Snails with peacocks??

[ksmith088]

Hey guys I'm looking to add some snails to my 250 with 2 18 inch pass and 22 inch gar. I have heard great things about what snails can do for an aquarium but not sure if my tank mates will eat them. I feel like they would eat my finger if I put it in there!! Any info on which snails to get if possible would be great. Thanks guys!

 

[kendragon]

What do snails do for aquarium?

 

[ksmith088]

They help keep the water quality up and eat any algae that may bloom. I thought they would be a cool addition given the right species

 

[kendragon]

Just make sure you don"t use salt. Standard cichla keeper's advice is to raise the temp and add salt.

 

[crazyfreak204]

If u going to do it i would get apple snails hey are the biggest that i know of

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[itsKRUDD]

I have a snail in my tank that came with it. Believe it's an apple snail.... When I had a jack in the tank he always tried to eat it. My bass have never even bothered with it.

I also add salt to my tank when I do WC. while thinking about it common sense says it probably would harm him I've never noticed any problem at all.

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[Houdini89]

Be careful, snails breed like rabbits

 

[jeremoose]

You don't have to worry about Apple Snails breeding like crazy since they're not A-sexual but it seems to me that Cichla would try to eat them (of course I have no experience with Cichla, only medium sized cichlids)