Yesterday evening I added 12 Nerite Snails and 2 African Dwarf Frogs to my Medium Planted Tank, 60 Gallons. Today I woke up to a mess on top of my sand lol.
I've had Nerites in the past in my 120 Gallon and loved their work, but guess I didn't realize how much they dropped since I had other fish in there and I had gravel as the substrate. It looks horrible on top of the sand.
So just had a few questions:
1) Is 12 maybe too many for a 60 Gallon, was going for about 1 per 5 Gallons.
2) If I stick with the 12 and they keep producing the way they are, I read online that its pretty good for the plants as a source of fertilizer. I use tabs in the sand and dose with liquid fertilizer. Could it be a replacement?
Or should I ignore all that and just stick with what I'm doing and keep up with the cleaning?
Thanks
I've had Nerites in the past in my 120 Gallon and loved their work, but guess I didn't realize how much they dropped since I had other fish in there and I had gravel as the substrate. It looks horrible on top of the sand.
So just had a few questions:
1) Is 12 maybe too many for a 60 Gallon, was going for about 1 per 5 Gallons.
2) If I stick with the 12 and they keep producing the way they are, I read online that its pretty good for the plants as a source of fertilizer. I use tabs in the sand and dose with liquid fertilizer. Could it be a replacement?
Or should I ignore all that and just stick with what I'm doing and keep up with the cleaning?
Thanks
