Snails

[JuiceBox’sBuddy]

I have a one gallon planted tank, how many snails could I have in it and what kinds? Thanks

 

[Retired Viking]

I would get a nerite snail, just one if your adding a fish. Mystery Snails go after plants so I would avoid them even if they are nice looking.

 

[JuiceBox52]

I would get a nerite snail, just one if your adding a fish. Mystery Snails go after plants so I would avoid them even if they are nice looking.

This is my friend and she is not planning on adding Any fish. Just snails

 

[Retired Viking]

I see that, hard to miss in a name Too bad we do not live close, I have over 100 pond snails I could give her

 

[Barry Tetra]

I see that, hard to miss in a name Too bad we do not live close, I have over 100 pond snails I could give her

@Retired Viking do you want more? I have like 2000 in my swordtails tank hard to get rid of these snail trap doesnt work that well

 

[Retired Viking]

@Retired Viking do you want more? I have like 2000 in my swordtails tank hard to get rid of these snail trap doesnt work that well

They do breed like rabbits, I still catch 3-4 or more a day out of my 55 gallon tank, they are sitting in a small tank for now.

 

[JuiceBox52]

So with no fish would you still reccomend one snail or more?

 

[LarsB]

So with no fish would you still reccomend one snail or more?

You could do a couple snails, but the thing with snails, if you want them to look good, you gotta feed 'em. If they are a "pest" snail, 2 will be come,....well, infinite. Even one, if fertile, could be just as bad.
Mystery snail would work, and if you keep ;em fed, the damage to plants in almost nil, but a couple nerites could be OK, they are not reproducing in fresh water.
OR try something that is slower to breed.... rabbit snail, assassin, ... just do your homework and make sure you get the right one(s) and manage them right... No matter what you do, your small environment is not going to produce enough algae / bio-film to support their needs. You need to know what the needs are, just as we do for any fish or pet.
Let us know what you do, and how it goes! Best of luck

This being said, I have many snails. Amber ramshorn, (pest), trumpet snail (pest) as well and a spiral pond snail of some type... plus spixis (controlled pest) and Golden Mystery snails (friend and foe? LOL). Yeah, I have 10 tanks, and pest snails are almost everywhere, but they are also my clean up crew, plus I have give excess away for feeders ... my one buddy had two HUGE clown loaches that could eat alot of these. He recent lost them both, so their smaller replacements need to grew into the job!

 

[Barry Tetra]

I would recommend nerite snails, they dont duplicate like pond snail and good for your tank.

 

[Retired Viking]

I agree with @Barry Tetra , I also have nerite snails, they leave your plants alone except for dead leaves and do a good job cleaning and no baby snails to deal with