Snails

[JayeTre]

I have 3 snails who love to uproot my plants. Any suggestions? In addition, I need to switch from gravel to sand. I do have full bio-life going at the moments

 

[kashea]

I've never had that issue with snails before, but maybe you should try to put bigger rocks around the roots or something to block the snails? Also, I would NOT switch from gravel to sand. Maybe if you're a more experienced tank keeper you can do it, but from my personal experience it is not good having sand substrate (at least as a beginner). When I first set up my tank, I used sand and it completely ruined my tank. The water was never clear and I was told it would kill my fish to keep the sand because it clogs up their respiratory system. In the end, I had to do a complete water change and scrub the whole tank out. Once again, if you have experience with this don't let me stop you; I just had issues with sand.

 

[JayeTre]

I never thought sand could kill my fish. I don't want that. I'll stick with rocks I have and try your suggestions. Thanks

 

[Scottyhorse]

sand doesn't kill your fish!

 

[RAH]

All my tanks have sand and I have never had a problem

 

[Wiggles24]

Yeah idk what kind of sand you were using but sand is actually a better choice for a substrate for lots of fish!

 

[kashea]

Well, it was my first time having a tank so I didn't know what I was doing, but my sand never cleared up. Like I said in my first post, some people might be fine with sand, but I had a bad experience and all my fish did die.

 

[Scottyhorse]

probably wrong types of sand.

 

[RAH]

What kind of sand do u have