SarahR said:
(What is an aquarium if not about how it looks to you?)
It just seems a bit silly to dictate what someone else should or shouldn't have in their own tank.
Well, yes, some people care only about the looks. It may sound silly to you and its not in relation to this thread but some people should be "dictated" what they should or shouldn't keep in their own tank because we are talking about life beings here. You can't keep anything you like in any one tank.
And you may convince some newbie that the snail explosion in your tank has nothing to do with over feeding but to breed fish and raise fry you've go to be overfeeding. It's very much acceptable but that's what happens in these circumstances. The problem is if one is not aware extra care should be due because of that. Snails are just an indicator of what's happening. Getting rid of the snails is like taking a pain killer, doesn't cure the problem but makes you feel better.
No, it doesn't sound silly to me, it sounds arrogant and . I'm sorry, but you, I, and yes, even "some newbie" absolutely can keep whatever they like in their own tank. I so hate to be the one to enlighten you to that fact.
Just so you know, I don't overfeed adults or fry of any species, and I certainly don't think overfeeding is "very much acceptable", let alone NECESSARY in order to "breed fish or raise fry" -that's just plain moronic..sorry, I meant to say that's just not true.
Providing a proper amount and type of food and allowing fish a good and natural time frame in which to feed is NOT OVERFEEDING. The fact that it may overly benefit a snail population is good reason to remove the snails. Snails are snails, not some silly metaphor. Opportunistic feeders with big appetites and their own slimy agendas. They are of benefit in some tanks, relatively benign in others, and in some a royal pain and / or simply not wanted. Yeah, I know "some people" are just so shallow and superficial and need to get over it and open their hearts and aquariums to all gods creatures. Gotcha.... carry on.
Yeah, sure. You got me. My fish are starved or overfed, yours are perfectly fine, just cramped inside the tank a bit due to large numbers and a snail explosion. I am arrogant and condescending, and a moron. I was starving my bristlenose by feeding him once a day when he was a baby, yours are properly fed with food available all day long. (I would love to know what "overfeeding" means to you in this case). And yes, feeding fry several times a day isn't overfeeding in terms of what the fry need, so here we go, I AGREE. However, depending on the tank size and stocking the tank may just not take it. Or do you keep your fry in a swimming pool?
Yeah, I know "some people" are just so shallow and superficial and need to get over it and open their hearts and aquariums to all gods creatures. Gotcha.... carry on.
Is that supposed to be an insult?
Snails are snails, not some silly metaphor. Opportunistic feeders with big appetites and their own slimy agendas.
He, he, "slimy agendas". Kill them or they'll eat you, the fish, the fish's food and if nothing else left, the tank itself.