snails

[luckycharms78]

i had two little brown snails & they have mated can anybody let me know what kind of snails they r

 

[jamzwayne]

Do you have a picture or two to help determine what kind they are?

 

[willy:-)]

need a pic. probably regular pond snails, but who knows? anyways you are gonna have millions of snails before long ! hehehe

 

[Bigbob55]

I thought most snails were Asexual?

Yeah you'll probably have a population problem with them.

You'll either need something that eats snails, or use some snail-killing chemicals if they start being a problem. although they keep the tank nice and clean of algea!

 

[daveedka]

Yeah you'll probably have a population problem with them.

Snail populations are food dependant. the only time a population explosion happens is when the tank is not well maintained or overfed or both.

This link may help some.
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50705

If snail eating fish fit your planned stocking scheme great, if they don't then buying them for the sole purpose of removing snails is not usually a good idea.
dave

 

[Beeker]

What shape is the shell? Is it an elongated cone, or is it like a cinnimon bun?

 

[Minnesota Fats]

Hey, I have these two plants in my tank. Can anyone tell me what they are? They're green.

 

[willy:-)]

Green plants, hmm that narrows it down! Haha JK

 

[CharlieV]

or use some snail-killing chemicals if they start being a problem.

I wouldn't use a chemical - I had a problem in my 30g - more water changes and to remove the last few piece of cucmber ouner a plate - get there before lights come on in the morning and remove them - euthanise in yr prefered way.
Snails like dirty conditions so if you have a population explosion it's a good sign of a bigger problem