There are too many snail species for me to even guess and it is small. The river you got the gravel and snail from also makes it difficult because different species are indigenous to different locations. I don't know where you are but I live in Delaware. As far as using your own river gravel, it just fine. I've collected my own gravel and sand several times. You sterilized it so good. Where do you think commercial gravel originally comes from?
No matter the species, snails are fun in a tank. It's cool to watch their little tongues when the graze along the glass. Enjoy.
Oh yeah that's a very valid point. I love them but how long do they take to grow as they are tiny but amazing
I have three horse face loaches that seam to eat anything they can fit in there mouth. Dunno why my snails ain't gone yet. Once I'm ready to get another tank I'm gonna get cichlids
I love cichlids. I personally prefer the South Americans over the African types, but like them too. I currently have Angels, but I had and bred both Discus and Convicts in the past. Whether you go with African or South American Cichlids, they all have great personalities and most spawn readily in a tank...especially Convicts.
In my tank currently I have two beautiful pearl gouramis, swordtails and neons with horse face loaches, two vampire shrimp and some guppies too just for colour and everyone gets along swimmingly lol. Oh and I have my two new random snails. I really want some funky fish but need to see about another tank sometime but happy at the moment
Most snails tend to add about 1/4 of their size ever six months depending on the species. You could actually have a pygmy species that won't get a lot bigger. I don't know your species, so only time will tell.
I've had as many as 8 tanks in my home at one time. I got to the point where I had so much maintenance to do that I couldn't enjoy the hobby as it was meant to be. I now only have a 55 gallon with 4 Angels, 1 red male betta, 4 pygmy corys, and 5 redeye tetras. I'm on a bus now to go get them some live brine shrimp. I may just go ahead and pick up another angel.
Yeah they are little but one is bigger than other but look awesome so far
I have a 200litre bow front with just a RGB led light. Im looking getting a 75litre tank for having just some other fish in but no sure yet as it's alot of work to do. I'm getting a water change every 7 days but I have a 600litre EF Which helps alot ,as did have internal filter which was [emoji90]
Great! But since you have more than one. There may come a time when you could expect an overpopulation of snails. Lol
Unlike baby hand fed baby birds, snails can also be released back into the wild. They don't have to be taught how to graze. Lol. I'm waiting at the bus stop now to go home. I just bought some live brine shrimp for my adult Angels and I bought 2 more blonde baby angels about the size of your thumbnail.
