Snails Lots of snails - Aquarium Advice

jobymoby · 03-10-2007, 10:32 AM

I awoke today to see a least 50 to 100 baby snails in my fresh water planted tank,should i or can i kill them or are they beneficial to my planted tank,than joby moby.

bs6749 · 03-10-2007, 03:30 PM

It depends on what kind of snails they are as some will eat plants while others won't. If you want to take care of them quickly I would recommend buying at least 2 yo-yo loaches that will eat them. What size tank do you have and what sort of fish are in there?

Jchillin · 03-10-2007, 04:16 PM

malaysian trumpets, ramshorns (sp planorbid) are great for planted tanks while ramshorns (sp marisa), pond and most apple snails are not.

Jarred Darque · 03-10-2007, 07:01 PM

since when are pond snails not good for a planted tank? I have never had them eat any plants or anything, and only 1 of the 2 species of apple snails I have eat plants, unfotunately, that type is also my only male, so all my baby apple snails are plant eaters as well

bs6749 · 03-10-2007, 08:03 PM

I have always heard that pond snails will eat plants.

BillD · 03-11-2007, 09:34 AM

Pond snails is a generic term, but the one that it generally refers to will eat plants.

Jchillin · 03-11-2007, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Jarred Darque

since when are pond snails not good for a planted tank?

As BillD pointed out, there are several species of pond snails, 5 by my last count. For the most part, folks tend to get those that are herbivores and don't mind snacking on plants. IMO it's better to avoid them.

hc8719 · 03-11-2007, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Jchillin

malaysian trumpets, ramshorns (sp planorbid) are great for planted tanks while ramshorns (sp marisa), pond and most apple snails are not.

actually i only know of the one mystery/apple snail that eats plants, and they're pretty rare. almost all mystery/apple snails are plant safe

neilanh · 03-11-2007, 01:10 PM

If you want to scoop them out and send them to me, my YoYos would love to take care of them for you!

scalesojustice · 03-12-2007, 10:11 AM

Do mystery snails eat plants? i have 10 gal i'm turning into a planted tank and it houses two large mystery snails.

03-10-2007, 10:32 AM	#1
jobymoby Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6	Snails Lots of snails I awoke today to see a least 50 to 100 baby snails in my fresh water planted tank,should i or can i kill them or are they beneficial to my planted tank,than joby moby.

03-10-2007, 03:30 PM	#2
bs6749 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lawton, MI Posts: 1,112	It depends on what kind of snails they are as some will eat plants while others won't. If you want to take care of them quickly I would recommend buying at least 2 yo-yo loaches that will eat them. What size tank do you have and what sort of fish are in there? __________________ 100G Discus Tank, 55G Planted RCS Tank, 29G Angelfish Tank w/Breeders, 29G Class N Endler Tank, 10G CRS/CBS (S+, SS) Tank, 10G Yellow Shrimp Tank, 10G Snowball Shrimp Tank, and a breeding experiment with ghost shrimp in my other 10G tank.

03-10-2007, 04:16 PM	#3
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,947 Images: 47	malaysian trumpets, ramshorns (sp planorbid) are great for planted tanks while ramshorns (sp marisa), pond and most apple snails are not. __________________ _________________________________

03-10-2007, 08:03 PM	#5
bs6749 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lawton, MI Posts: 1,112	I have always heard that pond snails will eat plants. __________________ 100G Discus Tank, 55G Planted RCS Tank, 29G Angelfish Tank w/Breeders, 29G Class N Endler Tank, 10G CRS/CBS (S+, SS) Tank, 10G Yellow Shrimp Tank, 10G Snowball Shrimp Tank, and a breeding experiment with ghost shrimp in my other 10G tank.

03-11-2007, 09:34 AM	#6
BillD Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Whitby, Ont,Canada Posts: 898	Pond snails is a generic term, but the one that it generally refers to will eat plants. __________________ Join a fish club. Don't have one in your area? Start one.

03-10-2007, 07:01 PM	#4
Jarred Darque Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 666	since when are pond snails not good for a planted tank? I have never had them eat any plants or anything, and only 1 of the 2 species of apple snails I have eat plants, unfotunately, that type is also my only male, so all my baby apple snails are plant eaters as well

03-11-2007, 01:10 PM	#9
neilanh MTS Advocate Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 3,206 Images: 15	If you want to scoop them out and send them to me, my YoYos would love to take care of them for you! __________________ ~Neilan In the DC Metro Area? Check out GWAPA and WAMAS Look, I have a My Info Page! Where's yours? Useful Links: Vote for AA, Nitrogen Cycle, Fishless Cycling, Articles, Acronym List

03-12-2007, 10:11 AM	#10
scalesojustice Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 152	Do mystery snails eat plants? i have 10 gal i'm turning into a planted tank and it houses two large mystery snails.

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