animal_lover Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 I have now found at least 3 small brown snails and I have no idea how they got there! :-? I have put new fishin this weekend and have live plants etc. Any idea how they got in my tank? Thanks Hayley :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 posibly in the plants u bought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 ild put money on plants, ambuila is a shocker for them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pleco Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 you can even get snails eggs in the water of the fish you bought .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 so now u need a clown loach or a dwaff chain loach to eat them... mmm yummy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 They could also have come in as eggs on plants months ago, they have only just grown big enough to notice. One of my tanks has small snails that came in the gravel from a local river, they only grow to about 5mm so I haven't worried about them yet. Maybe I need to get a clown loach next :lol: Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 i cleaned my canister this weekend to find a colony of snails inside. they must have been there for two months. I have none in the tank, i put this down to my two large clowns & two skunk loaches. for fun it put the snails in the tank. i have not seen them since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle.g Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 I had a big problem with snails in my community tank a while ago, they were really noticeable a few weeks after I bought some new plants. I bought some cloan loaches and I haven't seen a single snail since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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