Nerite Snail Safe Fish that Eat Pond Snails LOL
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From what I've experienced, any carnivorous or even some omnivorous fish will pick at larger snails, eventually killing/eating them. Gourami and betta to name a few.
Also don't want to add anything that would snack on shrimp.
Just try not to overfeed and manually remove if need be...
Just try not to overfeed and manually remove if need be...
I deliberately added pond/bladder snails and ramshorns to the 25g community tank. I was expecting a population increase based on what I've heard/read. Never happened. Added several khuli loaches, and the snail population started to noticeably decline. Apparently khulis like snails.
@Kannan Fodder, ironically, I bought some of them on sale. I don't mind the pond snails persay just want something to make sure the population is going to be kept in check, plus snacks for the tank aren't bad lol! We got 3 & call them the 3 storms... now who knows what 80's movie that's from? 
LOL! I have 6 and they drive the cats nuts. All the movement get's the kitties' attention, but they are blocked by the glass. We call the aquariums HDFV - high definition fish vision.
If you only want to keep them "in check", add a few (2-3) assassin snails into the pond. They only eat small (baby) snail and are too small to tackle a Nerite for food.@Kannan Fodder, ironically, I bought some of them on sale. I don't mind the pond snails persay just want something to make sure the population is going to be kept in check, plus snacks for the tank aren't bad lol! We got 3 & call them the 3 storms... now who knows what 80's movie that's from?
This isn't true, assassins will actively pack hunt in order to take down larger prey.
