Oh Crap- TRUMPET SNAILS TAKE OVER!!! - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

DepotFish · 04-25-2007, 03:10 PM

I need to stop at the local store one last time on Friday and get some freebies

rkilling1 · 04-25-2007, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by flip_lx

you'll understand in a bit, they reproduce faster and faster and then they don't stay under the sand.... aside from loaches i think i've heard that some Barbs like to eat them.

They only reproduce as an accelerated rate if food is available. If there wasn't anything for them to eat, then they wouldn't be a problem. I purposely add them to my tanks to stir up the substrate and have never had a problem keeping them under control.

Think of it this way: If you see a million of them, then you are overfeeding or not cleaning your tank well enough and they are taking care of it for you. They will die off once the food is gone.

theotheragentm · 04-25-2007, 05:49 PM

With plastic bottles, will something like an Arrowhead drinking bottle work even if it has the glue on it that holds the label down?

aquariumnoob · 04-26-2007, 05:59 PM

i would take off the label, and maybe scrub at the glue a little.

theotheragentm · 04-26-2007, 06:30 PM

I'm actually leaning toward the glue being safe as it is on a human consumed product. Anybody put a jar or bottle with a glued label into their tank? I think scraping it might be worse than just leaving a dried glob on the bottle.

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04-25-2007, 05:49 PM	#13
theotheragentm Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,172	With plastic bottles, will something like an Arrowhead drinking bottle work even if it has the glue on it that holds the label down?

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aquariumnoob Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 66	i would take off the label, and maybe scrub at the glue a little.