malaysian trumpet snails - Aquarium Advice

raceguy333 · 08-10-2004, 12:09 AM

i just converted my tank from gravel to sand. how many trumpet snails should i add to my 55gal tank to keep the sand churned up?

Menagerie · 08-10-2004, 12:15 AM

Add as few as you like--they reproduce quickly

raceguy333 · 08-10-2004, 12:59 AM

i was actually wanting to know how many would be too many... i was looking at getting them off ebay, and wanted to make sure i didnt end up with too many right off the bat.

i think the auctions are for "20 jumbo [acronym:dc995c582f="Malaysian Trumpet Snails or Multiple Tank Syndrome, depending on context"]mts[/acronym:dc995c582f]", 30, 50, and 100.

Menagerie · 08-10-2004, 01:06 AM

Good lord!! That's way too many!! Go to your local [acronym:7972a3535a="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:7972a3535a] and ask if they have a few you could have. I was laughed at once for buying 20 at a fish club auction for $5 by a guy at the [acronym:7972a3535a="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:7972a3535a] who said he would have given them to me for free. I put them in the 20, 29, 10 and 80 [acronym:7972a3535a="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:7972a3535a] tanks. I have lots of snails! If you lived closer, I would give you more snails than you could ever want

raceguy333 · 08-10-2004, 01:12 AM

thats exactly what i was trying to avoid

i had a pond snail infestation one time.. that was not cool at all.

raceguy333 · 08-10-2004, 02:31 AM

anyone in the upstate SC area have some [acronym:c9aabf1340="Malaysian Trumpet Snails or Multiple Tank Syndrome, depending on context"]MTS[/acronym:c9aabf1340] they could spare?

Menagerie · 08-10-2004, 02:35 AM

I don't mind the snails and I have figured out an excellent way to cull the population in the sand tanks.

Toirtis · 08-10-2004, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Menagerie

I was laughed at once for buying 20 at a fish club auction for $5 by a guy at the [acronym:6b7167d4dc="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:6b7167d4dc] who said he would have given them to me for free.

I would never laugh at anyone for buying my excess MTSes at the CAS auctions. :P

TankGirl · 08-10-2004, 04:39 PM

I never even thought to bring snails to a club meeting, but I did mail some a few times to someone waiting on her own to get crackin' so she could feed her puffers, [acronym:d6736f93ad="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:d6736f93ad]. Now, of course, she has more than she knows what to do with, puffer or not!

I think the [acronym:d6736f93ad="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:d6736f93ad] is your best bet, they almost always have them crawling around in their plant displays. You could probably get maybe 8-10 (even fewer, depending on how fast you want to get things rolling - you might even be able to just get 2-3 and wait a while - It WILL happen...).

krap101 · 08-10-2004, 04:42 PM

wait malaysian trumpet snails are the pond snails then?

08-10-2004, 12:09 AM	#1
raceguy333 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SC Posts: 19	malaysian trumpet snails i just converted my tank from gravel to sand. how many trumpet snails should i add to my 55gal tank to keep the sand churned up?

08-10-2004, 12:15 AM	#2
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,266 Images: 77	Add as few as you like--they reproduce quickly __________________

08-10-2004, 01:06 AM	#4
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,266 Images: 77	Good lord!! That's way too many!! Go to your local [acronym:7972a3535a="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:7972a3535a] and ask if they have a few you could have. I was laughed at once for buying 20 at a fish club auction for $5 by a guy at the [acronym:7972a3535a="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:7972a3535a] who said he would have given them to me for free. I put them in the 20, 29, 10 and 80 [acronym:7972a3535a="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:7972a3535a] tanks. I have lots of snails! If you lived closer, I would give you more snails than you could ever want __________________

08-10-2004, 02:35 AM	#7
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,266 Images: 77	I don't mind the snails and I have figured out an excellent way to cull the population in the sand tanks. __________________

08-10-2004, 04:39 PM	#9
TankGirl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 8,279 Images: 16	I never even thought to bring snails to a club meeting, but I did mail some a few times to someone waiting on her own to get crackin' so she could feed her puffers, [acronym:d6736f93ad="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:d6736f93ad]. Now, of course, she has more than she knows what to do with, puffer or not! I think the [acronym:d6736f93ad="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:d6736f93ad] is your best bet, they almost always have them crawling around in their plant displays. You could probably get maybe 8-10 (even fewer, depending on how fast you want to get things rolling - you might even be able to just get 2-3 and wait a while - It WILL happen...). __________________ TG Central Virginians click here and join the Regional Forum! View My Gallery Here

08-10-2004, 12:59 AM	#3
raceguy333 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SC Posts: 19	i was actually wanting to know how many would be too many... i was looking at getting them off ebay, and wanted to make sure i didnt end up with too many right off the bat. i think the auctions are for "20 jumbo [acronym:dc995c582f="Malaysian Trumpet Snails or Multiple Tank Syndrome, depending on context"]mts[/acronym:dc995c582f]", 30, 50, and 100.

08-10-2004, 01:12 AM	#5
raceguy333 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SC Posts: 19	thats exactly what i was trying to avoid i had a pond snail infestation one time.. that was not cool at all.

08-10-2004, 02:31 AM	#6
raceguy333 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SC Posts: 19	anyone in the upstate SC area have some [acronym:c9aabf1340="Malaysian Trumpet Snails or Multiple Tank Syndrome, depending on context"]MTS[/acronym:c9aabf1340] they could spare?

08-10-2004, 04:42 PM	#10
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