Buggy
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Having everything in place and finalising my list of plants I've spent the evening getting down to choosing my livestock. I've always thought I'd go with Mystery snails as I like the idea of them breeding and allowing me to, since I'm on a budget, moving the extra to other tanks when the time comes.
As I was researching them I discovered that one seller adds a warning to the sales page:
* Attention: Apple Snails will eat aquarium plants. Mostly soft-leafed plants and mosses will be devoured quickly. This can be reduced if they are offered plenty of greenery like cucumbers, courgette, spinach etc. They are less attracted to hard leaved plants like Anubias and Java Ferns. *
Is this likely? Or more if they're not fed appropriately? It'd certainly be a deal breaker if so. And if so, is there a better choice for a snail that'll breed, assist slightly with "maintenance", and leave my carefully chosen plants alone?
The substrate is soil, in a 245L tank, heavily planted with wood and stone hardscape.
As I was researching them I discovered that one seller adds a warning to the sales page:
* Attention: Apple Snails will eat aquarium plants. Mostly soft-leafed plants and mosses will be devoured quickly. This can be reduced if they are offered plenty of greenery like cucumbers, courgette, spinach etc. They are less attracted to hard leaved plants like Anubias and Java Ferns. *
Is this likely? Or more if they're not fed appropriately? It'd certainly be a deal breaker if so. And if so, is there a better choice for a snail that'll breed, assist slightly with "maintenance", and leave my carefully chosen plants alone?
The substrate is soil, in a 245L tank, heavily planted with wood and stone hardscape.