Re: snails v pupfish

[LeeH920226 at aol_com]

I recently have observed an effect which may not be real over time, but 
certainly dramatic in this observation. Normally after the first day or so 
that a spawn hatches I put in some Java Moss and snails. I believe this helps 
provide a constant food source and some cleanup action for excess food. A 
couple weeks ago I had some eggs hatch and instead of pond or Ramshorn snails 
I used Malaysian livebearing snails because they were in the Java moss that I 
collected. The results were that those containers that had the Malaysian 
snails produced fry that were 3 times or more the size of those without the 
Malaysian snails. This was observed in several different species and in 
several different containers with the same species. I will continue to use 
these snails in comparison with the others in the future and see how it goes. 
Anyone else seen anything like this effect?

Lee Harper
Media, PA 
USA
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