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Re: MTS
Tom Barr writes:
> Ah, another defender of the lowly gastropod! They get and the others
> (Physa/Ramshorn) get a huge "yes" from myself and always will. I never
> realized that the "Jury" was still out on this. As a breeder, they are bad
> pest, but for planted they (all three) kick some algae butt. They have been
> taking care of algae since I started this plant thing and are always one of
> main control animals for algae. Tried of Otto's or shrimp dying off? Need a
> bunch fast? Mr snaily is the answer. Able to clean Rotala wallichii and
hair
> grass like no other critter.
I'm not opposed to snails. I have Venezuelan Ramshorns in my tanks and am
happy with them. When I start to get too many, I simply pick out a bunch a
day for three or four days and feed them to snail-loving loaches in my
friend's tanks. There are a number of others I'd like to try, including teh
Italian red ramshorns and the viviparous snails that I used to keep a a kid
in Western New York. Since I don't have access to either of them, I'll stick
with the ones I have, and I will thank God I finally purged myself of the
MTS, which I once thought were cool, but not anymore. To each his own, eh?
Bob Dixon
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