wondering if anyone keeps snails in there tanks. Was thinking of putting a couple in my 75. thoughts, experiences?
Snails
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Which snails? What fish do you have in your 75g? What are your water parameters (including pH, KH and GH)? Over 6 of my tanks have snails of about 8-10 species currently.
Lupin;3177917; said:Which snails? What fish do you have in your 75g? What are your water parameters (including pH, KH and GH)? Over 6 of my tanks have snails of about 8-10 species currently.
fish in the tank are in my sig. dont have much knowledge in snails anything you can reccomend?
I still need to know your pH and hardness levels. Acidic water is inappropriate as it causes shell damage. With stock like that, try Clithon corona. Be sure you have enough algae supply for them.
snails are good for tanks that generally get dirty quickly. usually using more than one type of waste eater is best since they all eat different things. EX. i have 2 black moor goldfish and 2 guppies in a 10 gallon tank, the plecostomus or "sucker fish" doesnt eat much of the green algae that grows so quickly with these type of fish, but the snail that i got ate the algae away quickly but didnt help with the waste like the plecostomus does. my snail was TEENY TINY, and some how disappeared though. :[
which made me sad that little thing was so cool. he was FAST i dont know who said snails were slow. we dont know what happened to him, he's not in the filter, not in the tank, i doubt the fish ate him, but we cant find a way for him to have gotten out and not left a "snail trail" but i suggest getting one!!! they are fun. :]]
which made me sad that little thing was so cool. he was FAST i dont know who said snails were slow. we dont know what happened to him, he's not in the filter, not in the tank, i doubt the fish ate him, but we cant find a way for him to have gotten out and not left a "snail trail" but i suggest getting one!!! they are fun. :]]
I am sorry to say this but you were misguided. Neither plecos nor snails eat poo. Nobody does. If they do, they were consuming undigested portions of eaten foods. It is sad until now, snails are still interpreted as "janitors" when they are not.richardsgirl;3178441; said:
This is offtopic but considering your stock list, you will need a 55g. If the pleco is a common pleco, it needs a 120g. Floor space is very important as these ones do grow to 18-24 inches, sorry to say.
I do as algae/scrap foods cleaners. Just common physa snails that grow small reproduce rapidly, but my piranhas love them & eat em right off the glass. So no over population, plus they eat more than my pleco could ever do in algae.
I did try trapdoor snails don't live long in my tanks. Reproduce slower & costly since they get eaten alot as do crayfish too.
I did try trapdoor snails don't live long in my tanks. Reproduce slower & costly since they get eaten alot as do crayfish too.