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Re: ramshorns
- To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
- Subject: Re: ramshorns
- From: Kyle10500 at webtv_net (Kyle)
- Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:54:06 -0600 (CST)
- In-Reply-To: Aquatic-Plants-Owner at actwin_com (Aquatic Plants Digest)'smessage of Wed, 21 Mar 2001 15:48:02 -0500 (EST)
Cavan:I have a bunch of the small reddish brown kind in my tank. I'd say
the biggest are a quarter inch. They don't harm plants at all.
I think I must have the same kind. My oldest and largest is about .75".
Lots of others (babies to mature) also in one ten gallon (introducing
them to other two 10s). I think the CO2 is the main reason for no traces
of algae but for some tufts of dying hair algae on some wood. But I am
pretty sure they help. They crawl all over the plants: java fern,
crypts, red ludwigia, aponogeton and pennywort(?) and not a trace of
damage observed due to snail bites. I've had them for months. Other
occupants: 2 Neo. brichardii, common plec, 2 SAE-like fish(not otos), 1
golden loach, 1 Amano shrimp and 2 aquatic frogs. 15w lighting.
OT: the red ludwigia has reached the surface and is the favorite resting
place for my golden loach. :)
Kyle
TN US