snails............?

[jadouin]

I woke up this morning and went to feed my fish and noticed dozens of tiny little snails all over my tank. I don't have a snail in my tank so where did they come from?

[Dwarf Puffers]

Prolly came on some plants or a decoration that had recently been in water.

I love mine, they help with uneaten food and algae, dont want em, just feed less.

[rwilliams254]

Get a fish that eats snails... new fish + no mor snails = :)

[AquariumFish]

Send them to me .... I am trying to raise those little pests and all they are doing is getting fat and not producing.

I seriously need to find a bunch - used to have a bunch until my GSP ate them all in one night! :drool:

[Dwarf Puffers]

Get a fish that eats snails... new fish + no mor snails = :)

Dude, why are snails so bad? You see their little pink bodys, their cute little eyes under their 2 entenaie / feelers, and their little mouths munch away on all that yucky algae.

[davexstumpe]

I woke up this morning and went to feed my fish and noticed dozens of tiny little snails all over my tank. I don't have a snail in my tank so where did they come from?

I had the same problem. And the funny thing is i have never had any live plants or used decorations in my tank. I'm guessing i must have pick up a few eggs when i introduced a fish into my tank.

[J double R]

Dude, why are snails so bad? You see their little pink bodys, their cute little eyes under their 2 entenaie / feelers, and their little mouths munch away on all that yucky algae.

thats my take on it.. they dont actually hurt a tank, in fact they help it, by eating any leftover food and detrius, as well as algae.

[Mgamer20o0]

i agree with J double R. i think they are very helpful.

[msjinkzd]

i love having them in my tanks, but i do use the squish if i see them on the glass technique. However I usually don't see more than a couple at a time.

[AquariumFish]

Dude, why are snails so bad? You see their little pink bodys, their cute little eyes under their 2 entenaie / feelers, and their little mouths munch away on all that yucky algae.

They aren't bad ... Dottie Love Them!

[J double R]

ROFL!

[jadouin]

Thanks everyone. Im glad to know that the snails are harmless and that they are good for my tank. I had bought some live plants a couple months ago so i must have gotten them from that.

[Dwarf Puffers]

Yup, my big tank has a lot of food for em, and a LOT of snails, and I think I accidently put some plant "clippings" (leaves that fell off) into the shrimp bowl that were occupied.

I've taken well over 2 dozen snails out of the bowl, but I got them all (theyre fast! While im putting 1 in the tank, 3 more pop up!), seeing as I havent seen any since, and now I've noticed 4 clumps of eggs, though I scraped off a couple of them that were blocking the main view of my tank (though I think they still may have hatched).

I like them, and I watched them on the glass, only way I'd kill snails is if they ate my plants or killed my fish.