How Do You Know If An Mts Has Died?

[gilaesther]

So, I'm getting some MTS for my tank (don't try to talk me out of it, they're already on their way, lol) and I want to know what happens if one dies under the substrate.

Will the other MTS eat it?

I have a sand substrate, so I'm not doing any gravel vacuuming that would suck it up...

Thanks!

 

[fluttermoth]

I don't know if MTS would eat dead ones or not; I suspect not, but I don't think you need worry anyway.

Unless you had a huge amount of snails die, all at the same time, in a small tank, it wouldn't produce enough ammonia to cause any problems.

 

[gilaesther]

Well, it is only a 10gal tank, but the likelihood of them all dying like that without me having added something toxic to them would be pretty small, right?

 

[fluttermoth]

Oh, definitely. MTS are as tough as old boots.