I just bought some plants for my tank the other day. I have noticed a snail on one of the plants. What's the deal with snails? Are they good, bad or what? I have a betta in the tank - 10 gallons. Is one snail gonna turn into a bunch of snails? Are they gonna eat my plants? I know nothing of snails. Help me out a little, please.
2007-07-18 03:45:44 · 10 answers · asked by Tina N 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
The snail you have is probably an asian pond snail and comsidered a pest because of its reproductive capacity.a single snail will eat algae and slime and help clean the tank but in massive numbers may eat plants ,use up valuable oxygen and pollute the tank with their waste. I'm afraid its best to remove that one.
Try getting a red ramshorn snail or perhaps a zebra or mystery snail (several colors to choose from) although these are larger they reproduce much slower and are fun to watch
(we have snail races every friday night and sometimes get a winner by saturday) good luck
2007-07-18 04:16:28 · answer #1 · answered by john e 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. The idea that bettas come from tiny puddles is a LIE that the pet store industry propagates so as to sell more fish to more people. Someone is more likely to buy a fish if they're told that they virtually don't need space or maintenance rather if you tell them that they actually need to put some actual work. 2. I don't know much about snails, so I can's answer this question. 3. Really? Do an ammonia test and I bet you'll be surprised. And since it's a tiny little bowl I bet the poor betta will be really cold in the winter and die from that as bowls can't be heated. Get at least a two gallon tank, honestly. Especially since snails produce a lot of waste.
2016-05-21 18:18:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your tank must look nice, snails often come with plants - a big problem with me as I buy lots of plants. I would remove the snail(s) as they can reproduce quickly and become a problem with plants. You could keep them, not all plants are eaten, just whatever you do kill the eggs, a jelly-like substance with little dot things in.
2007-07-18 05:50:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some snails eat plants,some snails eat algae that grows on plants,some snails eat detritus,what kind of snails do you have?
2007-07-18 03:51:35 · answer #4 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to my source...
you need to keep algae in control... because snails NEED foods like bottom feeder pellets and fresh soft foods like a slice of cucumber or zucchini or romaine lettuce...
I just can't say that "snail" is a bad thing... though you may want to read more from the source...
2007-07-19 07:51:47 · answer #5 · answered by tom168mail 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snails represent evil to most gardeners. I don't know about what goes on underwater, but outside in the air, they eat just about everything in my garden.
2007-07-18 03:54:53 · answer #6 · answered by misspinkylou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they help keep algae under control, and pretty much eat all the ick and slime in fish tanks... be careful though, they reproduce like mad! i had some in my turtle tank and ended up with little snail eggs everywhere!
best of luck!
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2007-07-18 03:49:40 · answer #7 · answered by guagna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iv'e had the same problem and they develop into tons and tons of them, i would just crush them with my finger against the side of the tank(depending on the size, they were just really really small ones.) Ya they get to be a pain cuz they will develop to become a nuisance. trust me
2007-07-18 04:39:07 · answer #8 · answered by gbrench 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with guagna. snails help the water pollution.
2007-07-18 04:01:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had the same problem..they came from the plant
i had like so many snails.. it was gross but they werent bad
one of my fishes picked them off or i think she was trying to eat them...
2007-07-19 22:40:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋