ok i have 2 snails....i woke up and found a baby snail with a shell..now i was told they find their shells, but these are aquarium snail so are they born with a shell for protection? please help
2006-06-13 20:14:06 · 8 answers · asked by Ryan H 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
congratulations yes they are born with shells or they grow after a bit
2006-06-13 20:18:17 · answer #1 · answered by nis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the exact situation that happened to me and later on I had about 30 of them. I was all excited that I had baby snails and it turned out that when I was buying some new plants at a pet store, a couple of these snails were on them and the multiplied...however they were the type that ruin your plants and just make your tank dirty. If they are small and have a dark color...not good. If they have a lighter color...congradulations! Also, the small kind that I am talking about dont really grow to a big size. If this is the case, you can buy a container with special water that get rid of these snails or you can just thorougly clean your tank. Good luck!
2006-06-14 07:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snails make their own shells. Snails produce ammonia like any fish, so if you get too many you will need to do more frequent water changes to keep your fish healthy, so as soon as the baby snails reach a reasonable size, get rid of the extra ones.
Like worms, snails have girl and boy parts, so if you have two snails, you will have babies, frequently. Most snails reproduce by laying eggs, so if you don't want lots of baby snails, look for eggs when you clean your tank. Snails like to lay eggs on the bottom of leaves and other hard-to-see places, so look hard!
2006-06-14 06:09:11 · answer #3 · answered by imzadi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All snails grow their shells. The only creature I know that finds their shells is hermit crabs.
2006-06-14 05:28:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what colour is the snail? if it's an apple snail and your apple snails are breeding you can sell the babies.
go to http://www.applesnail.net to find out about apple snails.
2006-06-13 21:25:36 · answer #5 · answered by � Fuzzy Dice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
congratulation !!
Don't worry about the baby snails, they can just grow easily until u will get too many of them.
2006-06-13 21:13:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will continue to multiply, eventually you will have hundreds of them, and I can tell you that they will definitely keep your tank clean including inside the filters. They are fun and nice to have in the tank.
2006-06-13 23:00:04 · answer #7 · answered by samkimberly_peopleplace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask a pet store or email me and I will give you an address to a pet store that will definatly help email me at the source
2006-06-13 21:18:05 · answer #8 · answered by darlena88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋