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zebra Fish Master Posts: 1671 Kudos: 291 Votes: 37 Registered: 08-Oct-2001	I want to add a snail to my 5g. tank with my betta and I want to add another one in my 2g. with my other betta, but I dont know what kind of snail to get, what do you guys suggest? In the 5g. I want to also add a few ghost shrimp. And I am prepared to move them if the bettas become overly aggressive. thanks -kristin ~!!I lOve LiFe!!~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
zebra Fish Master Posts: 1671 Kudos: 291 Votes: 37 Registered: 08-Oct-2001	oh and another thing... in my 5g. tank I do have a live plant (narrow leaf chain sword), will the snail eat it? ~!!I lOve LiFe!!~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	the only snail i would recommend for either tank is the malaysian trumpet snail (mts). put a handful of them in each tank and just feed as normal, they will eventually grow their population, but they are not a pest snail "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
zebra Fish Master Posts: 1671 Kudos: 291 Votes: 37 Registered: 08-Oct-2001	Actually- i looked up snails and i really like the gold mystery snails- would those eat my plant though? ~!!I lOve LiFe!!~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
1tankneverenuff Hobbyist Posts: 131 Kudos: 100 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Mar-2005	Asolene Spixi, doesn't get very large (1" or so) and won't destroy your plant.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
zebra Fish Master Posts: 1671 Kudos: 291 Votes: 37 Registered: 08-Oct-2001	Do any kind of snails destroy live plants?? ~!!I lOve LiFe!!~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
1tankneverenuff Hobbyist Posts: 131 Kudos: 100 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Mar-2005	I always thought they only munched on dead or decaying plants???
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	canas often sold as gold mystery snails will eat plants and get the size of a baseball. There is also the bridgessi which looks almost identical but only gets 2" or so. About the size of a golf ball. They came in all colors, purple, red, ivory, gold, olive, burgundy.... but are most often sold as black mystery snails in their wild color(dark brown with black stripes, sometimes with some yellow coloring). Brigs eat meaty foods such as fish foods and only chew on plants when starving or the plants are dying. To tell the 2 apart you'd need to go to applesnail.net and look at the picture comparison and try to judge the angle of the shells.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I've had a [link=Japanese trapdoor snail]http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1077" style="COLOR: #FFFF99[/link] for a long time, it's maybe 1" and doesn't bother plants. I also like MTS but I'd only put a few in a 5g to start with since they multiply quickly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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