:shark:Ok, as far as snails go, I have admit that I am kind of newb. My gf has a dwarf puffer tank setup now, and we had thrown in a lot of little pond snails right before we got them. The puffers are fat and happy, and that's all good. But I need to know a little more about the life cycle of the pond snail.
You see, she's been looking around the tank and she's found 10 or more egg sacks. Which is awesome. But what stages do they snails go through after that....is it straight to tiny snails and then they'll keep growing??? Or is there a larvael stage somewhere ( I heard that online).
One of the reasons I'm asking is that twice now (near snail eggs) she has seen what looks like a tiny moving white speck. It could be a parasite, but how I don't know. Just don't want anything to go wrong with the tank so would appreciate any input.
I also heard that pond snails can carry parasites....oh the joy.
If it does turn out to be parasites what can be done?
The tank setup is a 20 gallon: 4 dwarf puffers, 3 red cherry shrimp. The pH, ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates are all balanced, and there is a lot of algae, lol.
You see, she's been looking around the tank and she's found 10 or more egg sacks. Which is awesome. But what stages do they snails go through after that....is it straight to tiny snails and then they'll keep growing??? Or is there a larvael stage somewhere ( I heard that online).
One of the reasons I'm asking is that twice now (near snail eggs) she has seen what looks like a tiny moving white speck. It could be a parasite, but how I don't know. Just don't want anything to go wrong with the tank so would appreciate any input.
I also heard that pond snails can carry parasites....oh the joy.
If it does turn out to be parasites what can be done?
The tank setup is a 20 gallon: 4 dwarf puffers, 3 red cherry shrimp. The pH, ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates are all balanced, and there is a lot of algae, lol.
