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? about snails and plants
Are there any other snails besides MTS that can be kept in a plants tank
that won't eat the plants? Thanks, Matt |
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? about snails and plants
I have hundreds (thousands?) or little, red ramshorn snails. One or two of
them pig out on my Sagittaria subulata. Who can say what makes a good snail go bad? redled wrote in message .. . In article , oSpam (LeighMo) wrote: Are there any other snails besides MTS that can be kept in a plants tank that won't eat the plants? IME, almost all snails can. I have little red ramshorn snails, large and small species of pond snail, apple snails, and MTS in my planted tanks, and they don't eat the plants. Snails that should be avoided in planted tanks are the "Columbian" ramshorms (the big ones that get to be 1" or more across), and some species of apple/mystery snail. The apple snail you want for a planted tank is Pomacea bridgesii. See www.applesnail.net for info on how to tell species of apple snail apart. (You can't tell by the common name or the color; you have to look at the shape of the shell.) Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ I have a banded ramshorn, over 2" across and he won't touch plants. He only eats algae from broad leafed plants and doesn't leave a scratch. If only I could find more. __ "Insert witty comment here." -John |
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? about snails and plants
I rarely see anybody mention trapdoor snails, though they are commonly used
for ponds. They don't get as big as apple snails, don't lay eggs all over the place (they give live birth to pea-sized snails one at a time, so no snail infestations in my filters) and eat all kinds of algae off the plants without harming them. I have them in a couple of my tanks and love them. Rebecca -- Get the lead out to reply by email. |
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