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?

"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.



I'm surprised no one has suggested any of the Syno. cats.
Syno. multipunctatus (cuckoo catfish) demolishes snails well quick.
As will any of the others S. petricola etc.

Zimm44wrote:
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.

The snails will not cause any problems with the cichlids spawning. If
you are worried about that you can pick up a few clown loaches and
they will eat the snails for you.

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Mbuna wrote:

Zimm44wrote:
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.

The snails will not cause any problems with the cichlids spawning. If
you are worried about that you can pick up a few clown loaches and
they will eat the snails for you.

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The loach idea is tried and true, I like to move my clown loaches between
tanks. I have a half dozen 1-4" clown loaches and they do well moving from
tank to tank periodically. By the way you get the snails from plants, in my
experience.