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RE: Freshwater snails?

gpodio — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:22:18 GMT

That's why the nerites are so popular, they don't overtake the aquarium at all. It sounds like you have MTS or similar in your tank, if so they probably come out of the substrate shortly after lights out. Your clown loaches will keep the numbers down to a healthy level. They are actually very beneficial to a tank, you just need to be careful with overfeeding as that's what governs the numbers for the most part.

Giancarlo

RE: Freshwater snails?

DC_APEX — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:28:03 GMT

I don't like snails on my FW tank, unlike SF snails FW snails multiple so fast, I can't get it out on the tank fast enough, I have four crown loaches in my tank they like to eat the tiny snails, and my canister filter trap the rest on them, I don't see it in my tank but every time I clean the filter I always fine some stuck on the filter pad, just IME/O

RE: Freshwater snails?

gpodio — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:06:29 GMT

There's actually a couple good articles on Wilma's own site on snails and their usefulness in the aquarium...

http://www.wilmasthecause.org/EducationalArticlesIndex.html

Hope that helps

RE: Freshwater snails?

slaltyfish808 — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:06:56 GMT

i have a bunch of snails in my fw tank

RE: Freshwater snails?

argi — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:34:56 GMT

Hey Kyle,

While i have really no experience with freshwater snails (except the ones that come in on plants that you don't want, LOL) I have tried lot of different types of algae eaters. I have used Otocinclus, certain pleco's along with a few others. I like the Otocinclus because they don't get big and do a great job. I also like clown pleco's for the same reason.

HTH,

Freshwater snails?

kyle sicard — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:59:58 GMT

I was rading posts and I saw a post by wilma talking about freshwater snails. I was wondering if anyone could psot osme info on them cuz I thoguth there were only slatwater snails. They'd be great additions to my tank so please post some info on here or at least a website with info on them thanks!