Re: [GSAS-Member] Anyone have experience with Anentome helena (assassin snails)

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

Clown Loaches got rid of the 100's of MTS I had in my 125 gal, without a 
problem. Do Jo loaches took care of the ones in the golfish tank too.

--- On Mon, 10/5/09, Clifford Miller <clifford@clevergeek.com> wrote:

> From: Clifford Miller <clifford@clevergeek.com>
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Anyone have experience with Anentome helena 
> (assassin snails)
> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> Date: Monday, October 5, 2009, 8:26 AM
> 
> Mine did a decent job of knocking out ramshorn snails, but
> didn't seem to
> take on the larger MTS.  My group never bred, and I'm
> down to just a few
> left.
> 
> While the assassins are kind of cool, I think you'd have
> better control
> results using a small trap baited with cucumber or using a
> net just before
> your lights come on to removing them from the sides of the
> tank.
> 
> You might search through the archives as well, I know this
> has come up a
> few times.  For biological control, a dwarf puffer
> fish will hunt the
> snails at a much more aggressive rate than the A. helena,
> but they're fin
> nippers, so best kept alone.  There are several kinds
> of loaches and
> labyrinth fish that also tend to hunt snails.
> 
> Cliff
> 
> 
> > I was thinking of getting a few of these to combat a
> couple of aggressive
> > rams horn populations.  I'm also interested in
> MTS and thought the a.
> > helena
> > might be a good way to setup a balanced system. 
> Before I go make a
> > mistake
> > I thought I would consult the wisdom of the list...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John
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