7Enigma
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I've been slowly adding back common and MTS to my main 20 gallon planted tank. I have also been finding quite a few empty shells in the morning. I can count about 10 or so right now with a cursory look, but have not actively seen any being eaten.
I've seen some of my barbs get curious with them, but they always just curl up and wait a while until the fish leaves then start up again.
I have a BN pleco that I could see slurping these guys in the dark, and have also heard, humorous to me, that cory catfish will eat them. I have a single cory from my original tank stocking that has avoided the barbs (the other 2 were essentially nipped to death).
So let me hear your thoughts. I can't see my Oto's doing it, neither can I see my barbs, unless they are dealing a fatal bite and then a scavenger is getting rid of the rest of the evidence, but I'm just wondering.
It makes sense now why I can never find any common's in the tank (the MTS seem to be much less prone, but I also don't have tons of them). I would just like to know whom it is so I can figure out who is getting fed when the lights are out.
Between the Oto's, the cory, and the BN I try to feed them specific foods after lights out so they are well fed, and I'm happy to see that most likely one or more of them is also getting a snail supplement!
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I've seen some of my barbs get curious with them, but they always just curl up and wait a while until the fish leaves then start up again.
I have a BN pleco that I could see slurping these guys in the dark, and have also heard, humorous to me, that cory catfish will eat them. I have a single cory from my original tank stocking that has avoided the barbs (the other 2 were essentially nipped to death).
So let me hear your thoughts. I can't see my Oto's doing it, neither can I see my barbs, unless they are dealing a fatal bite and then a scavenger is getting rid of the rest of the evidence, but I'm just wondering.
It makes sense now why I can never find any common's in the tank (the MTS seem to be much less prone, but I also don't have tons of them). I would just like to know whom it is so I can figure out who is getting fed when the lights are out.
Between the Oto's, the cory, and the BN I try to feed them specific foods after lights out so they are well fed, and I'm happy to see that most likely one or more of them is also getting a snail supplement!
The suspects:
The victim: