Apistogrammas and pond snails

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I bought an male female pair of apistogrammas. Just recently I noticed I no longer have pond snails. I was removing dozens a week but haven't found any in more than a month.

SO does anyone else concur that appistos may be good optioons for ridding pond snails. It would be a fantastic option for any tank if true because they are a cool cichlid that does well in acidic planted tank conditions

I also have MTS they have reduced in numbers but are still doing decent.. I like MTS for their burrowing abilities and trash eating abiities, but they tend ot get out of control if there is too much food etc....

[ZxC]

Glad they worked out the snail problem in your tank, but I think this shows more how variable apisto's temperaments are. I have 3 (2 F and 1 M) and a THRIVING neo shrimp population.... They don't flinch at snails or shrimp.

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I'm not sure if it was the apistos but it was the only real variable I saw that might explain the sudden dissapearance.

I also have MTS and Nerlite snials that seem unaffected by them

I have a featherfin squeaker catfish that loved the shrimp I once had but never touched the snails