Snails

[AshleyT]

What are pest snails??

 

[Fishy friend2]

bladder, pond, and ramshorn snails are the usually used to describe pest snails as they reproduce faster than livebearers

 

[fluttermoth]

Ones that come in uninvited (usually on live plants). They tend to breed a lot and can get out of hand if you're overfeeding the tank, but don't generally cause a problem.

 

[AshleyT]

Ok thanks

 

[pablothebetta]

They can be pretty hard to get rid too!

 

[AshleyT]

Are they bad if you get them in

 

[Fishy friend2]

to some extent they are, but if you only have like 5 then they wont be a problem at all

 

[fluttermoth]

It won't stay at five for very long though!

They're not bad, IME, but they can look unsightly if there are too many.

 

[AshleyT]

Do they just grow

 

[FishFanatic04]

They breed. Then grow. Then Breed. I squish mine and feed them to my fishes. Sounds mean but they chomp on em and its like free food.

 

[AshleyT]

I mean how do they get their in the first place

 

[FishFanatic04]

Oh, mine got in when I brought home some new plants. There were sneaky snails eggs on them that I didn't see.

 

[AshleyT]

Ahhh I see now, so if I was to get them I my tank an they start getting out of hand how would I get rid of them?

 

[FishFanatic04]

I only saw them a lot a few days after I got the plants...but now I only see maybe 1 a day. If its within easy reach I squish it. They shouldn't get bad unless you overfeed and theres a lot of leftover food in there for them to eat. But if they do get bad, I've read that throwing in a piece of lettuce overnight will attract a bunch and you can toss them out...then repeat.