MTS out of control

RedForeman ). wrote:

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

Hehe. I'm imagining a pile of MTS that pushes open the lid of the tank
and spills over into the living room


use your python tube to suction some/alot/not all of them out

From what I'm reading here, it sounds like this may be the approach I
have to use. I just hate to waste all that good potential fish food.


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"Eric Schreiber" eric at ericschreiber dot com wrote in message
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use your python tube to suction some/alot/not all of them out

From what I'm reading here, it sounds like this may be the approach I
have to use. I just hate to waste all that good potential fish food.


But what will you do with them once you have sucked them out of the tank?

dwhite

Dan White wrote:

But what will you do with them once you have sucked them
out of the tank?

It'll be hammer time.

I'd prefer not to kill the snails this way, but only because I feel
it's wasting a lot of potential fish food, not out of any sense of
squeamishness. If there is no suitable predator-based solution for my
tank, then this will be the route I take.


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http://www.drhelm.com/aquarium/snails.html

Eric Schreiber wrote:

Dan White wrote:


But what will you do with them once you have sucked them
out of the tank?


It'll be hammer time.

I'd prefer not to kill the snails this way, but only because I feel
it's wasting a lot of potential fish food, not out of any sense of
squeamishness. If there is no suitable predator-based solution for my
tank, then this will be the route I take.

"Eric Schreiber" eric at ericschreiber dot com wrote in message
news
Dan White wrote:

But what will you do with them once you have sucked them
out of the tank?

It'll be hammer time.

I'd prefer not to kill the snails this way, but only because I feel
it's wasting a lot of potential fish food, not out of any sense of
squeamishness. If there is no suitable predator-based solution for my
tank, then this will be the route I take.


Eric "MC" Schreiber I guess? lol. I only asked because you seemed to have
an aversion against flushing them. I wouldn't flush a fish, but I don't see
a problem with teeny snails personally. I can't see them contaminating
anything, or causing problems with the plumbing, but I guess you never know.

dwhite

"Eric Schreiber" eric at ericschreiber dot com wrote in message
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Dan White wrote:

But what will you do with them once you have sucked them
out of the tank?

It'll be hammer time.

The hammer might not be very practical. Too small and too many. A pot
of boiling water, drop them in. I believe escargo is started this way.

As Mike was suggesting, a couple of Zebra loaches might start making a
dent in the population, but if you are overfeeding, they might chose your
food instead. There are other fish which would help control the MTS
population. Baby MTS are often seen on the top of the water early in the
morning.

Besides looking a little eerie (watching your substrate moving), another
reason for thinning the MTS population down is to reduce the bio-load on
the tank (but you would need to decrease the food supply to get the
benefit).

Let us know which worked best for you.
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www.NetMax.tk

I'd prefer not to kill the snails this way, but only because I feel
it's wasting a lot of potential fish food, not out of any sense of
squeamishness. If there is no suitable predator-based solution for my
tank, then this will be the route I take.


--
Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com

"Eric Schreiber" eric at ericschreiber dot com wrote in message
news
Dan White wrote:

But what will you do with them once you have sucked them
out of the tank?

It'll be hammer time.

I'd prefer not to kill the snails this way, but only because I feel
it's wasting a lot of potential fish food, not out of any sense of
squeamishness. If there is no suitable predator-based solution for my
tank, then this will be the route I take.


--
Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com

My yo-yos keep them in check in one 55, and a zebra does in another in
another.The only place I see them is on my filter pad, they get flushed.
Bob

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Subject: MTS out of control
From: "Eric Schreiber" ericat ericschreiber dot com
Date: 9/7/2004 3:08 PM Central Daylight Time
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use your python tube to suction some/alot/not all of them out

From what I'm reading here, it sounds like this may be the approach I
have to use. I just hate to waste all that good potential fish food.

I have a Python and they don't suck up.

|||| use your python tube to suction some/alot/not all of them out

|| I have a Python and they don't suck up.

Not the actual python, just the hose that goes in the unit...I have to use
just the hose and it sucks 'em up really good... sucks EVERYTHING up really
good...

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TYNK 7 wrote:

I have a Python and they don't suck up.

I dont' have a python, just a basic siphon tube and hose. It won't pick
up the MTS either. I was thinking more generally of trapping or netting
them than vacuuming. I'm planning a small butter container with
snail-sized holes cut into it, a rock in it for weight, and some tasty
snail-bait food, sitting on the bottom of the tank for a day or two at
a time. Sort of a catch-and-crunch program

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