Can you guys so kindly ID these snails for me...?
Looks like I'm gonna have to pick up a few Assassins... Anyone think they'll lift up my carpet?
Mini ram shorns? They stay very small.
Billbug68 said:Could be, I've had them for a while now, but I'm just starting to see a lot of juvies... I've never seen any of them get larger than a few centimeters in diameter.
I had a ton of those in my 20H before my Eastern American newt ate them all. Newts don't bother plants (except when they bite snails off of them!) and are safe with my shrimp and fish. I actually grow ramshorn snails in my 5.5 just to add into the 20 so he stays fed. Honestly, I don't mind ramshorns. They aren't troublesome.
I have those snails too. Aside from feeding them to my puffers, i don't mind them. It's not like they eat your plants. I purposely stock MTS though.
Brian_Nano12g said:I have those snails too. Aside from feeding them to my puffers, i don't mind them. It's not like they eat your plants. I purposely stock MTS though.
Billbug68 said:So they won't actually cause any harm to the plants?
Can you guys so kindly ID these snails for me...?
Looks like I'm gonna have to pick up a few Assassins... Anyone think they'll lift up my carpet?
Ahhh! The truth comes out! I probably got them from your Hydrocotyle! I thought maybe they came in on the Byxa, but I did a good peroxide dip with them so I doubted it... Cool, now I know who to blame... Hahaha
Really? Why do you like the MTS? I'll add them to my tanks if they're beneficial (and help feed the beast). I know they stay in the sand more than many snails.
Oops... You want me to get you assassin snails? I really don't get a population explosion from any snails i allow because i dont over feed. The ones i see, i immediately remove for my dwarf puffers to eat.
Well my apologies if they came from me. I would think your peroxide dip would have taken cared of them. If you decide to leave them, they don't harm your plants. They eat algae and uneaten food.
Brian_Nano12g said:They're great at aerating the substrate and cleaning it up of any uneaten food and detritus. They don't eat your plants either.