Messy snails..

[Jag1980]

I have only 2 Nerite snails and they are making the hugest poop mess in the tank it's unbelievable. They are like little cat poops everywhere!
I don't feed them much at all and there's no algae in the tank, why are they making such a mess?
It's so bad I'm thinking about getting rid of them just because of this.. Especially with my sand substrate, the poopies are kinda sticky and stick to the sand and make it very difficult to siphon out
I always have to watch for baby shrimp when cleaning.

 

[Lupin]

Nerites are indeed heavy poo machines just like most other snails.lol

 

[msjinkzd]

They are eating the biofilm. Be greatful they are healthy.

 

[kog]

yea..thats why i dont like em in my tank

 

[Jag1980]

1 Nerite snail is producing more waste then everything in my 29 gallon tank put together..

Are assassin snails this messy too?

 

[kjr928]

They are like little cat poops everywhere!

LMAO!!!

 

[AquaGem]

OMG that's funny! They are such poop machines. Gotta love them though!

 

[Kashta]

LMAO.. that's funny. See? This is just another reason why we tell people not to get snails (or plecos) just for the purpose of controlling algae. It's better to learn how to do that ourselves instead of introducing some other species into the tank to handle maintenance chores for us. Yes, they destroy lots of algae, that's true. But they also produce a lot of waste as well, which adds to the bioload.

 

[BoCoMo]

Anetome Helena

Drop a couple Anetome Helena's in there and you won't have to worry about them anymore...

 

[Jag1980]

I don't have algae in my tank, they are in there for looks.
For someone who just collects them because they like snails, after a few days, there is more poop mass then there is snail mass, so what you are really collecting is poop..