Snail

[Sarkis]

i gots a very small snail in one of my tanks. Should i leave it in there or take it out

 

[snowyangel]

Well most snails will eat your alage but they will also eat live plants. They also will multiply quickly so its up to you. I keep a few snails in my tanks to clean my walls.

 

[jflowers]

How do they clean your walls if they are in your tank?



Jon

 

[sylvia]

Keep 'em When there are too many put a piece of cucumber in your tank over-night and collect the gathered snails in the morning and discard.
However, this is your one chance to get rid of the snail - if you leave this one to reproduce you'll never be able to rid your tank of snails...
I think they're cute though. ... and they do an excellent job on algae.

 

[sylvia]

LOL!

 

[gale]

I've probably had my plants for a month now and only have one snail. I had two but now I can only find one, and only once in a while. Usually he's pretty well hidden. I suppose the other one is in there somewhere. I was hoping they would multiply so I could put some in other tanks but so far no new snails.

 

[sylvia]

I suppose you got some weird snails then... No seriously, they probably aren't the usual water species as those reproduce like crazy!

 

[snowyangel]

How do they clean your walls if they are in your tank?



Jon

Tank walls silly

 

[WILDER]

How do they clean your walls if they are in your tank?



Jon

Tank walls silly

I suppose we have to have a laugh now and then.

 

[gale]

I suppose you got some weird snails then... No seriously, they probably aren't the usual water species as those reproduce like crazy!

All I know is that they hitched a ride on my plants. That's when they showed up and before that all of the stuff was direct from the lfs or walmart. I did take the one snail that I could find out of the big tank and put it in the betta tank tonight. I wonder if I can get more like him at the lfs.

 

[Rob_G]

I read something on the net i think about some snails being bad for the fish in large numbers because they release some type of toxin into the water. This is only one kind of snail and i dont know which one without finding that website again.

The snails i have in my tank are the ones that are rolled up in a coil not the typical ramshorn shape. im thinking the ones i have are the bad ones. anyone confirm this or correct me ??

 

[jflowers]

Try looking at http/www.applesnail.net lots of good info there.

Jon