Draco Vs Snail

[Gizaroo2]

I went to drop in a small piece of algae disk for the 3 small snails I have in Draco's tank earlier today. The little piece happened to float down next to my smallest snail (which was my favorite!) and the little pig of a betta went after the disc. Even though I dropped him a piece of food beforehand to distract him, he decided the new morsel was better. In his dive down to get it, he didn't pay attention to where it fell, and ate the little snail instead.

Anyone else have something like this happen? Thankfully the 2 other snails were triple the size...

I'm assuming since it was small enough to fit in his mouth, he'll be able to digest it ok, right?

 

[Fishy friend2]

I'm suprised he hasn't spit it out yet, and I've never had that happen to me, I'm happy that it hasn't

 

[bettaboy150]

I went to drop in a small piece of algae disk for the 3 small snails I have in Draco's tank earlier today. The little piece happened to float down next to my smallest snail (which was my favorite!) and the little pig of a betta went after the disc. Even though I dropped him a piece of food beforehand to distract him, he decided the new morsel was better. In his dive down to get it, he didn't pay attention to where it fell, and ate the little snail instead.

Anyone else have something like this happen? Thankfully the 2 other snails were triple the size...

I'm assuming since it was small enough to fit in his mouth, he'll be able to digest it ok, right?

lol 1 time my betta tried this, it still went on with its daily life, nothing happened, its just algea disk lol, i had the golden apple snails or something.

 

[Gizaroo2]

I'm suprised he hasn't spit it out yet, and I've never had that happen to me, I'm happy that it hasn't

He did spit the poor thing out...then gobbled it back up!

 

[Fishy friend2]

Ahh, poor little snail

 

[pkppv]

Iv been thinking about introducing snails to my betta tank...good idea? bad idea? I have them in 2 other tanks of mine

 

[bettaboy150]

Iv been thinking about introducing snails to my betta tank...good idea? bad idea? I have them in 2 other tanks of mine

what kind? and make sure the bettas dnt attack the snail lol

 

[Fishy friend2]

I reccomend mystery snails or Nerite snails

 

[Man of fish]

I reccomend mystery snails or Nerite snails

For nerite can you buy them at local marine stores and use them in fw tanks? Just slowly acclimatize them for a few hours?

 

[Fishy friend2]

Yeah, it should work, but I would acclimate them 7 hours or more just to make sure that they are okay

 

[Man of fish]

Don't wanna hijack the thread so Ill pm you my question.

 

[Fishy friend2]

K

 

[pkppv]

Well mine are just random hitchhiker accident snails, so maybe the title "mystery" would be appropriate