Snails! Where Did They Come From!

[Tuppers]

hi just noticed this morning two snails on the rocks in the aquarium!!! They dont seem to be causeing a problem what should i do with them?

Tupps

 

[MHunt]

Unless you want a tankfull of snails, i would remove the two you see. Otherwise they'll breed, leaving eggs all over the tank, in your filter etc! I left mine and i now have loads. it's nearly a serious problem.

Your other option is to get some clown loaches who will happily eat them for you!!!!!

 

[EvilMonkey666]

yes...I started if one, two ..and then three and then they are everywhere, small ones, medium ones, large ones.....I cant get rid of them...I think I bought them home with a piece of driftwood I collected from the river. They are nice enough at first but be careful..they breed like roaches!!! I am going to get me some clown loaches...TODAY!!!!

 

[BigIan]

get rid of them or they will breed and you will have LOADS of them every where

 

[mewhorse]

Just curious to hear what fish (other than clown loaches) are good at snail ridding? I used to have bad snails when I had a 110 gallon (came in with live plants) but the fish that I bred as feeders (black convicts) took care of them in a couple days - was really neat to see them do it - they picked the snails off the glass, sucked them out of the shell, then spit out the shell. Got rid of the problem in no time!

 

[ImperfectFaerie]

We have had the same problem, in our 6gal starter tank we thought it would be good to put in 2 ramshorn snails- yeah horrible idea. They bred like mad and soon we had little babies that were quickly growing to huge babies all over the place destroying the plants. Then all of a sudden all but the biggest were gone. We think our Kuhli loach ate them- that's the only one in the tank that could have. Every once in awhile when we get new plants a baby snail will have hijacked his way into the tank but he usually disappears within a week.