I found a snail in my tank which came in on one of my live plants, unfortunately I didn't get it out before it laid eggs. I noticed a couple dozen itsy-bitsy baby snails today & I figure there are more than that. i intend to try and capture with the lettuce leaf trick but was wondering if my fish would dine on them as well.
2007-04-14 06:04:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
No they may eat eggs but neither is known for it. Pleco, and cory cats will eat the eggs, and the smallest snails. Once they their hard shell you'd need a loach of some sort.
2007-04-14 06:54:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much. Neither fish is really known as a snail eater. Now, if you crush the snails against the glass, both will eat them with gusto.
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2007-04-14 06:14:07 · answer #2 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about gouramis eating snails, but I know a lot of kinds of loaches will.
2007-04-14 06:13:49 · answer #3 · answered by abbyful 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably. but I'm not sure whether or not they are safe to feed to them. They might be poisonous or someting. But You could try. It might also depend on the fish. They might be picky and reject it.
2007-04-14 06:11:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mine never have. they just leave them alone. so i wouldn't worry about it.
2007-04-14 07:20:11 · answer #5 · answered by Cassie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋