|| I estimate I now have several thousand, still in that same 20 gallon
|| tank. The tank, fish and plants are all quite healthy, and the MTS
|| certainly aren't hurting anything that I can see. But their
|| population is extremely out of control.
||
|| I can literally see my substrate (Flourite gravel) moving, almost
|| constantly. Especially in the hour or so before the lights go off. It
|| probably isn't an exaggeration to say that 1/5 of the volume of my
|| substrate is actually MTS.

Eric, here's an alternative...

Stop feeding for a few days, and the MTS will be almost pavlovian trained..
watch this... After about 4 days, drop some shrimp pellets in one spot, and
the next day about 18hrs later, MOST of your MTS will be on top of that
pellet pile, when they are, use your python tube to suction some/alot/not
all of them out.... I have to do that about 2 times a year and it keeps them
under control...

Algae wafers don't seem to work as well... must be something about the
shrimp pellets...

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