new addition. ..MTS[great] n an apple snail[disappointing]

[bra_van_drakh]

just got them[11 tiny MalaysianTrumpetSnails and 1 apple snail as big as ur thumb] this evening, put them all in my 20gal tank with 10cardinals and 19 puny RedCherryShrimps...was doing fine until mu apple snail snatched my plant .T _ T. ones that i love so much. ..got a bit mad, and moved it to my silver dollar tank, since they dont have water plants. ..

do apple snails eat live plants, since what i heard is that they'll clean algaes ??? how about MTSes ??? will they also disturb my plants ???

 

[rich311k]

I think it depends on the species of apple snail. The MTS will not hurt your live plants.

 

[jsoong]

Go to applesnail.net & learn to ID the different apple snails. P. bridgesii will not eat plants even when starving, while others will happily chow down everything in sight.

 

[7Enigma]

MTS won't eat your plants but fine stem plants can be disturbed if you have enough in the substrate. After a trimming, the next day I'll find 1 or 2 stems of Rotala that were most likely dislodged by the hoard of MTS hiding in my tank.

 

[Alshain]

I have a bridgesii that doesn't eat plants ever, but he eats algae wafers I give him. He's about as big as my palm now.

 

[7Enigma]

Some algae wafers have quite a bit of protein in them and so will appeal to many species that are not solely vegetarians. I know I haven't found a critter yet that won't eat my Hikari algae wafers!

 

[bra_van_drakh]

owwhh...now i see why that person sold it in a very cheap price, hwa444^^. ..people rarely buy any snails here, even MTSes. .. now i dont know where to find a bridgesii\

thX fr the web^^. .. i think mine's a canaliculata .T _ T.

 

[Atl300zx]

I have a bridgesii that doesn't eat plants ever, but he eats algae wafers I give him. He's about as big as my palm now.

post pics i wanna see this