Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Detritivorous snail for Native Fish tank
From: Joshua L. Wiegert (JLW at dune.net)
Date: Mon Oct 04 2004 - 16:59:01 CDT
MTS and Narcissus are the same -- not to be confused with the saltwater
ones. Narcissus is another name, since they come to the surface at night to
stare at themselves in the moonlight. :)
Hey
I didn't make it up
I just passed it on. :)
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Moontanman at aol.com>
To: <nanfa-l at nanfa.org>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Detritivorous snail for Native Fish tank
> In a message dated 10/4/04 4:43:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JLW at dune.net
> writes:
>
>
>> Have you considered Narcissus Snails? They're very small, and you can
>> probably get them from anyone with a planted aquarium. They're cone
>> shaped,
>>
>> and live in the gravel. They're great detrivores, and won't bother
>> plants.
>> Plus, since they're in the gravel, they keep it stirred up and aerated.
>> At
>> night, they come out and eat algae from the sides. This is also the best
>> time to collect them from a friend with a planted tank.
>>
>>
>> Joshua
>
> I've never heard of Narcissus Snails but they sound like another name for
> MTS
> snails which are probably the best snails.
>
> Moon
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