Snail!

[Taff7996]

I've just spotted a baby snail in my tank

I am in the process of carrying out a fish less cycle on my first ever fish tank

Is it ok to leave it in or should I remove it

 

[star4]

If you dont mind him being in there he should be ok just to leave him

 

[bluesword23516]

You will probably get more too. Did you buy some live plants? 

 

[Taff7996]

Yes, bought some living plants last week

I'll leave it there, as long as they don't eat all the plants

 

[bluesword23516]

They probably wont, but you can become over populated quickly. Some snails don't even have to mate to produce fertile eggs so watch out.  

 

[Arcticfox1977]

If you are overrun by snails buy an assassin snail, munch munch

 

[DerpPH]

or when your fishless cycle is done buy loaches

 

[Taff7996]

Did a quick count and I think I've got about 8 small specks crawling around the glass, under magnifying glass they look like snails

Also I've got lots of fry in and around the gravel,
I don't know wether to be pleased or not, I'm week two in to a fish less cycle , a little concerned to their welfare if I continue with my planned cycle
Was panning to introduce 2 Clown Loach, 6 Cardinal tetra's and 2-3 red wagtails when cycle ends, but will I have to reconciler now I have fry

 

[Taff7996]

A better picture of the fry

 

[bluesword23516]

I don't think it is fry. You don't have fish to get it from. Probably a worm. Are you talking about the black things?

 

[Filth86]

I have this exact problem, in the process of fish less cycle amonia reading of 3ppm and loads of baby snails everywhere.
 
it looks like their covering the bottom of my tank in snail poo!
 
guess ill have to get an assassin snail.

 

[the_lock_man]

or when your fishless cycle is done buy loaches

 
>.< Not spectacularly good advice. Not all loaches eat snails, and you don't know whether the tank, and proposed tank mates are suitable.
 
 

Did a quick count and I think I've got about 8 small specks crawling around the glass, under magnifying glass they look like snails

Also I've got lots of fry in and around the gravel,
I don't know wether to be pleased or not, I'm week two in to a fish less cycle , a little concerned to their welfare if I continue with my planned cycle
Was panning to introduce 2 Clown Loach, 6 Cardinal tetra's and 2-3 red wagtails when cycle ends, but will I have to reconciler now I have fry

 
Clown loaches need to be in a group of 6+, and require a VERY large tank, as they grow to over a foot long. If they are kept for any length of time in a tank that is too small, they will become stunted, and their lifespan drastically shortened.

I have this exact problem, in the process of fish less cycle amonia reading of 3ppm and loads of baby snails everywhere.
 
it looks like their covering the bottom of my tank in snail poo!
 
guess ill have to get an assassin snail.

 
Wait until the tank has finished cycling, though.