there is no such thing as a good snail and if you got algae eaters, dont have
goldfish or koi in that pond. Ingrid

wrote:

Hello, NG.

From my expirence with freshwater aquariums, I found the snails I tried
all reproduced quickly and were hard to control. Anyone have a
recommendation for good pond snail? Or should I instead go with a few
algae eaters from a tropical fish store? I live in north Florida and
have a new, 5-day old, 400-500 gallon pond.

Second question: I plan on adding snails or algae eaters next week --
about 10-14 days after setup. Is this good or bad timing?

Patrick



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