L052 spawned but were eaten by snails...
Posted: 15 Aug 2011, 02:59
Has anyone had problems with ramshorns eating pleco eggs before???
My L052 spawned
and lasted about 5 days. 
While doing my normal checks I noticed the egg mass about half the size it was the first day. I attributed the partial loss to being the first spawn and it was not the dominate male, nor a good cave for protection. At 5 days I was looking for the eggs and seeing how they were developing and to my disdain they were being eaten by some common ramshorn, and they were partially developed making it worse. 
I have them in the tank to make the water softer and lower the pH but since have been removing all my larger snails just to make sure it doesn't happen again.
My L052 spawned
and lasted about 5 days. While doing my normal checks I noticed the egg mass about half the size it was the first day. I attributed the partial loss to being the first spawn and it was not the dominate male, nor a good cave for protection. At 5 days I was looking for the eggs and seeing how they were developing and to my disdain they were being eaten by some common ramshorn, and they were partially developed making it worse. I have them in the tank to make the water softer and lower the pH but since have been removing all my larger snails just to make sure it doesn't happen again.