how many snails should i put in to eat any bacteria in there? Also, there are small openings up by the filter...can they squirm out of the tank?
2007-08-23 14:42:05 · 6 answers · asked by Coltsgal 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
i should probably add that it's a 30 gallon hexagon tank.
2007-08-23 14:42:29 · update #1
Snails will not eat bacteria, but they will eat algae. You don't need to add snails until you can see some algae in the tank, or at least until you have fish in the tank and it's cycled and stable. Here's some information about cycling your tank without the possibility of harming or killing fish:
http://fishlesscycling.com/articles.html
Hope that helps!
MM
2007-08-23 14:56:35 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
It also depends on the type of snail. Apple and mystery snails can grow to be very large and require a mate of the opposite gender to even make babies. The babies may eat algae but the adults usually do not.
You need to read up on cycling and about different kinds of snails.
www.applesnail.net is a good start for the snail research.
2007-08-24 06:39:00 · answer #2 · answered by bahbah_lamb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the man that owned the store where l bought my fish told me not to put snails in my tank, or live plants because they are hard to control and if get out of hand can mess up the water ph. l did get an algae eater.
2007-08-23 22:07:54 · answer #3 · answered by edie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Um.. have you ever had fish before? I doubt it, because if you did, you wouldn't be saying that snails eat bacteria. I wouldn't buy any snails.. BEFORE PUTTING FISH IN THE TANK MAKE SURE ITS CYCLED....
2007-08-23 21:53:07 · answer #4 · answered by Bill M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Give your take 2-3 weeks tops to cycle through<--what i mean is allow it to collect algae before you send snails in or they will have no food.
2007-08-23 23:36:01 · answer #5 · answered by cale4sale1 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just a cuople because they multiply very fast, they should stay in the tank.....Good luck
2007-08-23 21:51:39 · answer #6 · answered by Erica B 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋