Dr Mike Oxgreen
Member
I introduced some baby MTS into my 25 litre nano tank about six months ago, and they've done very well. I like them - they're attractive and do no harm.
But their numbers are getting a bit silly, and judging by the number of babies the situation is only going to get worse. I'd like to put the brakes on the population without eliminating them.
One option I will try is to bait them with blanched vegetables, remove and discard, then repeat. I imagine this will be an ongoing job.
Another option is assassin snails. They are also very attractive, and I understand that they breed slowly and rarely become a problem themselves, but will they completely eliminate the MTS? I wouldn't really want that to happen. Could I establish an equilibrium between the assassins and the MTS, or is that unrealistic?
A supplementary question: what is the minimum temperature for MTS? If I bait them onto a piece of vegetable, could I lob them into my pond? I successfully introduced red ramshorn snails and occasionally see one or two in the pond; would MTS be able to descend to deeper, warmer water during the winter and survive? The deepest part of the pond is about 30".
But their numbers are getting a bit silly, and judging by the number of babies the situation is only going to get worse. I'd like to put the brakes on the population without eliminating them.
One option I will try is to bait them with blanched vegetables, remove and discard, then repeat. I imagine this will be an ongoing job.
Another option is assassin snails. They are also very attractive, and I understand that they breed slowly and rarely become a problem themselves, but will they completely eliminate the MTS? I wouldn't really want that to happen. Could I establish an equilibrium between the assassins and the MTS, or is that unrealistic?
A supplementary question: what is the minimum temperature for MTS? If I bait them onto a piece of vegetable, could I lob them into my pond? I successfully introduced red ramshorn snails and occasionally see one or two in the pond; would MTS be able to descend to deeper, warmer water during the winter and survive? The deepest part of the pond is about 30".