Linwood
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I caught a bunch of MTS locally, and added to a good sized tank with the goal of aerating the substrate a bit, fully expecting a population explosion. I don't know exactly how many, maybe a dozen. Example below just to confirm what I added.
I added them on 10/6. They were all good size adults (1" or so, some larger).
They are still there, I see them periodically on the sand (or half in it), once in a while on the glass. I have not seen any dead ones.
But I have not seen any babies. None. That includes turning on the light in the wee hours to see if any came up on the glass.
So... where is the population explosion? Is there anything I should have considered?
Ramshorns have no problem breeding in this tank, by the way, got a mini-explosion of those going on, where I may need to start culling soon.
Tank details: 220 gallon, moderately planted, ph=7, dkh=3 (aiming for 5-6), dgh=8, blasting sand substrate, lightly stocked with fish, nitrates run about 5-10ppm with infrequent water changes.
I added them on 10/6. They were all good size adults (1" or so, some larger).
They are still there, I see them periodically on the sand (or half in it), once in a while on the glass. I have not seen any dead ones.
But I have not seen any babies. None. That includes turning on the light in the wee hours to see if any came up on the glass.
So... where is the population explosion? Is there anything I should have considered?
Ramshorns have no problem breeding in this tank, by the way, got a mini-explosion of those going on, where I may need to start culling soon.
Tank details: 220 gallon, moderately planted, ph=7, dkh=3 (aiming for 5-6), dgh=8, blasting sand substrate, lightly stocked with fish, nitrates run about 5-10ppm with infrequent water changes.