snails

I was thinking of getting a couple of snails and shrimp for the tank but dont know which ones would be best. Anyone got any suggestions? I would want snails that wouldnt reproduce if possible.

Well I guess it decides on what size you want them to be? I have cherry shrimp, which are nicely coloured but quite small and you need a few of them to be noticed as they hide a lot.

They.re nice though and when you do see them they are good to watch!

Cherry Shrimp are nice. Zebrite snails are very nice to i think

I have amano shrimp and as, they're a bit bigger, are more visible in the tank.

ive seen your photos of them, how big do they grow to mary?

About 5cm - one of mine is at least that now and looks mighty impressive foraging around the tank.

Thats quite a size then! Do you know if they get on with other shrimp - can you have a mix?

I don't know about that as I just have amanos but I'm sure they can.

I have mountain shrimp (aka fan shrimp) they grow to about 3 inchs and are very interesting to watch him eat

I'm getting some of those for my 165L tank since all the amano shrimp have vanished from there - I think the Rams are the culprits.

Are you still thinking of getting another betta Mary?

I am. I'm just waiting for the recently sterilized filter sponge to reprime in the main tank. Plus the LFS only took a delivery last weekend so I figured I'd wait until this weekend to go choose one.

Then time for the big experiment Mary? You know you could always get two, put one in the Orb, and one in a different tank and see how they both do!

Matty wrote:

Cherry Shrimp are nice. Zebrite snails are very nice to i think

Tried to Google those snails Matt but came up empty - is that the right name for them?

Isnt there a Nerite snail - could that be it? They look quite nice although I havent got any.

tardis wrote:

Isnt there a Nerite snail - could that be it? They look quite nice although I havent got any.

Nebrite Lovely snails

Click here for information on the NERITE snail

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1472

Thanks for the link, they look nice dont they? Might see if I can get a couple. I wonder if they breed though I dont want to be overrun with snails, just have one or two.

i have a tankful of snails for you the more i pull out the following morning theres more of them any ideas how to get rid of them if i put veg in my bn will get to it before the snails

alison wrote:

i have a tankful of snails for you the more i pull out the following morning theres more of them any ideas how to get rid of them if i put veg in my bn will get to it before the snails

I have heard of a few techniques alison.

*Get a saucer and put it in your tank and put a piece of lettuce on it. put another saucer on top of it, but keep a small gap by putting a small pebble or piece of gravel at the edge. The snails crawl in, the plecs cant, and in the morning you just remove them.

*Check just above the waterline of the tank every morning, they usually gather there overnight, and then squash them. Feed the bits to the fish.

i believe that either method is as successful, as the other but they both take a while to clear the tank.

Diana wrote:

Click here for information on the NERITE snail

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1472

Oh no!!! The zebra species is nice to

I have snails - common or garden ones - that came with an ornament as a free gift!

I just use the squashing method to keep the numbers down, but I dont know if I will ever get rid of them totally.

Poor snails

I know ...............I am a cruel, cruel woman!

:lol: Get some dwarf puffers to clear them up!!