Malaysian Trumpets

[chean&dun]

Hi Guys im just wondering can an experienced keeper of these snails give me some information? because i am planning on getting some i know the basics like they multi and bury them selves. but i was just wondering do they produce alot of waste? and if i were to add some in my tank, would the puffer kill them unnecessarily?
because at the moment for the cleaners i have river nerites, red cherries and an amano. also how could they benefit my tank other than algae eating? just wondering would they like starve if i add the trumpet to a 20L nano... Much Thanks!!

 

[fishnovice]

Hi Guys im just wondering can an experienced keeper of these snails give me some information? because i am planning on getting some i know the basics like they multi and bury them selves. but i was just wondering do they produce alot of waste? and if i were to add some in my tank, would the puffer kill them unnecessarily?
because at the moment for the cleaners i have river nerites, red cherries and an amano. also how could they benefit my tank other than algae eating? just wondering would they like starve if i add the trumpet to a 20L nano... Much Thanks!!

MTS are great for turning sand over and keeping it clean. I have them in all my sand substrate tanks and they do an excellent job. Not noticed much waste to be honest and I have loads of snails as they do breed (they are hermaphrodite and a single snail will breed on its own so you don't need a pair).I can't give a definite answer regarding puffers as I never had one but I believe that MTS are harder and less likely to be eaten, esp adult MTS.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Just make sure you add in extra food for them to eat

 

[fishnovice]

Just make sure you add in extra food for them to eat

Agreed -sinking algae wafers or pellets

 

[Amunet]

Just be prepared with these snails. You could have a population explosion of them. I got a few free ones from our LFS and those few turned in to hundreds w/ me NOT overfeeding the tank.
I took out around 5 large ones, put them in to my 10gallon tank w/ cherry shrimp, and once again, there have to be at least 2 hundred in the tank.
I like them though. Really pretty snails, that when there aren't a ton of them, keep the substrate nice and turned over.

 

[chean&dun]

Just be prepared with these snails. You could have a population explosion of them. I got a few free ones from our LFS and those few turned in to hundreds w/ me NOT overfeeding the tank.
I took out around 5 large ones, put them in to my 10gallon tank w/ cherry shrimp, and once again, there have to be at least 2 hundred in the tank.
I like them though. Really pretty snails, that when there aren't a ton of them, keep the substrate nice and turned over.

Really useful! You mentioned they were housed with Cherries.. i was just wondering did they out compete them for algae? Well if you didnt have food purposely for them

 

[loraxchick]

trumpets eat detritus-leftover food. they do not rely on algae as some other species do. Also they are hermaphroditic as mentioned but they do not breed on their own. You do need 2 snails to start off the process. They swap sperm and can "hold" it for quite some time. so even if you start with only one snail and then suddenly have babies, thats the reason. Hermaphroditic animals as a rule do not breed with themselves.
You will experience population explosions on occasion even if you think you are not overfeeding. They eat stuff trapped in the substrate which you may not even see. even bacterial colonies, etc are food for them. But when the food supply runs low, the little ones (most of them anyway) will die and the cycle will repeat. If you overfeed then yes, you will be over run as in my experience they are the best of the breeders when it comes to snails. Are perfect for sandy tanks and do their jobs very well as clean-er-uppers and sand-turners.
Also, no, they do not produce much waste.
all the best