Eaten snails

blakeoe · 08-05-2005, 12:25 PM

What do MTS look like after a clown loach eats them? Do they eat shell and all or do they eat the snail and leave the shell? I am wondering b/c i got some snails from the lfs for my sand (to mix it) just to see if they'd be able to last with my clown loaches and i don't know if what i have now is empty shells that the fish keep moving around the tank or if they are actually still alive.

DavidDoyle · 08-06-2005, 02:06 PM

Clownsm and other loaches, eat snails by sucking them out of the shell. While they can and do eat MTS, they have a harder time because the mts has the door it can shut. The size of the clown vs the size of snail determines if the clown is able to claim victory over the mts.

Alin10123 · 10-06-2005, 06:13 PM

My feeder goldfish actually likes to eat things whole. I'll be willing to be it would try and eat the snail whole.
Do you guys think a nice 4 inch goldfish every once in a while would be good for population control with MTS'?

thanks

garfieldnfish · 10-07-2005, 07:32 AM

In my prior goldfish tank (46 gal and 2 4" fancy goldfish) I saw large MTSs that are alive and well, but I never saw any babies. If they stay hidden in the gravel until they reach a certain size they survive, if they get brave and show themselves before reaching this size they get eaten, shell and all. I had about 10 to 15 large MTS and that number has remained basically pretty constant with the goldfish in this tank. I recently moved the fish around and the goldfish are now in a 29 gal and my tetras are housed in the 46 gal. Now I see baby MTSs in this tank everywhere, but the MTS in my 29 gal slowly disappear. In all my other tanks the MTSs have taken over the tanks to include in my 15 gal where I have dwarf puffers, they do not seem to eat the MTSs while they are small but will suck them out of the shell when large enough. I only find large ones in the puffer tank when I check the filter compartment where they seem to reproduce.

08-05-2005, 12:25 PM	#1
blakeoe Educated Idiot Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hammond, LA Age: 25 Posts: 209	Eaten snails What do MTS look like after a clown loach eats them? Do they eat shell and all or do they eat the snail and leave the shell? I am wondering b/c i got some snails from the lfs for my sand (to mix it) just to see if they'd be able to last with my clown loaches and i don't know if what i have now is empty shells that the fish keep moving around the tank or if they are actually still alive. __________________ 1) Labidochromis "Mbamba" / (dogtooth?) 1) "Electric" yellow Lab 2) Clown Loaches 2) Kuhli Loaches 1) Auratus 1) Johanni 1) Rainbow 1) Nimbochromis Venustus

10-06-2005, 06:13 PM	#3
Alin10123 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 524	My feeder goldfish actually likes to eat things whole. I'll be willing to be it would try and eat the snail whole. Do you guys think a nice 4 inch goldfish every once in a while would be good for population control with MTS'? thanks __________________ 29 Gallon tank ~6 Long Finned Black Tetras ~3 Bosemani Rainbows ~10 Serpae Tetras 55 Gallon tank - Planted ~2 Pearl Gouramis ~2 Platys ~16 Neon Tetras ~6 Glo Light Tetras

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08-06-2005, 02:06 PM	#2
DavidDoyle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 89 Posts: 497	Clownsm and other loaches, eat snails by sucking them out of the shell. While they can and do eat MTS, they have a harder time because the mts has the door it can shut. The size of the clown vs the size of snail determines if the clown is able to claim victory over the mts.

10-07-2005, 07:32 AM	#4
garfieldnfish Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 661	In my prior goldfish tank (46 gal and 2 4" fancy goldfish) I saw large MTSs that are alive and well, but I never saw any babies. If they stay hidden in the gravel until they reach a certain size they survive, if they get brave and show themselves before reaching this size they get eaten, shell and all. I had about 10 to 15 large MTS and that number has remained basically pretty constant with the goldfish in this tank. I recently moved the fish around and the goldfish are now in a 29 gal and my tetras are housed in the 46 gal. Now I see baby MTSs in this tank everywhere, but the MTS in my 29 gal slowly disappear. In all my other tanks the MTSs have taken over the tanks to include in my 15 gal where I have dwarf puffers, they do not seem to eat the MTSs while they are small but will suck them out of the shell when large enough. I only find large ones in the puffer tank when I check the filter compartment where they seem to reproduce.

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