chappy6107 Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 what does everyone keep with their shrimp if at all in the way of snails? mystery, nerites, ramshorn, mts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Pink ramshorns. The color really is just personal preference. They clean up extra food and look nice too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted November 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 12 hours ago, Mr. F said: Pink ramshorns. The color really is just personal preference. They clean up extra food and look nice too! are they a lot better cleaners than the nerites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 are they a lot better cleaners than the nerites?Nerites are better at cleaning algae from glass and rocks, basically any hard surface, but not plants. Ramshorns do better cleaning up extra food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revaria Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 I'm using pond snails currently cause they came with the plants and they get huge and grow slowly, so if I want to remove them I have a decent chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted November 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 are pond snails better at cleaning the glass or getting left over food? what is their forte? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revaria Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Well off the top of my head they eat the leftover food, like a lot of it so I don't really have to be too careful with overfeeding. I'm not too sure about cleaning the glass though don't think a lot of snails truly do that unless theres a good amount of diatoms, but otos which are shrimp safe would clean it better, in fact with all snails most likely they may make the glass look worse cause they lay eggs. I like them because they get big enough to see so if I want to remove them I can, actually have interesting shape once they get big, they grow slowly, I actually tried to wipe them out when I first got them and pretty much succeeded, the ones I have left are the ones I saved, they don't burrow so if I ever get substrates for my shrimp tanks I don't have to worry about baby snails lurking in there, and the best part was they were free. Mr. F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 To be honest, I've had my best luck cleaning algae off plants with Amano shrimp, not snails at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted November 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 On 11/24/2016 at 2:45 PM, Mr. F said: To be honest, I've had my best luck cleaning algae off plants with Amano shrimp, not snails at all. yeah, they are def good for that but I dont want to put any amano's in my shrimp tanks just to be safe Mr. F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 yeah, they are def good for that but I dont want to put any amano's in my shrimp tanks just to be safeTrue, IME, 1/4 shrimp tanks with Amanos either won't breed or get out competed for food. Or maybe they so breed and the Amanos snack on the babies? Eek!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pucksr Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 I actually like keeping assassin snails in the tank as well, if you can reach a healthy balance. Assassin snails are carnivores and are famous for attacking other snails. However, what they primarily do in the wild is eat dead animals. This works out great in a shrimp tank. If a shrimp/fish/etc dies or if you have some protein-based food that is overfed, they will consume it. They also keep your snail population in check. ohmiko and Shrimp Life 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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