do snails ruin cichlid eggs?
 

MTS will eat fish eggs but only if they can get near them! I'm sure the
Tanganyikans will be able to handle it.

**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

"Zimm44" wrote in message
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Two of my three tanks are infested with a very small almost brownish
looking
snail. What's the deal? They are in a 75 gallon tank that is home for a
tanganyikan population which includes frontosas, compressiceps, calvus
white,
leleupis, and juies. I am worried that these snails may somehow eat the
fish's
eggs. I love to watch these fish breed so any help would be appreciated.

Are you saying that the cichlids will pick the snails off of the walls of the
shells that they lay their eggs in? What does MTS stand for? Are they
beneficial to the tank otherwise?

Malaysian trumpet snails. I hear they keep the sustrate loose (airy?)

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Paulo
"Zimm44" wrote in message
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Are you saying that the cichlids will pick the snails off of the walls of
the
shells that they lay their eggs in? What does MTS stand for? Are they
beneficial to the tank otherwise?

So other than that, you have experience with cichlids breeding in their
presence?

I have an N. Brichardi and N. Pulcher that spawn non-stop in my Tang setup,
many MTS too! Don't worry about it.
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**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

"Zimm44" wrote in message
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So other than that, you have experience with cichlids breeding in their
presence?

Thanks a ton for your help. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Where to the MTS come
from?

MTS = Malaysian Trumpet Snail, so I guess they originate from Malaysia ;o
They were probably hitchhikers on one of the pants you introduced to your
tank...
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"Zimm44" wrote in message
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Thanks a ton for your help. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Where to the MTS
come
from?

"Zimm44" wrote in message
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Thanks a ton for your help. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Where to the
MTS come
from?

Malaysia ;~), or more locally, they would probably have been brought in
with a live plant purchase. They are livebearers, so the young MTS
skimming the water's surface would make a nice snack for many types of
cichlids. Because of their hard shells, adults can survive the unwanted
attention of some fish.

Note that while most of the fish you have are mouth-brooders, some are
not. For cichlids which are substrate spawners, snails can be nocturnal
predators to the unhatched eggs, so ymmv. Generally though, I'd agree
with Happy Cam'per as many cichlids are quite effective defenders.
Perhaps leave them a night light for the first few weeks.
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no reccomendations in terms of a rid-a-snail type of product? I have heard they
eat detritus.

"Zimm44" wrote in message
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no reccomendations in terms of a rid-a-snail type of product? I have
heard they
eat detritus.

I strongly recommend against chemical products to kill snails. Their
active ingredient is usually some form of copper which is toxic to fish
at only slightly higher dosages, and then there is the bio-load of all
the dead snails to consider. Mechanical removal and/or snail eating fish
tend to be the most common methods used.

I've never heard of a detritus eating snail, and while I wouldn't be too
surprised if it was true, consider that the snail has it's own exhaust
pipe, so the detritus is only changing 'flavour' ;~).
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