DavidK
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I'm trying to follow everyone's advise to add some snails to my new tank to help control algae but have run into a roadblock at my LFS.
My LFS does not carry any freshwater snails claiming A) the the popular species is now illegal to own and B) the only other species available kept dying on them after a couple of days.
Can anyone explain why a snail would be illegal and is there a particular type that I should be looking for in another LFS?
Also, any suggestion on how many snails to put in a 20 gal tank? Do they add any bio-load to the tank?
My LFS does not carry any freshwater snails claiming A) the the popular species is now illegal to own and B) the only other species available kept dying on them after a couple of days.
Can anyone explain why a snail would be illegal and is there a particular type that I should be looking for in another LFS?
Also, any suggestion on how many snails to put in a 20 gal tank? Do they add any bio-load to the tank?