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The Big MTS Migration
Of sorts... in the past two weeks hundreds and hundreds of itty-bitty
MTS have decided to leave the gravel and hang out on the walls of the tank and even on the surface of the water. They are there all the time. Any ideas what it might be? -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
The Big MTS Migration
Sounds like they're getting organized. You might
want to lock you bedroom door at night ;-) -coelacanth "Victor Martinez" wrote in message ... Of sorts... in the past two weeks hundreds and hundreds of itty-bitty MTS have decided to leave the gravel and hang out on the walls of the tank and even on the surface of the water. They are there all the time. Any ideas what it might be? -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
The Big MTS Migration
Check your heater, possibly low oxygen.
-- **So long, and thanks for all the fish!** "Victor Martinez" wrote in message ... Of sorts... in the past two weeks hundreds and hundreds of itty-bitty MTS have decided to leave the gravel and hang out on the walls of the tank and even on the surface of the water. They are there all the time. Any ideas what it might be? -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
The Big MTS Migration
Happy'Cam'per wrote:
Check your heater, possibly low oxygen. Temperature is a steady 80F and the tank is heavily planted with plenty of surface turbulence. That's probably not it. -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
The Big MTS Migration
I'm almost inclined to say, they're hunting for food, being that mostly they are in substrate, and maybe after a good vacuuming, they've found no food, so up the glass they go.... seems reasonable... Indeed....next stop is the fridge...be afraid....be very afraid!!! I. |
The Big MTS Migration
Iain Miller wrote:
I'm almost inclined to say, they're hunting for food, being that mostly they are in substrate, and maybe after a good vacuuming, they've found no food, so up the glass they go.... seems reasonable... Indeed....next stop is the fridge...be afraid....be very afraid!!! I. I've had this occasionally too, but it's been tied to filtration or heat problems. Since you've ruled out the heat, are you sure your filter is up to scratch? Low filter turnover (due to filter intake clogging) is a sure-fire way to bring the MTS's out of the gravel and up the glass in my tank, and the longer it continues the more and the higher they climb. Even though your filter's doing a good surface ripple, has it clogged and gone to bypass internally or something? Doesn't seem food triggered in my tank (little gravel I can get to to vacuum, too many plants LOL) since the gravel's full of whatever it is they seem to munch (try not to think about that too hard given the gunk that's in there). Temp too high (29+C seems to provoke it) / O2 too low / sub-standard filtration in my experience. Is yours tied to tank maint cycles (after you've done filter maint, for example)? -- Velvet |
The Big MTS Migration
Velvet wrote:
problems. Since you've ruled out the heat, are you sure your filter is up to scratch? Low filter turnover (due to filter intake clogging) is a Should be. The pre-filter intake gets cleaned regularly, and since I have good flow I doubt there's a clog inside the canister. filtration in my experience. Is yours tied to tank maint cycles (after you've done filter maint, for example)? Nope, but it's diminished significantly lately. Perhaps it is a seasonal thing like another poster suggested. -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
The Big MTS Migration
Velvet wrote:
Doesn't seem food triggered in my tank (little gravel I can get to to vacuum, too many plants LOL) since the gravel's full of whatever it is they seem to munch (try not to think about that too hard given the gunk that's in there). Fry food will trigger the MTS to go up my glass, all concentrating where the filter flow would make any food particles in the water hit the glass. They don't seem to do it with normal flake food though. |
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