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Here's another proof. I pulled up some MTS's and ramshorns for my father in law in a small bucket of water, like a half a litre. One biggish ramshorn died, I noticed it was clumped in its shell and didn't move. In about 24h, the shell was empty. MTS crew eat it before it contaminated the...

Thanks! I do have Trichogaster leeri, that's a start. ;) Word of warning: Never ever read/watch that page about parasites while chewing cakes and tea... now my stomach is :hungover:

Alright, makes sense. Though I wouldn't say my tank is too bright... there are several hiding spots too. I'll see tomorrow, s/he is still relatively new member of my fishy community after all.

How come no fish will it them? Fish usually chew whatever they find and esp. like wiggling worms (eeew). If you have bottom feeders, I reckon they'd chew on it too?

Anyone noticed this? This snail should be active during the day (or both day and night), but mine loves to go out at night and gets out of sight during the day. Which is a shame, because s/he is beautiful. Also, is there any evidence if this snail eats algae (besides diatoms/soft film), if so -...

In my opinion, this is the most useful and best looking 'free' snail out there. What's in there not to like? - They are beautiful, trumpet-shaped and similar to Sulawesi brothers and sisters, but smaller. There are white and black ones. Both look stunning. - There are no eggs. - They eat...

@lazybones51 Actually yes. I did nothing in particular, but the plants changed the environment several weeks before those issues started to appear. So I guess the leaves with holes were those that grew in time of adaptation and stress. Sorry that I cannot help more, but check what Konsa said...

I could always add more. I guess there's no strict threshold for kalium, meaning there's no side effects of too much.

Thanks but it's not bba. It's not algae at all. These are tiny holes. I determine CO2 on ph/kh ratio and drop checker colour made with 4dh water. Light time is 7,5h.

Some leaves on my Rotalas feature holes/dark spots. Usually on older leaves, but newish growth have them as well, after some time. The issue isn't big, plants appear healthy overall, but still it's the only plant showing any kind of weakness. Water parameters: N: 10-15 P: 1.5 K: 15...

That's a relief. Thanks. :)

During my routine tank inspection, I've noticed a very small vacuum bubble in the silicone layer. It's 0.8 mm width and about 1.1mm length. Glass is 10mm and silicone thickness is 13mm. Extreme closeup macro images: Should this cause any concern in the future? Tank is doing fine, entering...

A very interesting article about Planaria: https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/161092-decapitated-worms-can-regenerate-their-brains-and-the-memories-stored-inside

Thanks, good to know! I've found a picture on reddit too, so it should be easier for readers of this forum to visualize. :)

I've got several of black MTS' from my local fish store . Apart from different colour, are they the same as regular zebra-gray MTSes? Does anyone have them?

Honestly, no need to panic. Snails aren't monsters and are absolutely normal to be on the plants. Only the plants grown in sterile dishes are totally snail free, but again that is NOT how plants are grown. Complaining for snails is like complaining your plant arrived with dirt on the leaves -...

^ Thanks! Looks great in the tank as a background plant and fairly easy to keep. :)

Thanks guys so much! I think it's C. aponogetifolia. It could also be C. balansae, but it has more uniform dents and bumps, while C. aponogetifolia leaves are more "wavy".

I'm fairly certain this is a Cryptocoryne... there's no bulb to be Aponogeton. But I'm confused? Can you please specify? It's a hardy, non-demanding plant.

You're right that the leaves behind the top ones weren't looking good in terms of shape, however those along the stem were green but ok. I know because I had a good success with this plant when it was growing under the full light. It was lush and red. The problem is fixed. Insufficient lighting...

Thanks Paulo! Your idea makes sense and I'd gladly use it, however I have a closed system. No room for more lights, especially not the oval bulb-type. But, I've used your idea for the existing lighting system that I have. I started the 3rd 39w but covered 60% of the bulb with the aluminum foil...

Rotala macrandra before pruning was nice and reddish. Then I cut the stems and replanted the top shots. The result, you can see. New leaves are really bad. That's the only plant showing any kind of suffering in my tank. Quick info (at the time of measurement, 7 days after ferts dosage): 250l...

Not my case though, all plants are good, though I have no demanding plants aside from Rotala macrandra, which is doing just fine. Lost a bit of deep red hue due to decreased lighting. While my tank is almost 4 years old, the gravel is more or less clear and all of the hardscape is new, only 8-9...

Thanks, but there's no Chemiclean where live. Fifth day ended and the effectiveness of Erythromycin was marginal at best, even with +1/3 higher dose of the last two days. My conclusion is that either Erythromycin is not effective at all (because it targets gram-poistive and not gram-negative...

Erythromycin was claimed to be a safe antibiotic for bio-filter because nitrosomonas bacteria are gram-negative and this antibiotic targets mostly gram-positive bacteria. Funny thing is, Cyanobacteria is also gram-negative! No wonder there was almost NO visible action on my Cyano culture on the...

Oh, I forgot to mention that I tried a 3 day blackout. Yes it does work. However, it stuns the plants and is only a temporary solution. Cyano grows back very quickly. The reason is simple - the root cause remains unfixed. Antibiotics work in the similar way, however, all plants remain healthy...

Third day is almost gone... I still don't know what to think. I see some torn Cyanobacteria floating freely in the water, but majority is still green and on the rocks and gravel. I'm hoping the 4th day will finally kill it, otherwise I will raise the dosage. All fish, inverts & plants look normal.

My 250l tank's been suffering from this algae/bacteria for at least 6 months. I tried every single recommendation I've found but with no results. I tried: - Increasing the water flow from 800l/h to 1200l/h. It didn't help at all. In fact, Cyano happily grows in areas that have the most flow...

Thanks, I've been told about Erythromycin too. Just what dose do you use? And how many days do you treat your tank with it? I've heard 2,5mg/l for 7 days. As for H2O2, I will spray and leave it for 1-2mins, not more.

Thanks. However, if your tank has only diatoms, you are kind of lucky. Most janitor fish and snails eat that. Like, everyone. Otos, Ancistrus, shrimps. But most effective are the snails. Malaysian trumpet snails & Nerites.

I also suffer this in combination with cyanobacteria. They just don't seem to go away whatever I do. My tank is way older than 2 months. :( Probably a few years...

Thanks. I want to avoid the killings and empty shells, If I can. I hope that I could just net them on the glass and share them to other aquarists that need them.

Well these guys on the photo above do eat cyano. How much and how often I cannot say. I tested it in a jar, so it was a confined space without other food except that rock with algae.

Thanks. Well, currently I have no algae outbreaks except Cyano... been fighting that crap for months. Sigh. But that's another story. I will try H2O2 on one plant and see how will that go.

Thanks, I've heard about dosing H2O2 inside, however it's really no problem for me to get Anubias out of my tank. I positioned them on the rocks so they are very mobile. I'd rather just spray the entire plant with hydrogen, but I'm not sure if 3% will burn it or cause any side effect?

I used to use a diluted chlorine dip for my Anubias plants whenever they got some junk stuck on their leaves. It worked well, but I was thinking about some less drastic solution. The main problem was rinsing. I used way too much water and dechlorinators to be absolutely sure it's gone. So I was...

It's a pity if that colorful gene is not as dominant as it should be. By the way, these little guys ate cyano from the rock I put in the jar in no time. Together with MTS they cleaned the rock entirely from cyano, diatoms and some kind of black slime that looked like BBA.

I'd introduce SAE to your fish mates. :) But original ones, not the Chinese copies.

Okay, I uploaded the image now, because it's appearing again. This time is even worse. Check my first post.

Well, if you take a look on my recent post you'll see we are in the same boat. :) For what I've researched, it comes to this: + They don't eat plants - ever. + They don't lay eggs + They eat decaying matter, refresh and aerate the substrate + They eat diatoms (brown algae) + They look very...

Oh! I'd love to have Pink & Red Galaxy ones. :O They are so rare where I live.

In reality this snail is only 3mm long. It looks to me like ramshorn, but has some spots like a bladder snail? It's the same snail on both images, but different angles. If it is indeed ramshorn, is it red ramshorn snail or something else? I thought about keeping it in my main tank.

I do have plenty of water movement. The entire section of spray bar is turned towards the water surface. Thanks for trying to help btw!

Far too long actually. I got some major cyano & diatoms infestation, neglected a tank a bit, then cleaned it thoroughly (but biologically active - didn't use any chemicals or bacteria killers). Started using the pressurized CO2, upped the stream flow, cleaned as much detritus that I could...

Well my CO2 lowers pH for about 1-1,5. My nitrates are 15ppm, phosphates 1, if anything I should have a green spot algae, but I still have damn patches of Cyano appearing on the gravel every day!!! I also use EasyCarbo when needed and have upped the water flow from 800 to 1200l/h. Makes me mad...

oh, yeah, got it now! Thanks! Luckily, I don't have any of that. :D

So basically you have 135w over a 60 liter tank! :O If I did that, my plants and fish would be swimming in an algae jungle. I'm fighting with algae in my 250 liter tank, lit by 117w T5 bulbs. It's currently under control, but requires almost a daily intervention, rubbing certain parts of rocks...

Good to know, thanks guys! I tend to agree - as long as you keep your tank in shape, I guess the snail population will be fine. Taking actions before the problem occurs that is. Not sure what did you mean? Doesn't MTS keep sand moved and aerated? Or did you mean they level out the gravel?

People seem to be divided about these snails. Some see them as pests, some as valuable companions of their tanks. Usually old-school aquarists, plant-breeders and veterans are pro-MTS. New school prefers squeaky clean tanks with no snails or only Nerites. Me? I'm on the fence. I have only few...

Woa, your tank is beautiful and looks like you activated some air stones. :D Delicious. As for drop checker, I use 4dH solution, not aquarium water. Before CO2 injection I had 8-8,5pH. Now it's a solid 7pH every time I measure it. So the light is the main limiter here. I won't go for higher W/l...

Nope, I cleaned it thoroughly, removing the reagent.

Anyone experienced that, what is it? It looks like a woolly slime on the back of the drop checker where water reaches the opening. I cleaned it yesterday, but now it's there again. I'm using Sera's drop checker set with their reagent. CO2 is pressurized not DIY.

That will possibly be the case! All plants that I expected to pearl are under some heavy stream of water. But if I turn off the filter, CO2 will stop too since I placed diffuser in it. @foxfish nice idea, will try it! Thanks everyone.

KNO3 as needed, Easylife Profito liquid fertilizer daily, Sera root tabs & JBL substrate. Though I have to say, I suffered big outbreak of cyanobacteria for months. I did some thorough cleaning 10 days ago. So this is my take to make the plants grow as fast and healthy as possible.

Thanks, well I have about 0,5w/l. I hope the stem plants (Bacopa & Ludwigia) will pearl once they grow some more.

I started using pressurized CO2. Currently drop checker is green, my KH is 7, Ph 7, so I should have 21ppm of CO2 at all times. I have 250l tank with 3x39w T5 light bulbs. However, not a single plant pearls. I've noticed a stream of bubbles from Anubias nana leaf, but that's it. I expected my...

Just curious, how much snails do you pull out with one overnight bait?

I increased the flow by adjusting the spray bar to make more water surface disturbance, in addition to have more "wavy" effect on my plants. I have also started using BlueExit, as these Cyanos didn't think about leaving my tank at all. I'll post here the results once I finish the treatment.

Yes, this seems the only solution to everyone that has MTS - keeping loaches or Helenas together with MTS to keep them in check. I never thought about keeping the loaches and helenas though. Honestly, selling them was a bad sales practice from the start - not because these snails are bad, but...

I acquired four of these snails, they are all white trumpet variants with spots. They look totally cool, one of the coolest looking snails for me, very "exotic" to say at least, could also look great with my gravel. They are not black or yellow, so that's also a plus for me. HOWEVER, I'm...

I wonder if I could just spot treat those areas with blue-exit? The blackout worked, I have like 80-90% less Cyano on the fifth day. But I want it to be 100%. I have also bought Sera phosphate test and appears that my P levels are ok, 1ppm - 1,5ppm with 15ppm nitrates. Comparing with the...

This looks like diatoms. Easy to wipe and tasty for a lot of creatures - fish and snails. Will go on its own once your tank matures.

I can't buy Seachem products, but I'm still trying to sort this out natural way. Three days shade eliminated 95% of cyano. However, it's not completely gone and I'm afraid it will raise again with the lights turned on. Biggest problem for my tank is its location - part of it gets early morning...

Thanks everyone! I thought about adding nitrates, but since it's already 15ppm after the water change, I'm afraid to go above that. It would probably be best to lower phosphates... I'm about to find ramshorn snails though.

I really thought the Cyano appeared as a part of the new-tank-syndrome. Same like diatoms. So I didn't panic. But they have taken out of control so further action is needed, despite my stubborn cleaning to keep them at bay.

Ramshorns eh? Well, I successfully kept my tank snail free, except few Neritas that I bought in the past. Don't know if that's good or bad, but I kind of have snail-o-phobia. :-/ Ramshorns do look nice, but hopefully don't grow very large and in infinite numbers? As for chemicals, I can't...

I have a 250l tank that I thoroughly cleaned and rearranged. It still new in a sense that over 90% of water was changed, hardscape changed, new plants added. I still get diatoms everywhere, but that's normal for a new setup. But this Cyano is driving me crazy. What to do when you have Nitrates...

I'll try EasyCarbo though. By the way, the plants are not in the tank. I removed all until they are cleaned.

The algae are already dead. I cannot scrub them from the leaves.

Thanks, but that was not my question, nor could any creature help with bba there. I need to remove dead algae.

I agree. Even if that's not the main cause of BBA, neglect increases like 300% of BBA in the tank. Proper tank maintenance and EasyCarbo keep this dreadful algae at bay.

I have dipped my severely affected (and neglected) A. nanas into the bleach for two consecutive days. The algae, which covered the entire leaves with its ugly slimy, black fur, turned translucent-green but still cannot be scraped or removed. More than 4 days passed the algae is still there. Is...

Thanks! I'm torn between Sera one and Dici. As you said, Dici is a very low price, but again if it's working then it's fine.

Hey Lisbon, great tanks! How satisfied are you with DiCi CO2 regulators? I've heard/read some bad and good stories about them.