Leo2o915 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 How to control them or keep them controlled in a 125 african Cichlid tank just turned the light in my room and the tank is covered lol are they necessarily bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriskm Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Happy 2021! I really like them in my tanks--they mix up the sand and process the fish waste (especially good for plants). And they mostly hide during the day. You can keep the population down by not over feeding the fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 48 minutes ago, Kriskm said: Happy 2021! I really like them in my tanks--they mix up the sand and process the fish waste (especially good for plants). And they mostly hide during the day. You can keep the population down by not over feeding the fish. Happy 2021 thanks so they won’t cause too much waste in the tank ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishyThoughts Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I don’t have any personal experience with MTS. But did some research on them awhile back since I considered getting them. And most of what I came across was that there wasn’t much that eats them. Though there was one forum that mentioned assassin snails can help. MTS isn’t a preferred food for assassin snails, they eat them when other options are limited. The more reliable option is probably as Kriskm mentioned, try not to over feed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmonger_X Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Loaches. You can try and make snail traps or try to poison them or any other crazy things. Just get some loaches. Clown loaches do great with cichlids but any loach or botia that will get in the 3 to 4 inch size will work unless you have monster fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevesFishTanks Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Yoyos eat them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDukeAnumber1 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 11 hours ago, Leo2o915 said: Happy 2021 thanks so they won’t cause too much waste in the tank ? Waste is produced in proportion to how much you feed. If you only feed the fish and let the snails get the scraps then no extra waste is generated and they will be a good for the ecosystem on your aquarium. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateGoldfish Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 No they are actually really beneficial for your tank and I think you will notice when the light is on they will retreat back to the depths of your substrate, I like MTS because they are the "night clean up crew" they come out when your lights are off, clean the glass and eat anything rotting and then go back to where they came from. I think every tank should have MTS in them, but if your looking to remove them your going to have to sift through your substrate and remove them by hand and repeat the process likely more then once, or get something that eats them specifically or let the tank get super cold to freeze them out, but again, I think you should absolutely keep them, they are the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 17 minutes ago, s1_ said: Yoyos eat them Will my cichlids mess with the yoyo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, GardenStateGoldfish said: No they are actually really beneficial for your tank and I think you will notice when the light is on they will retreat back to the depths of your substrate, I like MTS because they are the "night clean up crew" they come out when your lights are off, clean the glass and eat anything rotting and then go back to where they came from. I think every tank should have MTS in them, but if your looking to remove them your going to have to sift through your substrate and remove them by hand and repeat the process likely more then once, or get something that eats them specifically or let the tank get super cold to freeze them out, but again, I think you should absolutely keep them, they are the best. I want to keep them just noticed they where a lot of them but going to try and control them by not over feeding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevesFishTanks Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 That I don't know. But the yoyos were fun to watch in my 125 hunting the snails. I don't mind the trumpets they look cool and stir up the substrate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 1:03 PM, s1_ said: Yoyos eat them On 1/1/2021 at 1:24 PM, s1_ said: That I don't know. But the yoyos were fun to watch in my 125 hunting the snails. I don't mind the trumpets they look cool and stir up the substrate. They even looked for Malaysian trumpet snails those only come out at night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt E Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 @Leo2o915 I've keep various types of Loaches (Kuhli, Zebra, and Angelicus) in with Mabuna Cichlids and never had a problem. Just give them hiding spots like a rock pile and they will be happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 On 2/15/2021 at 2:56 AM, Leo2o915 said: They even looked for Malaysian trumpet snails those only come out at night Yep! Mine also dig for snails like @s1_ ‘s do. They won’t eliminate the population by any means, but they will snack on them and keep their numbers down. And they are super fun fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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