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paul_219 Banned Posts: 71 Kudos: 47 Votes: 4 Registered: 25-Dec-2005	Edited by paul_219 I need some information about this type of snail. Is it compatibile with goldfish. Can i add it to an aquarium. Will eat the algea in my tank. I want alos a site which i can find some information about it. Thanks
Posted 31-Oct-2006 14:45
mughal113 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 160 Votes: 64 Registered: 16-Jun-2006	try these: http://www.rainbowsnails.com/care.htm http://www.fishpondinfo.com/snail2.htm#mystery It shouldn't have any problem with goldfish. However, the temperatures suitable for these snails are 78-84F!
Posted 31-Oct-2006 15:26
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, As was said in one of your other posts... You are mixing apples and oranges. The snail prefer a warmer temperature. The gold fish prefer a much cooler temperature. The snails eat excess fish food and scraps and very little algae. The gold fish will eat anything they can manage, including terrorizing the snails when opened. Both put out huge amounts of waste, and in a small tank that will drive the nitrate reading through the roof. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 31-Oct-2006 17:51
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Rainbowsnails is actually recommending 84F? At that temp a snails lifespan is sped up to the point they only live maybe 6-8months. It's good for temporary breeding setups to get a clutch or 2 before putting them back in a main tank but I'd never suggest keeping a pet snail at over 80F. The temperature of the goldfish tank is not the problem. The problem is the snail will not eat algae and it will die either due to the goldfish attacking it, starvation, or how horrible the water quality is going to get.
Posted 31-Oct-2006 21:04
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Paul Other than that tank being over loaded you have made the problem worse. As Frank stated it can not be done. You MUST fix the cause of all your problems first which is that small tank is well over stocked and totally unsuitable for those gold fish. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 01-Nov-2006 06:58


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