Strange snails out of no where???
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Some snails hitched a ride into my tank on some live plants several years ago even through I was pretty thorough about cleaning the plants with peroxide. I was a little ticked at first. After a few months the snail propagated quite a bit and I started noticing a complete lack of any algae. It didn't take long to really appreciate the algae free tank and the snails that were doing all the work. The snails I have are so small I don't really notice them unless I look for them.
No, the good thing about assassin snails is that they don't breed fast, they breed rather slow if my memory is correct however I have not bred them and am merely repeating my findings from various threads online.
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Im going to have to be quicker on this typing!
you beat me again! Lol" Typically the tortoise beats the rabbit but for now it has been reversed.
Post some pics so we can help you ID them. Generally most aquarium snails aren't going to cause you any problems and will only populate to the level of food available. I have five species of snails.
I have different mixes of them in almost every tank, and I have never seen any detrimental effects from them. I've learned to appreciate them more and more as I use more plants in my tanks.
I have different mixes of them in almost every tank, and I have never seen any detrimental effects from them. I've learned to appreciate them more and more as I use more plants in my tanks.
I have live bearing snails in most of my tanks but I also have loaches and pea puffers. I’m guaranteed a food source for the puffers. I just moved my three smallest puffers into my 29g cherry shrimp tank and am hoping they don’t prey heavily on the shrimps.
Many cichlids eat snails. I collected the plants in Lake Gatun for my present tank, and many snails rode along, but after a year there aren't any left, the cichlids (Andinoacara coeleopunctatus) wiped them out,
My favorite snail eating cichlids are the Paretroplus from Madagascar. If a tank became too overrun with snails, I'd move in a Paretroplus maculatus and within 24 hours the tank would be almost snail free.
They could crush small snails, but for large solid shelled ones they'd use their "can opener" like teeth to yank out the flesh.
My favorite snail eating cichlids are the Paretroplus from Madagascar. If a tank became too overrun with snails, I'd move in a Paretroplus maculatus and within 24 hours the tank would be almost snail free.
They could crush small snails, but for large solid shelled ones they'd use their "can opener" like teeth to yank out the flesh.
pop some clown loaches in their decent size ones tho so they dont get snacked on.Bigger ones can be pricey tho!!
One caveat to this, don't get this species (or most other Paretroplus) unless your tank is over 6ft long.
P. kieneri is the only one that fits smaller tanks.
My experience with clown loaches is that they will eat some snails (Physa, Planorbis, Gyraulus, Helisoma) but they will not touch Malaysian trumpet snails. I don't know why. Others' experiences may differ.
