fish4nic Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Hi there I was wanting to know what peoples experiences were with community tank waste management whether it was snails or other kinds of fish and if so which ones. Nic ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJ Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Hi Nicole - it depends what type of wastes you need cleaned and what fish & plants they're with. Pond snails, ramshorns etc are great algae eaters but breed very quickly and often damage plants. They're also prone to being eaten by some types of fish. Aplesnails aren't as good as cleaning glass but do a good job of scavanging missed food and some dead plant leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 snails poo too - so they produce waste as well! but theyare great for eating uneaten food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 What sort of tank and what do you have in it Nicole? ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish4nic Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 ...Pond snails, ramshorns etc are great algae eaters but breed very quickly and often damage plants. They're also prone to being eaten by some types of fish. Tell me about it.....at last count 6 ramshorns gone to ramshorn heaven which was why I was wondering what other alternatives were available.....so maybe I will try the aplesnails. what about mystery snails??? CHEERS nic snails poo too - so they produce waste as well! but theyare great for eating uneaten food. Is there anything that eats poo?? EEEEEWWW I read a funny post somewhere about some fry eating MW and them coming out the other end undigested and still wrigglingOMG!!...and other fry eating them fromm.....well I don't think I will continue....eating lunch at work right now What sort of tank and what do you have in it Nicole? I have a small community female fighter tank which I am about to upgrade to one of those all in one 36litre kinds (Jebo?/Aqua one) which I picked up ex display. This one will be on show/display and the other one will be used to house my boy barracks so they don't get cold. I only have fighters at the mo and I want to get some java moss and fern to make it all pretty....have had some other plants but they tend to go brownish due to not enough light I think. Also tossing up whether to throw in a couple of Dwarf Gouramis as tank buddies with the female fighters. cheers Nic :fish: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 I read a funny post somewhere about some fry eating MW and them coming out the other end undigested and still wrigglingOMG!!...and other fry eating them fromm that was MY post :fish: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJ Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 mystery snails = applesnails :fish: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebetta Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 I read some where that ramshorn's like eating your plants better that the poo. I had 2 apple's but on died. they do a good job. My sis needs one or 2 for her goldfish tank. Algae everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 apple snails do a good job, but they also clean out any soft plants you have. and gouramis are a no-no to add in with bettas - they're related species and will fight. HTH :fish: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 My sis needs one or 2 for her goldfish tank just remember that apple snails are tropical, are goldfish are coldwater, so the likelyhood of the snails surviving is pretty minimal. IMO apple snails are wicked. they clean up everything. I had two of mine breed and I got bout 15 snails out of that lot, which are still with me today, bout a yr later. AND they're soooo cool to watch :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUPPYSLAYER Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 my mystry snails bread, think i got about 80 at the moment. brenton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUPPYSLAYER Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 goldfish will happily live in a heated tank, makes them grow faster brenton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 If the goldfish tank is small and has multiple goldfish in it, massive water changes will be a better option than snails. Goldfish output a lot of waste. I'd go with a mystery snail or a ramshorn for the display tank. If you give them enough veggies they shouldn't eat the java moss I don't think. I did have an apple snail sit at the surface and devour all my duckweed once, so they will have a shot at living plants, but they'll probably go for the easy ones first :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJ Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Duckweed seems to be a favourite for them - I had all mine go from applesnail tanks. They seem to swallow the leaves almost whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebetta Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 This is a pic of my only snail. I was experimenting with my aquatic photo taking and I got a few snaps of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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