What snails?

[smoutylad22]

Hi everybody, what type of snail do you recommend I put in my planted tank? It's 70 litre (18 us gallon) tank. 3 to 4 in eco complete substrate.

 

[Brookster123]

Malaysian trumpet snails, they can be beneficial in they'll keep the substrate turning over and eat excess food, if there is too much food they'll reproduce like crazy..

 

[smoutylad22]

Malaysian trumpet snails, they can be beneficial in they'll keep the substrate turning over and eat excess food, if there is too much food they'll reproduce like crazy..

These snails sound perfect. I'll look in to getting some. Thanks

 

[smoutylad22]

How many MTS would you go with in a tank my size?

 

[Brookster123]

15 too start..

 

[smoutylad22]

15 too start..

Wow that sounds a lot especially if they are known to breed like crazy.

 

[jojo1990]

I started off with two or so MTS (attached to a piece of bogwood I bought) and now have 30 or so in the space of 6 months....

 

[smoutylad22]

I got some snails today ? I bought 3 Black Malaysian Trumpet Snails! No doubt in a few months time I'll end up with a few more ?

 

[BettaMan01]

I bought 15, split them up between a few tanks they do good, you won't see them much unless you look at night lol

 

[smoutylad22]

They are really cool snails. A great addition to my tank. I'm off to pick up some shrimp tomorrow, any suggestions on which shrimp to get?

 

[BettaMan01]

I just got ghost shrimp cause they're cheap and the pet store didn't have any others. I still like them and find them mostly on the back of the whisper filter I have