Re: Snails (was Re: [RML] Disease)
George R. Trumbull IV (georget at Princeton.EDU)
Tue, 10 Feb 1998 17:49:34 -0700
I have to echo Rhonda. I keep snails in my planted 65 and they keep
everything algae and diatom free (which it wasn't before snails).
-George Trumbull (a 100%, certified lurker)
>I never have understood what the big deal with the snails was anyway. I
>have planted
>tanks and snails and other than large apple or columbian ramshorns don't have
>trouble with the snails bothering my plants. I have about every small type
>of snail
>I think, known to the aquarium hobby. When I get too many I pull them out
>and drop
>them in for the botias or my red jewels to munch on. (Nothing eats up
>snails like a
>red jewel-H. lifalili)
>
>It seems like a lot of work and awfully hard on your plants/fish to go
>through all
>these things people go through to get rid of snails. Especially since next
>time you
>put a new plant in the tank you have to go through the whole thing again.
>I find in
>the tanks where there are no snails (the red jewels and botias) I get a
>lot of nasty
>looking algae and diatoms. I've never seen a living natural body of water
>without
>snails they are great little cleaners.
>
>Rhonda
>
>
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