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Post by Darren and/or Sarah on Mar 24, 2015 10:34:05 GMT -5
I bought this plant (http://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Alternantherareineckii'Pink'(023)/4436 ) a month or two ago and absolutely love it. It was growing beautifully, but now something is viewing it as a buffet! It is quickly becoming destroyed. I have been on the lookout for snails but I have only seen trumpet snails on the plant. What I have in the tank is a pair of Agissizi's, 3 ADF's, 2 Amano's, 3 endlers and a half dozen spotted dwarf Rasboras. I'm curious as to who my trouble maker could be. Could the Trumpets be eating the plant?  |
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Post by guppyguy on Mar 24, 2015 12:44:24 GMT -5
None of the fish or snails you listed would be the culprit here. Looks like the damage of ramshorn snail. I had one large elusive ramshorn in a tank for months before I finally found him. He hid away during the day and caused trouble at night.
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Post by Darren and/or Sarah on Mar 24, 2015 13:22:59 GMT -5
Thank you, sir. I figured you would be the man with an answer. The hunt begins  |
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Post by guppyguy on Mar 24, 2015 14:08:22 GMT -5
Thank you, sir. I figured you would be the man with an answer. The hunt begins Good luck and I hope you find it and take it down. |
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Post by Darren and/or Sarah on Mar 25, 2015 13:17:27 GMT -5
Cleaned the tank today and found 3 rogue ramshorns and a crap load of newly hatched pond snails...*sigh* all it takes is one.. I'm going to throw some cucumber in the tank and and see if I've missed any Thanks again |
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Post by guppyguy on Mar 25, 2015 14:10:51 GMT -5
Cleaned the tank today and found 3 rogue ramshorns and a crap load of newly hatched pond snails...*sigh* all it takes is one.. I'm going to throw some cucumber in the tank and and see if I've missed any Thanks again I am glad you found them. Get those pest out of there lol. Good luck as your hunt continues. |
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Post by freshwater on Mar 26, 2015 8:25:18 GMT -5
good news more Puffer food lol. Hope you get them all and save the plant.
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Post by Darren and/or Sarah on Mar 27, 2015 20:10:48 GMT -5
lol You need more puffer food Keith? cuz I got some puffer food!!
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Post by gabor129 on Mar 28, 2015 8:33:54 GMT -5
Lol, I have a few assassin snails if you need some!
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Post by Darren and/or Sarah on Mar 28, 2015 17:10:46 GMT -5
I may end up taking one or two of Darrens. All I am finding now though are teeny tiny baby snails, too small to remove from the plant...being crunched is their fate =(
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Post by gabor129 on Mar 28, 2015 22:36:32 GMT -5
Why don't you do a salt dip? They would be gone in no time!
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Post by Darren and/or Sarah on Mar 29, 2015 11:23:05 GMT -5
I would have to salt dip every plant in my tank and I am not prepared to tear my tank apart. When I swapped the 10 gallon out to the 20, I sat down and spent over an hour taking snails out one by one (including eggs) to guarantee there was nothing. That's why I was confused by this. Since then I have stolen a couple things from Darrens tank and I assume there must have been a rogue snail on a piece or two. All of the big snails are gone, it's these friggin babies that are the problem...I'll throw an assassin in and kill off whatever I find as I go now. This is a long explanation, but had you been sitting in front of me Gabe, this is what I would have said. lol |
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