daileene
Planted Tank Addict
I am currently cycling my 4.4G Flatback Hex tank. I planned it to be planted so I have java moss (in a decorative rock for experiment) and a java fern in a lava chip.
Today, I was just sitting in front of this tank and I realized I am seeing something moving. They are very small (kinda like a little bud when you first see little baby ferns). I put my face closer to the tank to look at it, and WALAA, I got snails in my tank.
How did they get in there? I didn't buy them. I had an eco-complete as a substrate, and when I bought the lava chips, they were dry and I washed them good before I put them in my tank. The only other thing in my tank is the Profile Aquarium heater (came with the tank when I bought it from toddandbecka) and the new penn plax small world filter. Where could have they attached themselves before?
EDIT: The java fern came from my 10G tank (that tank doesn't have snails in it) and I also have the 2xlily bulbs from my 5G tank (there is no snails there either). Although I got my java moss in the LFS. Is that possibly where they came from? I do have the same java moss in my 10G and 5G but I didn't notice any snails there at all.
Are they okay in my tank or do I have to take them out? Are they beneficial? Please help....
And oh, I have found 3 snails so far. Will they populate fast?
Today, I was just sitting in front of this tank and I realized I am seeing something moving. They are very small (kinda like a little bud when you first see little baby ferns). I put my face closer to the tank to look at it, and WALAA, I got snails in my tank.
How did they get in there? I didn't buy them. I had an eco-complete as a substrate, and when I bought the lava chips, they were dry and I washed them good before I put them in my tank. The only other thing in my tank is the Profile Aquarium heater (came with the tank when I bought it from toddandbecka) and the new penn plax small world filter. Where could have they attached themselves before?
EDIT: The java fern came from my 10G tank (that tank doesn't have snails in it) and I also have the 2xlily bulbs from my 5G tank (there is no snails there either). Although I got my java moss in the LFS. Is that possibly where they came from? I do have the same java moss in my 10G and 5G but I didn't notice any snails there at all.
Are they okay in my tank or do I have to take them out? Are they beneficial? Please help....
And oh, I have found 3 snails so far. Will they populate fast?