snails good or bad

[MrsE88]

Nitrite snails are my top favorite for algae control and for being (seamingly) the hardest to be eaten. I have them in most of my tanks, including the tank with my gsp.
Another favorite of mine is mystery snails.
They are not only keeping things clean, but look how beautiful they are

 

[huntery18]

Nitrite snails are my top favorite for algae control and for being (seamingly) the hardest to be eaten. I have them in most of my tanks, including the tank with my gsp.
Another favorite of mine is mystery snails.
They are not only keeping things clean, but look how beautiful they are View attachment 1346492View attachment 1346493

these are good looking snails, i might have to get a few haha

 

[MrsE88]

these are good looking snails, i might have to get a few haha

If you do you won’t regret it.

I’ve never had them breed for me sadly, but that’s ok. These two are my favorites. They are like graceful water elephants. Haha. I get excited every time they come to the front of the tank where I can watch them.

 

[huntery18]

If you do you won’t regret it.

I’ve never had them breed for me sadly, but that’s ok. These two are my favorites. They are like graceful water elephants. Haha. I get excited every time they come to the front of the tank where I can watch them.

id like to get a species that breed as well as 1 or two that just look good

 

[MrsE88]

id like to get a species that breed as well as 1 or two that just look good

Mystery snails do breed in fresh water, so maybe you’ll get luckier then me. Maybe I don’t keep my waterline low enough? Not sure. But I’ve never seen an egg clutch from them in the past. These guys I’ve only had for a couple months but they have already grown a lot!

If you want major breeding get ramshorns. Haha. I started with 4 and now have so many I couldn’t even attempt to count them all.

 

[huntery18]

Mystery snails do breed in fresh water, so maybe you’ll get luckier then me. Maybe I don’t keep my waterline low enough? Not sure. But I’ve never seen an egg clutch from them in the past. These guys I’ve only had for a couple months but they have already grown a lot!

If you want major breeding get ramshorns. Haha. I started with 4 and now have so many I couldn’t even attempt to count them all.

ill have to keep that in mind, tommorow i head two hours to a dealer who has electric blue jack dempseys, maybe he will have a variety of snails

 

[Niki_up]

ill have to keep that in mind, tommorow i head two hours to a dealer who has electric blue jack dempseys, maybe he will have a variety of snails

Mystery snails all the way!!! Mine took about two months to breed for me, they laid clutches every second day for a about a week...now I find random clutches.

My water line isn’t too low, they will even lay them on the glass lid upside down...mine lay small clutches compared to what I’ve seen posted on google. Usually the size of my fingernail.

You also need at least one male and one female to get viable eggs from them!

 

[huntery18]

Mystery snails all the way!!! Mine took about two months to breed for me, they laid clutches every second day for a about a week...now I find random clutches.

My water line isn’t too low, they will even lay them on the glass lid upside down...mine lay small clutches compared to what I’ve seen posted on google. Usually the size of my fingernail.

You also need at least one male and one female to get viable eggs from them!

ill try to get a couple in that case

 

[MrsE88]

Maybe that’s my problem. I’ve only ever had three at a time. I might be unlucky and just never have both males and females. Lol

 

[phreeflow]

Before I start, let me say that I’m not a 100% sure about all the facts but will share my thoughts. I understand that some snails are intermediate hosts for various parasites, especially internal parasites which I despise. I consider external fish issues as the lesser of two evils as I can see the problem and attempt to solve them. Whereas, internal parasites are often hidden and can cause massive damage before being caught. I recently had a bout with camanallus worms and it was a major pain.

That being said, I refuse to have any snails in any tanks that contain fish that are irreplaceable. For instance, I have a collection of exotic plecos and will not keep snails as I would rather not take the chance of them getting internal parasites. I do have snails in a separate tank with angelfish as I need to breed the snails to feed my puffer and don’t think twice about them.

I believe the snails need to first be infected through a carrier such as a rat or bird or whatever in order to be the intermediary. However, I don’t understand the process well enough so regardless, I just don’t take chances with snails in certain tanks for biosecurity. Again, im far from knowledgeable on this but wanted to share my thoughts since you asked the question. I’m sure RD. or someone with more knowledge can bring some clarity.