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.


--
Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com

"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.


--
Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com

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.
--
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

NetMax wrote:

The hammer might not be very practical.

I have a long, proud history of being impractical.


A pot of boiling water, drop them in.

Hehe, I can just imagine the conversation with my wife. "Eric, what are
you cooking?". "Ummmm.... It's complicated."

Let us know which worked best for you.

Will do.

--
Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com

On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 23:23:20 GMT, Jim85CJ
wrote:

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

Nice page, but there's some errors...
The "pond snail" pictured is an apple snail; when people speak about
pond snails they often mean eggsnails (the genus Physa):
http://mikes-machine.mine.nu/specime...p_DSCN4592.jpg
and from the description I think this page does too. However,
eggsnails don't eat plants, but most species of apple snail will.

Also, the upside down catfish is Synodontis nigriventris, and grows to
a maximum size of 12 cm. Synodontis multipunctatus is the cuckoo
catfish, which grows to about 20 cm. I don't know which of them the
page is refering to, or if either eats snails.


Me, I'd recommend pakistan loach for a smallish snail eater:
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/pakloach.htm

Mean_Chlorine wrote in message . ..
On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 23:23:20 GMT, Jim85CJ
wrote:

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

Nice page, but there's some errors...
The "pond snail" pictured is an apple snail; when people speak about
pond snails they often mean eggsnails (the genus Physa):
http://mikes-machine.mine.nu/specime...p_DSCN4592.jpg
and from the description I think this page does too. However,
eggsnails don't eat plants, but most species of apple snail will.

Also, the upside down catfish is Synodontis nigriventris, and grows to
a maximum size of 12 cm. Synodontis multipunctatus is the cuckoo
catfish, which grows to about 20 cm. I don't know which of them the
page is refering to, or if either eats snails.


Me, I'd recommend pakistan loach for a smallish snail eater:
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/pakloach.htm

My vote is for the pakistani (also known as yo-yo) loach. Mine
looooved little snails. You'll be vacuuming snail shells out soon.
They are very interesting community fish that do well in a 20g tank.

-Jess

"Eric Schreiber" eric at ericschreiber dot com wrote in message
...
NetMax wrote:

The hammer might not be very practical.

I have a long, proud history of being impractical.


A pot of boiling water, drop them in.

Hehe, I can just imagine the conversation with my wife. "Eric, what are
you cooking?". "Ummmm.... It's complicated."

'Complicated' is when she walks by and comments "whatever you're cooking
smells delicious, I can't wait for supper". ;~)

NetMax

Let us know which worked best for you.

Will do.

--
Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com