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Pleco James
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PostSubject: Benefits of snails?   Benefits of snails? EmptyThu Feb 17, 2011 7:13 pm

This may sound like a bit of a silly question but what would be the benefits of snails in an aquarium? I have heard of apple and ramshorn snails but i do not know what they would be doing in an aquarium, or are they just nice to have?
Any help is appreciated Very Happy
Thanks

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PostSubject: Snails in your aquarium   Benefits of snails? EmptyThu Feb 17, 2011 8:46 pm

i don't like them apart from the Apple Snail...

this is much discussed on here try the link below...


http://www.bristlenoseworld.com/t768-how-can-i-get-rid-of-snails?highlight=snail

http://www.bristlenoseworld.com/t2061-nitrite-level-spiking-how-do-i-minimise-it-quickly-and-effectively?highlight=snail

http://www.bristlenoseworld.com/t2311-golden-apple-snail-eggs-and-clutches-for-sale-or-swap-in-yorkshire?highlight=snail

hope some of this helps.....

if not this is useful

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/snails.htm

kind regards

lj
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PostSubject: Re: Benefits of snails?   Benefits of snails? EmptyThu Feb 17, 2011 8:56 pm

thanks for the info wolverine Very Happy cheers

James
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PostSubject: Re: Benefits of snails?   Benefits of snails? EmptyThu Feb 17, 2011 10:47 pm

I see no benifit to them. Some people with heavily planted tanks like to have some of the digging snails to help turn the substrate over but in my experence they always end up being a massive MASSIVE pain in the butt!

I activly kill snails in all my tanks as I want to reduce the bio-load to as little as possible.
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PostSubject: Re: Benefits of snails?   Benefits of snails? EmptyThu Feb 17, 2011 11:39 pm

Doug wrote:
I see no benifit to them. Some people with heavily planted tanks like to have some of the digging snails to help turn the substrate over but in my experence they always end up being a massive MASSIVE pain in the butt!

lol! Thanks for the info Doug, you have all been a great help Very Happy
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