Update: GBR & Snails

[Dreamroper]

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick update. My GBRs are doing great! I have 6; I have a pair that I bought from a guy on EBay and 4 that my LFS ordered in for me. They are beautiful. Their colors are just starting to come out.

The Assassins have done a great job of getting rid of the majority of the Malaysian trumpet and pond snails. I still see a few, but nothing like before. It only took 4 of them 3 weeks in a 36 gal. I kind of helped out with the pond snails by squishing some on my plants.

It's interesting that you can't see my angels since they're the biggest fish in the tank!

 

[absolutangel04]

The tank looks great. Glad to hear you are having good luck with the GBR. I hope your luck continues. They really are a very attractive fish.

 

[Old Scales]

Good looking tank Dream.
What are the plants in the front that are carpeting? Micro swords or Crypt parva? They are sure doing well. OS.

 

[Dreamroper]

Good looking tank Dream.
What are the plants in the front that are carpeting? Micro swords or Crypt parva? They are sure doing well. OS.

Thanks OS! They're Chain Swords. I started out with 5 small plants.

 

[Brookster123]

Did your rams eat snails? My new gbr just housed a massive pond snail! It was crazy..

 

[Dreamroper]

No, I don't think so. I moved a moss ball one night and there were a bunch of baby pond snails under it. One of my Angels ate them, but I've never seen any of the GBRs eat them. I wish they would. I don't mind the Malaysian Trumpets but don't like the pond snails. They're just too prolific! Unfortunately the Assassins eat the MTS first I think.

 

[Brookster123]

I was mistaking, he was just playing soccer with it! 3 hrs later it's moving again, I could have sworn I caught him eating it!