I just purchased a brand new fish tank and I have four green leaved plants in it, I have had it for 2 days and I just discovered a little snail like creatue in the water licking and sucking on the sides of the tank, and I dont even have any fish yet. Any explanations??
2007-01-29 12:31:20 · 6 answers · asked by Dylan D 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
It came on the plant :)
They're hitchhikers; they live on the plants and they take over your tank. You'll never get rido of them now, so I suggest that you just squish them whenever you see them. When you get fish, you'll find out they love to eat the squished snails.
2007-01-29 12:40:44 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
These could be a number of different things. Hitchhikers come in to the tank in a number of ways, and not all are good.
One of which could be planaria, which are flatworms and members of the Platyhelminthes phylum.
Planaria are often found in aquariums with uneaten food. The planaria won't hurt the fish, but they are a symptom of too much gravel containing too much uneaten food, and that is not good for fish. Do you know if they came from a tank with excess fish? How about walmart?
Add Aquarium Salt to your aquarium up to a maximum of 1 Tablespoon for each 5 gallons of water in your aquarium. I seem to remember you have a so-called 29-30-gallon aquarium, which probably has about 25 gallons of water.
They could also be snails. Various types which are also harmless to your fish when kept in check.
When purchasing plants for any tank especially from tanks which have fish plants should be washed and quarantined. If you do not mind hitchhikers such as the snails, don't worry about quarantining them.
2007-01-30 13:04:56 · answer #2 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snails usually come in on plants. They are very beneficial to an aquarium as long as you maintain the tank and do not overfeed, as this will allow them to overpopulate.
2007-01-29 20:49:02 · answer #3 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It could be an algae eater. they are the only things that i know of that sucks the side of the tank
2007-01-29 20:41:20 · answer #4 · answered by shortycupcake_ci 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They came on the plants.
2007-01-29 20:37:43 · answer #5 · answered by generalbailey 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it might be a sea snail.is it a golden colour? i bought 6 of them to help clean the water in my tank if it is one keep it. it wont harm your fish.
2007-01-29 20:46:07 · answer #6 · answered by ktodak 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋