gixer
Member
Last week i notice an extremely small snail in my tank and thought nothing of it.
Whilst carrying out some pruning today i came across 3 larger snails and 1 smaller 1, all look (to me at least) to be exactly the same (see below).
Before i go any further and pick then out the tank i'd be grateful is someone could please advise me on what snails they are and the advantages/disadvantages of having them in my tank.
I am guessing the will eat my leaves, but if the help keep the tank clean of algae i think picking out a few each month to keep the population in some sort of check would be a small price to play.
Lastly if they are considered a liability is there a natural way of control i.e. a fish that will eat them?
My Angelfish keeps having a taste but they're slightly bigger than his/her mouth as it's a still young.
Cheers
Mark
Whilst carrying out some pruning today i came across 3 larger snails and 1 smaller 1, all look (to me at least) to be exactly the same (see below).
Before i go any further and pick then out the tank i'd be grateful is someone could please advise me on what snails they are and the advantages/disadvantages of having them in my tank.
I am guessing the will eat my leaves, but if the help keep the tank clean of algae i think picking out a few each month to keep the population in some sort of check would be a small price to play.
Lastly if they are considered a liability is there a natural way of control i.e. a fish that will eat them?
My Angelfish keeps having a taste but they're slightly bigger than his/her mouth as it's a still young.
Cheers
Mark