...Snails...?!

[DreaminginBlue]

I was shocked, after weeks of having my tank cycling, to dicover a good sized snail scaling the glass of my tank. I don't know what kind it is or what to do with it. I stuck it in the quarantine breeding box with my betta (who I can't let out of there yet because he keeps getting his fins stuck in the filter intake, and I don't know how to prevent that). Should I be worried? What kind is it? Do I have to kill it if it's a bad snail? (I don't like killing things...) If so, how? Can my fish eat it?

Pictures attached. Please help.

 

[nirbhao]

1. Get a sponge prefilter to cover your siphon inlet.
2. It's a bladder snail. Take them to a fish store that sells puffers.

 

[DreaminginBlue]

Thanks. So my tetras and platy and betta can't eat it? Only puffers?

 

[flchamp89]

If you smash it againt glass they may. Odds are youll have more in coming days. Good scavengers.

 

[DreaminginBlue]

Oh great. So how do I keep them from eating my plants? I took the one out and he's by himself in a little glass fishbowl with some decaying plant matter from my melting plants ): How do I feel him? How do I find his friends and remove them, too?

 

[flchamp89]

Its a love hate deal. I like them some do some don't. Never can say I had them eat a plant. They will eat dead/dying plant material. I probably have 50 at least in my 10. along with mts and ramshorn. No need to loose sleep. If you hate them trap them.

Water bottle with couple rocks and a vegggie in it.

 

[kashif314]

Wait a minute. It born itself in the tank? I don't understand

 

[flchamp89]

Born from exsisting or hitch hiked.

 

[kashif314]

I see. I never had such experience ever.

 

[flchamp89]

Either youve been lucky or unlucky depending on how you look at it. Or you haven't kept many live plants. Snails are a fact of life. Part of a healthy tank imo.

 

[kashif314]

I had snails but I bought them and my tanks never had anything born itself ever. I do had and have many live plants.

 

[flchamp89]

Surprised you haven't picked any up.

 

[TMaier]

Even if you salt dip plants the eggs are there. 2-4 weeks they hatch and it might take a few weeks to spot them.

 

[GNAAAR]

Cover your filter intake with a sponge should help with the Berra fin problem and as for the snail you should probably get rid of it because I have a serious problem with snails in my 5 gallon, really not looking nice when they infest the tank.

 

[kashif314]

I am only curious that aren't the plants are sterilized and treated for such things? I mean I don't know but if it happened in my tank I would feel like ewe. Like tank is not hygienic. I maybe wrong.

 

[nirbhao]

I am only curious that aren't the plants are sterilized and treated for such things? I mean I don't know but if it happened in my tank I would feel like ewe. Like tank is not hygienic. I maybe wrong.

You would feel sheepish? ??

Plants are generally not sterilized. Tissue culture plants are grown in an environment that's not conducive to tag-a-longs, but snails happen. Not at all a hygiene issue.

 

[kashif314]

I adore snails just when I imagine they born itself in my tank I feel it like matter of hygiene lol. I know I am wrong

 

[flchamp89]

They are cool lol

 

[TMaier]

Snails are amazing when managed.

 

[kashif314]

Ofcourse I love them. But always bought them from store and I can never feed these poor guys to my fish.