I know snails produce waste so there must be a bio-load. But how much? I have a 14g with some molly fry in there. I had unwanted snails in my 20g so I figured instead of killing them I would just put them in my temporary 14g fry tank. So after putting a few in there every week and a few weeks later I now have about 200 snails because the multiply so dang fast. I really don't mind the snails taking over because the tank is setup for my fry to grow and then I would maybe get rid of them.
What I wanted to know is are they putting too much stress on the water and fry in there with their bio-load? I have a filter going and do weekly water changes. The fry seem to be doing great and growing quickly. So I can't tell if there is anything about to go crazy with so many snails in there or if it's fine.
These are the snails that are about the size of a pea. They are laying the egg sacks that look like clear jelly with 15-30 eggs in there. They lay them on the glass, plants, decorations, etc. Again, if having so many won't cause any harm for a few weeks then I don't really care that they are there. After the fry are gone I will probably just collect the snails and throw them in my father-in-law's outdoor goldfish pond. He could use the snail help anyway.
Thanks.
What I wanted to know is are they putting too much stress on the water and fry in there with their bio-load? I have a filter going and do weekly water changes. The fry seem to be doing great and growing quickly. So I can't tell if there is anything about to go crazy with so many snails in there or if it's fine.
These are the snails that are about the size of a pea. They are laying the egg sacks that look like clear jelly with 15-30 eggs in there. They lay them on the glass, plants, decorations, etc. Again, if having so many won't cause any harm for a few weeks then I don't really care that they are there. After the fry are gone I will probably just collect the snails and throw them in my father-in-law's outdoor goldfish pond. He could use the snail help anyway.
Thanks.
