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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com > [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Shango Los > Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 1:29 PM > To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > GSAS-Member mailing list > > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > > > -- > Shango Los > > ::Development:: > Listing and Marketing Specialist, Partner Alchemy Real Estate Marketing > and Development > > ::Internet Development:: > www.OutdoorLovemap.com > > ::Speaking Engagements:: > http://www.vimeo.com/fourthfold > > :: Fine Art Portfolio:: > www.ShangoLos.com > > ::Twitter:: > https://twitter.com/shangolos > > > > > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member