@fhcrc.org> wrote:

> I'll take you up on that Shango!
>
>
> Heather
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> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Malaysian Trumpet Snails
>
> 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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