Snail attached to my betta

[16gallontanker]

Is it OK if a snail is attached to my crowntail betta or should I try to knock it off

 

[noahm]

Personally, I think you will add more stress trying to get it off. It will come off on its own soon, I suspect.

 

[jaylach]

Personally, I think you will add more stress trying to get it off. It will come off on its own soon, I suspect.

That depends on if the snail is feeding off of the fish. I may well be wrong but I think I'd want the snail off of the fish ASAP. Actually I sort of wonder how a snail was able to attach to the beta in the first place....

 

[TNG]

Is it OK if a snail is attached to my crowntail betta or should I try to knock it off

Are you sure it's a snail? It must be a very brave snail to hitch a ride on a betta, or on any fish, unless it's a dead fish.
I suspect that what you see is some sort of injury on the betta.

 

[Colin_T]

If a snail is on a fish, the fish is either sick or dead and the snail is eating it. Remove the snail immediately.

 

[JohnnyReb]

IMHO, remove the snail by any means necessary, it may affect the fish's slime.