Snails in aquarium...?

Question

If I added two snails to my aquarium, will they produce more snails and will it eventually become a problem? Also, if I add the snails, which are small, would my other fish eat them? What do snails eat?

I have never had snails before and my children are wanting to get some to go into our 29 gallon aquarium, so any help or advise would be appreciated.

THANKS!

Answer 1

An apple snail or mystery snail your be your best choice. The smaller snails you see in tanks in shops are a pest that you don't want in your tank. Some fish will eat snails, but really very few do so on a regular basis. The snails will mostly live from algae and leftover food, but feeding them a little lettuce or spinach from time to time is a good idea as well. Here's a site with some more info about Apple snails
http://www.applesnail.net/

and some general snail info:
http://www.fishpondinfo.com/snail2.htm

Hope that helps

MM

Answer 2

I found out the hard way that they do multiply rather quickly and may become a problem. I had bought 2 for my son's aquarium and soon he saw so many tiny little ones, we couldn't even count them. It seemed a lot of them would die rather quickly but still so many of them would keep showing up, and reproducing. Fish do eat them, but my son's fish were so tiny they wouldn't even bother them. I did ask in the petshop about the snails and what to do about their reproducing so quickly and turns out they do sell something that will either keep them from reproducing, or kill the miniature ones, can't remeber which it is, but they told me it wouldn't affect the larger snails. Just keeps them from becoming a pest in your tank. What confuses me, is that my mom used to have an aquarium with goldfish and some snails, about 2 or 3 and they never reproduced as far as I know... or who knows, perhaps the goldfish were just too quick at eating them, although they would leave the large snails alone. I suppose that would be because the snails were too large for their mouths. Good luck with your tank.
By the way, just one snail alone can reproduce, so you don't need 2 to have that problem... as one can create it alone.

Answer 3

Snails are a hallmark of overfeeding. cut back back on feeding the fish. to assist get rid of them get some lettuce and submerge it in a bowl. The snails will flow to the lettuce and also you would possibly want to take it out with a collection of snail connected and unload it. attempt this over the technique numerous days and also you would possibly want to work out the snail inhabitants flow down. they extremely do not damage the tank except being ugly - unelss there are loads of them and they could have a die off - then you truly've a nitrite or ammnia spike. Dont hotel to chemical compounds to take them out - it extremely is under no circumstances sturdy interior the destiny.

Answer 4

I have small and big snails with my fish and they never seem to eat them...although goldfish will kill and eat snails.

Snails reproduce like crazy and will eventually become a problem.

Answer 5

big snails eat small fish. two of my freinds snails did anyways, and i used to keep small snails with my fish and they reproduce like crazy

Answer 6

what kind of fish do you have in your aquarium, and what kind of snails are you going to get???