I'm new to the forum, but have been using the forum for years as a resource to get my tank running.
Right now, I have a 55gal tank, using Pool Filter Sand, some pottery clay for hiding as well as store bought decorations and driftwood to keep the fish happy.
I am confused, because my tank consists of 6 black molly's, 6 white molly's, 5 cardinal tetras, 5 harlequin rasboras (sp?), a Chinese algea eater, and a plecko - I'm not sure which kind he is. I haven't put anything into my tank since Christmas and in the last 3 weeks I've had an explosion of these tiny snails, I'm looking at about 200 right now. It looks like the sand is littered with them.
I've been reading through the forums and everyone is in favor of keeping the snails, which I am too - but I don't want them to be multiplying anymore!
I keep my lights on for about 16 hours a day. They turn on at 7AM and off at 11PM. The fish get fed twice a day, at 7AM and 7PM, I am careful not to overfeed. I do put 1 algea puck in 2 times a week, as my siemese algea eater will eat the fish if I don't (That's why I have 5 cardinal tetras and 5 harlequin rasboras *insert sad face emoji*). The lights stay on as I want to promote some algea for my plecko as well - he's getting quite big and my tank is quite clean.
I do a 25% water change every Sunday as there is so many fish I don't want my ammonia levels to raise and it takes about 25% to suck everything out. My temp sits at about 78* and my pH is neutral.
I wouldn't have thought twice if I had just bought something, but this just has me confused.
Does anyone have any recommendations of a single fish that I can add to the tank that would help keep the population under control of they are going to continue to breed like this? Keep in mind, I've had this explosion in the last 3 weeks.
I was thinking of adding cucumber to the tank and removing them in the morning and maintaining it that way, but the molly's are little piggy's.
Right now, I have a 55gal tank, using Pool Filter Sand, some pottery clay for hiding as well as store bought decorations and driftwood to keep the fish happy.
I am confused, because my tank consists of 6 black molly's, 6 white molly's, 5 cardinal tetras, 5 harlequin rasboras (sp?), a Chinese algea eater, and a plecko - I'm not sure which kind he is. I haven't put anything into my tank since Christmas and in the last 3 weeks I've had an explosion of these tiny snails, I'm looking at about 200 right now. It looks like the sand is littered with them.
I've been reading through the forums and everyone is in favor of keeping the snails, which I am too - but I don't want them to be multiplying anymore!
I keep my lights on for about 16 hours a day. They turn on at 7AM and off at 11PM. The fish get fed twice a day, at 7AM and 7PM, I am careful not to overfeed. I do put 1 algea puck in 2 times a week, as my siemese algea eater will eat the fish if I don't (That's why I have 5 cardinal tetras and 5 harlequin rasboras *insert sad face emoji*). The lights stay on as I want to promote some algea for my plecko as well - he's getting quite big and my tank is quite clean.
I do a 25% water change every Sunday as there is so many fish I don't want my ammonia levels to raise and it takes about 25% to suck everything out. My temp sits at about 78* and my pH is neutral.
I wouldn't have thought twice if I had just bought something, but this just has me confused.
Does anyone have any recommendations of a single fish that I can add to the tank that would help keep the population under control of they are going to continue to breed like this? Keep in mind, I've had this explosion in the last 3 weeks.
I was thinking of adding cucumber to the tank and removing them in the morning and maintaining it that way, but the molly's are little piggy's.
