Snails?

[catherine896]

I ordered some live plants online and they came through, they are now planted in my 35 gallon community tank. Have just noticed today a tiny little snail creeping about the tank, guessing it came in off of the plants! Hes so cute lol
However I have heard that even a single snail can reproduce...? Dont know if this is true or not
So my boyfriend is desperate to get it out of the tank but I quite like him and want him to stay
So if it stayed in there, would we end up swarmed with baby snails even though its alone?
Any help would be great as I dont have a clue
Thanks.

 

[Phoenixfish]

I ordered some live plants online and they came through, they are now planted in my 35 gallon community tank. Have just noticed today a tiny little snail creeping about the tank, guessing it came in off of the plants! Hes so cute lol
However I have heard that even a single snail can reproduce...? Dont know if this is true or not
So my boyfriend is desperate to get it out of the tank but I quite like him and want him to stay
So if it stayed in there, would we end up swarmed with baby snails even though its alone?
Any help would be great as I dont have a clue
Thanks.

save yourself some hassle remove it, you will find that A) there are types of pest snails which are Asexual aka just needs one and B) if you have one theres a very high probibility you will have more

 

[J4MES]

depends on how often you feed your fish, try not to overfeed and you wont have many more than 10-15.

J4MES

 

[Phoenixfish]

depends on how often you feed your fish, try not to overfeed and you wont have many more than 10-15.

J4MES

yes but witht he added vegetation . . its up to you really.

 

[mark.w.jones]

They are a nightmare to get rid of once you have them. I had to strip out everything and start again cos they were driving me mad.

 

[catherine896]

oh right....anyone want a snail then lol!

 

[Phoenixfish]

"They are a nightmare to get rid of once you have them. I had to strip out everything and start again cos they were driving me mad"
i had the same problem, but then cutting down the feeds and adding a 3 spot talking catfish (forgot the scientific) that also helped.... loachs are good choices too apparently

 

[J4MES]

oh right....anyone want a snail then lol!

i will have him, (being serious)

J4MES

 

[catherine896]

well it went into the empty side of my divided betta tank and it is now dead for some reason...