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06-27-2006, 01:24 PM
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Will this guy eat my plants?
this guy lives currently in my ACF tank, which is not planted. he does a great job of controlling the algae.
not being an expert on snail. does anyone know if this guy will eat my plants if i put him in my 28 gal? i know he is a ramshorn snail, but i do not know the exact species. thanks! EDIT: Forgot the Picture!!!
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06-27-2006, 02:20 PM
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If he's fairly large (bigger than the tip of your pinkie) then this is probably one of the plant eating varieties.
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06-27-2006, 02:52 PM
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I believe they only eat dead matter etc from plants.
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06-27-2006, 03:25 PM
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The coloring suggests thats the big Ramshorn that everyone agrees eats plants. Did you get it from the LFS or as a hitchiker?
How about floating some trimmings in its tank for a couple days to see what happens? |
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06-27-2006, 05:07 PM
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06-27-2006, 05:23 PM
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I have some ramshorn snails in my tanks and alot of them are bigger than my pinky and they don't eat my plants.
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06-27-2006, 06:05 PM
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he is about the size of a quarter.
got him at petco he eats zucchini and lettuce like a rabbit
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06-28-2006, 01:27 AM
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It is a Marisa cornuarietis...and yes, it will merrily munch your plants.
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06-29-2006, 01:32 PM
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thanks
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