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Old November 2nd, 2009  
Fish Bum
 
Am I on the verge of a snail infestation?

So I checked the tank today after removing enough Wisteria to fill a 3Gal trashcan earlier this weekend and I noticed that there is a clear mass of something on one of my leaves. It looks like eggs but I can't be sure. I have Danios and Cories so I know it ain't them... sadly...

But I've only had one hitchhiker snail so I left him be, but has he taken it upon himself to repopulate the snail world?
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Old November 2nd, 2009  
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But I've only had one hitchhiker snail so I left him be, but has he taken it upon himself to repopulate the snail world?


I've heard it only takes one and then WHAM-O, you got a hundred. You can try removing the eggs if that's what they are. A piece of veggie in the tank overnight should capture any snails in the area. I feel like the only person who actually wants MTS and I can't get them to reproduce....
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Old November 2nd, 2009  
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What do the eggs look like? Pictures would help. Have you seen any small little black dots in your tank? (sign of baby snails)
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Old November 2nd, 2009  
Fish Bum
 
Well I only have one snail for now. But after looking at some pictures I'm almost certain they are snail eggs.

Umm.. hard to describe. A clear mass holding lots of little what I'm assuming are eggs.

I looked again and I've found another two of these things... oh dear...
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Old November 3rd, 2009  
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I feel like the only person who actually wants MTS and I can't get them to reproduce....
Your not the only one....I love me snails. But mine reproduce like rabbits...
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Old November 3rd, 2009  
Fish Keeper
 
A cute little Skunk Botia will fix you right up.
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Old November 4th, 2009  
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A cute little Skunk Botia will fix you right up.
They're a bit big for a twenty gallon tank especially since they like each other's company. Definitely cute, though.
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Old November 4th, 2009  
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Your not the only one....I love me snails. But mine reproduce like rabbits...
That saying should be changed to they "reproduce like snails"...

My tank has went from one snail I could notice last week to about 15 right now....
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