i have a tank with fancy guppies 1 male betta pleco neons,and would like a snail or two can someone recommend a type that will not eat all my plants? thank you
2006-09-03 21:22:47 · 12 answers · asked by nirro187 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
If you must get a snail, get only one, and make it a Golden apple snail as they need a mate to reproduce. I have a golden apple snail and it has done a fair job of cleaning the algae out of the tank. They can reproduce like crazy though, and they do eat aquarium plants- all of them. One little snail can eat through 2 full grown aquarium plants in approximatly an hour. You would be better off to get a Pleco for algae control, or put plastic plants in your aquarium that are snail safe.
2006-09-04 10:09:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't do it! Snails are near impossible to control. They reproduce like crazy and can easily take over any tank. Get yourself a sucker fish. Go check out the sucker fish at your local pet store. They control the algae better than snails and also eat the food that just sits on the bottom keeping your tank clear and clean.
2006-09-03 21:59:45 · answer #2 · answered by Cynthia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a number of snails that would be idea. Apple, mystery, and trapdoor snails. They reproduce slowly, and tend not to eat your plants. Also the above snails need a mate so a single snail will not reproduce.
2006-09-04 07:26:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bonjoviegroupie is correct. Snails breed faster than crabgrass or rabbits. Get a plecostomus instead. They won't bug the other fish, they clean the glass, and they have loads of personality. You'll be glad you did....
2006-09-03 21:36:23 · answer #4 · answered by Boomer Wisdom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely apple snails get extensive, so none... they get like the dimensions of an apple lol... any way you may desire to probably extra healthful approximately 6 secret snails in there. in case you wanna flow the apples snails later you may desire to in keeping with risk placed like 4 apple snails in ther and whilst they get larger flow them. yet ya i think of it could artwork great with secret snails and perhaps you may desire to breed them and sell them/and or supply away or breed and put in larger tank.
2016-11-24 20:49:56 · answer #5 · answered by allotey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey dude u can keep gold mystrey snail they're good and will not eat plants.and i want to ask u that whc types of fancy guppies do u hv.can u mail me??????
2006-09-04 05:15:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try Golden apple snails...the look good...& they do breed too fast.
& Most importantly will not eat any plants...
2006-09-03 21:46:42 · answer #7 · answered by Sanjay P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Word of warning. Snails will reproduce like crazy and you will have a zillion of them.
2006-09-03 21:25:06 · answer #8 · answered by bonjovigroupie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
BAD MOVE>>>>>>>>snails r pests once u have 1......you will have1,000! hope u rethink this!
2006-09-04 06:30:20 · answer #9 · answered by LUCY 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Umm....restaraunt...order escargot...get a doggy bag...throw 'em in your tank. Those suckers won't bother a thing...they'll be dead!
2006-09-03 21:30:03 · answer #10 · answered by bndjunction4 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋