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F1sh Fingerling Posts: 26 Kudos: 12 Votes: 5 Registered: 30-Dec-2007 | i was just curious if all the aquarists out there look at having a bunch of mystery snails is: A) Bonus: the snails obviously get rid of algae, and they provide food for fish like loaches(im pretty sure im right on that) B) Pest: too many of them make the tank look unsightly and unappealing -a solidary predator, the firetruck stalks its prey |
Posted 02-Jan-2008 03:25 | |
Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007 | A few is good, many is not. I have seen those things poop and it is much. |
Posted 02-Jan-2008 05:18 | |
GobyFan2007 Fish Addict Posts: 615 Kudos: 363 Votes: 65 Registered: 03-Feb-2007 | Personally it depends on what type of snail it is. If the mystery snail is a Malaysian Trumpet Snail then i would love to have a huge population running in my tank. These little guys are substrate burrowers, so they hide in the substrate during the day, and come out at night. They will not eat live plants. If it is a pond snail, then i would warn against those, and get a loach to kill them off, as those do eat live plants IME, and are in sight during the daylight. If it is a ramshorn snail, i would love these as they are usually colorful, and have a great spiraling pattern that makes for a great little living ornament. It all depends on the type of snail to see if i would want them in the tank. I currently have the Malaysian Trumpets in my tank, and have a good experience with them. So, i would chose B) ><> ~=!Vote Today!=~ <>< -----> View My Dragons <----- |
Posted 02-Jan-2008 07:22 | |
jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003 | Too much of any snail is a pest for me. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
Posted 02-Jan-2008 11:24 | |
Hari Seldon Hobbyist Posts: 87 Kudos: 40 Registered: 24-Aug-2007 | I choose A. I have 3 mystery snails in my cichlid tank, and I can barely find them. I usually need to look around or under rocks etc - so they are not unsightly. Actually, I like the look of my snails - they have a cherry brown shell with black hash mark stripping - very unique looking. And of course, they devour algae. 72G Bowfront. 1 Sunshine Peacock, 2 Yellow Labs, 1 Ps. Elongatus, 1 Blue Ahli, 1 Red Kadanga, 1 Mel. Exasperatus, 1 metriaclima emmiltos, 1 Ancistrus. 14.5G 4 Neon Tetras. |
Posted 02-Jan-2008 22:14 | |
ScottF Fish Addict Addiction Hurts!! Posts: 542 Kudos: 330 Votes: 355 Registered: 28-May-2007 | I have three gold mysteries.... they are great looking in my tank, nad seem to help with some algae control on the gravel, druiftwood and rocks. However,they havent touched the algae on my plants. It will be time to call in the big dogs... a gold CAE! |
Posted 06-Jan-2008 04:37 | |
desertfish Small Fry Posts: 13 Kudos: 7 Votes: 6 Registered: 17-Dec-2007 | A few a always good. Personally I don't like any pond snails, but i do have an ivory mystery snail and would love to get some maylasian trumpet snails. |
Posted 08-Jan-2008 02:00 | |
JBennett181 Hobbyist Posts: 70 Kudos: 46 Votes: 2 Registered: 10-Jan-2008 | i agree with that guy that posted up above a little, if you want snails malaysian trumpet snails are probably the way to go. mysterys produce a good amount more waste then trumpets, and too much doo doo is never good, neither will probably over populate, just dont overfeed trupets or they will i like feesh |
Posted 12-Jan-2008 01:52 | |
FishKeeperJim Big Fish Member MTS Anonymous Posts: 348 Kudos: 208 Votes: 186 Registered: 09-Jan-2007 | Snails are a pest for me, I dont like the way they look. And for some reason I see snails and I think bad water quality. dont know why. On the plus side for snails, my Rainbows and Clown Loaches love them. mts.gif" border="0"> I vote do you? My Tanks at Photobucket |
Posted 17-Jan-2008 04:24 |
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