bubblestank Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Ive had a pretty full on infestation of snails after buying some "tropical" plants from a certain pet store (not sure of species) Ive been a bit dubious about snail rid so have been squishing them when they've crawled up the front pane of my tank. Ive let the carcasses float to the bottom with my Neons/black neons and gouramis eating them and possibly my bronze corys. Just wondering if dead snails habour disease apart from adding ammonia to the tank by decompostion?? If anyone has had some bad experiences from squishing snails id love to here back from you. Thanks :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 only thing my fish got from eating squished snails was full tummies :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 in theory if you kill off heaps of snails and leave their bodies in there, they will rot and you may get an ammonia spike which will stress the fish and possibly leave them open to something (whitespot etc). many beleive that snails act as intermediate hosts in a few parasites/illnesses but i havent read much about that so i cant really offer any advice on that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Snails may well be an intermediate host for some parasites but usually it is for a specific snail (like bilharzia in humans) That is one of the reasons why Maf get excited about snails being imported on plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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