Snails and Fish Compatibility

[Nolan99]

I have a 36 galon planted aquarium and I have the following fish:
-1 Angelfish
-2 Red Rainbowfish
-1 Turquoise Rainbowfish
-2 Boesmani Rainbowfish
-1 Bristlenose Pleco
-3 Panda Cory Catfish
-1 German Blue Ram
Its a dirted aquarium so I am adding Malaysian Trumpet Snails and I am hoping to add some Nerite snails. Is the angelfish just going to eat them? What do you think?

 

[fishenthusiast]

I have a 36 galon planted aquarium and I have the following fish:

-1 Angelfish

-2 Red Rainbowfish

-1 Turquoise Rainbowfish

-2 Boesmani Rainbowfish

-1 Bristlenose Pleco

-3 Panda Cory Catfish

-1 German Blue Ram

Its a dirted aquarium so I am adding Malaysian Trumpet Snails and I am hoping to add some Nerite snails. Is the angelfish just going to eat them? What do you think?

I hate to tell you this, but some of those fish are going to get big and probably too big for a 36 gallon. The Rainbowfish would be better suited for a larger tank. About the snails, I couldn't see the Angelfish eating them since they have small mouths. Just a word of advice, those snails can reproduce rapidly and become a huge pest. I'd suggest Nerite Snails as their have eggs don't hatch in freshwater.

 

[Mebbid]

It will be fine, loaches are really the only fish that will eat snails.

 

[ImACoolguy]

It will be fine, loaches are really the only fish that will eat snails.

Specifically the botia species. Outside of that its uncommon.


Caleb

 

[PleaseHelp]

They will be fine, but too big.

I'm sorry to tell you this, but your fish will easily outgrow that tank! The plecos get absoultely HUGE! You also have many fish. You will need a large tank for all of those! But the snails should be fine. Good luck with your tank

 

[Mebbid]

I'm sorry to tell you this, but your fish will easily outgrow that tank! The plecos get absoultely HUGE! You also have many fish. You will need a large tank for all of those! But the snails should be fine. Good luck with your tank

Bristle nose plecos only grow to a few inches.

 

[cgthebeast]

Bristle nose only get 6in I believe, commons get 18in, I can't speak for rainbows though. Never had them


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[PleaseHelp]

They will be fine, but too big.

I'm sorry to tell you this, but your fish will easily outgrow that tank! The plecos get absoultely HUGE! You also have many fish. You will need a large tank for all of those! But the snails should be fine. Good luck with your tank

 

[cgthebeast]

I'm sorry to tell you this, but your fish will easily outgrow that tank! The plecos get absoultely HUGE! You also have many fish. You will need a large tank for all of those! But the snails should be fine. Good luck with your tank

Commons get huge, bristle nose are fine, only growing to into the 6in mark at most


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[ImACoolguy]

Bristle nose only get 6in I believe, commons get 18in, I can't speak for rainbows though. Never had them


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Rainbows do best in a 4ft+ tank. Basically a 55 or 75+
They are very active fish that love darting around the tank even when mature.


Caleb