Snail Feeding & Breeding

[Psyhampster]

OK, two quick snail Qs here.

1. What should I feed my snails if there is no algae? Will they eat uneaten flake food or should I go grab some algea wafers?

2. As I don't want to keep paying $2.39 for 5 snails, what is the easiest way to breed them?

 

[Bearfan]

1. Either will be fine, they don't require much.

2. What kind of snails?

 

[QTOFFER]

Snails LOVE veggies. Try a slice of zuchinni, brocolli stalk, or carrot that has been microwaved for 30 sec. Also, leafy veggies like romaine lettuce and spinach attached to a rock with a rubberband. They'll also eat peas and lima beans (nuked and skinned).

 

[FawnN]

I just recently got into Apple Snails and found www.Applesnail.net full of info. There are 2 different kinds of snails, one that eats plants and the other to eat only dead plants and algae. Something like that, you should really check the site out.

 

[Psyhampster]

These are just some random snails in the tanks at my LFS, and they charged me $2.39 for 5 of em... They are eventually gonna turn into food for 2 DPs, and I'm looking for a cheaper way to have snails around.

 

[hashbaz]

Freshwater plants often come with small snails that will reproduce like mad no matter what I do. But that might be hit and miss.

 

[timd818]

You can get a few pond snails, wait for about 1 month and you wished you hadn't gotten them. They multiply like crazy and becomes a very big problem in community tanks.

 

[FawnN]

yes, they definitely sound like pond snails and they multiply like crazy. Before you know it you will have enough to feed your puffers.