MTS available

[newfound77951]

I have several hundred MTS available. Will trade for low light plant clippings, or you pay for shipping. Just let me know how many you want!

 

[TwoHobbies]

Pm Sent

 

[newfound77951]

still more available....I gots lots

 

[jcarlilesiu]

PM sent

 

[newfound77951]

Snails are all gone...thanks everyone! I'll let you all know when/if I have more (most likely when!)

 

[7Enigma]

jcarlilesiu took several hundred?!? j/k

I'm thinking of trying to breed these buggers in my planted tank by burying some plant leaves in the substrate so they multiply to larger numbers than they currently are at....

 

[Billsgate]

jcarlilesiu took several hundred?!? j/k

I'm thinking of trying to breed these buggers in my planted tank by burying some plant leaves in the substrate so they multiply to larger numbers than they currently are at....

Drop in more algae wafers then your fish eat (not too much though) and you will have plenty mts in no time! I don't think burrying plants under substrate will help though.

(It is bad advice to overfeed, but if you don't overdo it, your mts will take care of the excess food and multiply rapidly.)

 

[7Enigma]

That's a good idea that I might try during my blackout. I have some algae problems right now that would prohibit me from adding more food (throwing off my fert levels), but during a blackout the algae will have no light source and so shouldn't be able to grow...

 

[newfound77951]

jcarlilesiu took several hundred?!?

Nope, lots o' folks got some snails, not everyone posted.....and trust me, he'll have a few hundred of his own soon anyway!

 

[sudz]

When you have more availiable, let me know, I'd like some to clean up the algae in my 15 gallon.

 

[7Enigma]

sudz, your in the same boat as me. They do a good job of aerating the substrate, and will eat the dead plants off the bottom, but AFAIK do not really do much if any algae removal. You want the nerite snails that I'm in the process of trying to find locally.

 

[hc8719]

just curious, how do you ship yours?

 

[newfound77951]

In a ziploc bag with water, Priority mail. Most make it, a few don't.

 

[7Enigma]

Mine from liquidphyre came in a ziplock bag with a papertowel that had them inside. I also think there was a leaf or two with a tiny bit of algae on it.

 

[toddnbecka]

A wet paper towel is better than water. They just need to stay wet, and all the air in the bag is available for them to breathe.

 

[fish_4_all]

Wet paper towels work great, mine got here just fine, thank you tnb. The hard part is keeping them alive after you get them. Pond snails ship well this way also.