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Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	What kind of snails are usually found on plants when you buy them? Chris
Posted 01-Jun-2006 03:43
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	thats almost impossible to answer, as different retailers have different snails in their plant tanks. and all kinds of random hitch hikes end up in there.
Posted 01-Jun-2006 04:26
Inkling Fish Addict Posts: 689 Kudos: 498 Votes: 11 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	almost anything. usually pests that multiply like crazy though Inky
Posted 01-Jun-2006 07:22
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Most common are probably physid species and then planorbids. But there are actually 100s of species you could end up with. Any of the ones on this site wouldn't be impossible http://applesnail.net/content/snails_various.php
Posted 01-Jun-2006 22:25
Thursday Fingerling Posts: 46 Kudos: 32 Votes: 4 Registered: 15-Jan-2006	Once I got a plant w/ snail eggs... Soon my tank was infested. Inklings right. They usually are un-desired types. If pets are so stupid, how did they weasel free room and board out of us?
Posted 02-Jun-2006 22:52
czcz Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 37 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Nov-2004	Edited by czcz The most common "pest" snails in planted tanks are pond, the small sp. of ramshorn, MTS, and limpets. All of these can be kept with even delicate plants without issue and at worst will eat dying plants. You can keep population in check by limiting their food source: 1)not overfeeding and 2)keeping healthy plants. --- http://justanothertank.com
Posted 03-Jun-2006 13:25


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