trumpet snails

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cholula

Large Fish
#1
Oct 22, 2002
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fish.arehere.net
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Many months ago the lfs gave me some
trumpet snails ... said it would be good
since I had an UGF etc to have them....
They burrow in the gravel etc....

Well, 6 weeks ago I removed the UGF
and about half the larger portion of the
gravel.... (strained out the larger pieces)....

The tank is planted with serveral java ferns
and contains about 25 tetras, and 6 small
plecos.....

Now since the UGF filter removal I have
been fighting green slime.... but I have
also noticed that I have a tremendous
about of trumpet snails.
I vaccumed the tank the other day...
a little bit of gravel went into the
bucket...afterwards I looked closely
at the gravel and noticed a hugh amount
of baby trumpet snails....

Now I am wondering if having too many
trumpet snails will cause a probem?
If so... how do reduce their numbers.

If anybody wants any trumpet snails....
come by and I'll give you as many as
you want... I am in south florida. :)

~cholula
 

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Avalon

Avalon

Superstar Fish
#2
Oct 22, 2002
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www.davidressel.com
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Trumpet snails, like ramshorn snails, multiply alarmingly fast! Clown loaches will keep them in check, but will not and cannot eliminate all of them. They are able to bite through the shell of young trumpets, but not the hard shells of the more mature ones. The only alternative to 100% annhiliation is to remove everything and "sterilize" the substrate by any means necessary.

The green slime is blue green algae (cyanobacteria). This often occurs in new or remodeled tanks. One cause is a sharp drop in nitrates, which will happen after a large cleaning. A simple method to get rid of it is Erythromycin tabs. Erythromycin is an anti-bacterial medication. Grind up 200mg tabs and dump in; 200mg per 15 gallons or so is a good estimate as to how much you should use. A little extra on the first 2 doses is great. Change 20% of the water right before you add it. Continue at a lower dosage after the first 2 doses. Dose every other day. Aquarium Pharmeceuticals make the cheapest--"EM" tabs, 8 for about $4. You will see results within 24 hours.
 

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