I really like having small snails in my fish tanks to eat the extra food & keep the place clean. I'm having a real tough time finding them in local pet stores though.
My tanks currently contain:
1/2 gallon unfiltered with an African Dwarf Frog & 3 brown rams head snails (? That's what the pet store guy I went to called them. These are my favorites and I've been fairly successful with them, but he doesn't carry them anymore and I can't find them anywhere else.)
1 gallon with 3 small feeder goldfish & 1 brown Mystery snail (I've never have any luck with Mystery snails so I don't know why I wasted $7 CDN on another one, but not being able to find anything else I figured I'd try again...)
Both tanks also have 1 live plant.
I wondered... if these snails die... if I sort of quarantined them first (put them in fresh water & kept changing it for a week or so) could I just catch some in a lake & put them in there?
Thanks for your snail experience!!
2006-10-22 20:53:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
The frog's ~ a year and a half old. Previous one I had was 3 1/2 when he died so please don't lecture on putting frogs in small unfiltered tanks. I've looked into this and it's completely fine.
GROUCHY petstore guy ALWAYS provided his two cents on this when I went there... he always questioned WHY I wanted snails? If they were for a science project? (Like no one would actually WANT snails.) and then he followed that tirade up with saying the frog wouldn't last a week in that environment.
I always wondered how he ever sold anything...
Now that he doesn't sell the snails anymore frankly I'm glad I have no reason to go there.
2006-10-22 21:05:32 · update #1
Ive always loved snails also.. My mother raised red ramshorns which were very pretty and we raised albino mystery snails for a while, some types of snails multiply too fast and can become a problem
do not get wild snails as they can carry diseases and other parasites and may eat up all of your plants
2006-10-22 22:52:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you kept the ramshorn snails in a proper tank then you won't have to buy or take them from anywhere. I started out with 2 around 2 years ago and I have over 50 and around once a week I have to discard a clutch cause I can't have anymore, just last night I had to discard 2 clutches. Snails need a filtered tank and need at least 2.5 gallons each, they poop a lot more then people think. They also need more then just algae to eat, to them that is a snack.
Check out this site, http://applesnail.net/
They have information on all types of snails and even has a forum to ask anything else you need to know.
2006-10-23 01:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personal went to the bayou by my house and pulled out quite a few fern that was growing on the top of the water then i put them in a 10 gal tank by them selves and a few days latter i noticed several small snails and now i have several adult snails in all my tanks now and they keep on breeding You should try to in crease your temp if you are trying to get them to spawn but remember they lay eggs!!!! i think as long as you keep any thing new separate for a while you will be fine
2006-10-23 08:59:36 · answer #3 · answered by jenni p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure where you live but I have a 2000 gal pond that I love to put snails in. I also have the trap door snails but not to much luck with babies. Actually not at all. They are suppose to breed but.. Do not put wild snails in your tank because many bacteria and viruses that they have. Remember that your pet store animals have been bred in captivity and have been in a control ed environment their whole life. The parasites and others in the wild will infect your tank and kill all. I get mine from
http://www.moorewatergardens.com Always had great luck....
2006-10-23 01:53:12 · answer #4 · answered by akko_2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One word, contamination!! (sorry if I have spelt it wrong) It takes one drop of contaminated water to effect all your fish, best idea is to purchase snails from your local aquarium. But be careful, as many aqurium fish will find these as a tasty snack, such as Clown Loaches. Funny story, I had two snails and they both got out the tank - I followed the smell.
2006-10-22 22:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by Mezza 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no dont use pond snails if you want some ill send you some have several clutches of mystery snails,gold,and maroon striped,also have well over a thousand mlt (burrowing snails) they very good for the tanks require very little in the care of maintaince just water on the hard side around 7.0-8.0 have bred several clutches over the last 6 months,if you need any info or have any ? email me @ nirro187@yahoo.com
2006-10-23 14:47:02 · answer #6 · answered by nirro187 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wild snails are a bad idea. They can carry the intermediate stages of parasites which can infect your fish.
Also, snails aren't much good for cleaning up leftover food. Bottom-feeding catfish will do a much better job of that.
2006-10-22 21:01:48 · answer #7 · answered by Newton K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just left my tank healthy for a my fish to thrive. As the environment gets older the snails will start to appear. Don't try to rush it. The more natural it comes i guess the better.
2006-10-22 22:07:01 · answer #8 · answered by TurtlePond 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think they can live together,
i suggest u make a snailry for your snails.
2006-10-23 08:22:44 · answer #9 · answered by princessluvv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont use anything wild you dont know what contaminents your bringing into your aquarium.+ buying snails wont exactly break the bank....
2006-10-23 04:45:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋