Re: Need help with ID of snail

[Paulo]

I have few of them in my tank. I did not have any problems with my plants, i
think they eat algae. ALso my festivum is eating the small ones.

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Paulo
"Chuck" > wrote in message
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> Could someone help me identify this type of snail? My aquarium is full
> of them from barely visible to this one which is the biggest at 1/4
> inch. Also, are they harmful to have in a planted tank? I was going to
> change my substrate to flourite and thougth it would be a good time to
> get rid of them if they are harmful to plants. Thanks in advance for
> any help.
>


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[Paul O.]

I think this snail is what is called a Pond Snail. I always have a bunch of
them, never have hurt anything.
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Paul O.





"Paulo" > wrote in message
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> I have few of them in my tank. I did not have any problems with my plants,
i
> think they eat algae. ALso my festivum is eating the small ones.
>
> --
> Paulo
> "Chuck" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > Could someone help me identify this type of snail? My aquarium is full
> > of them from barely visible to this one which is the biggest at 1/4
> > inch. Also, are they harmful to have in a planted tank? I was going to
> > change my substrate to flourite and thougth it would be a good time to
> > get rid of them if they are harmful to plants. Thanks in advance for
> > any help.
> >
>
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[Tom Mason]

Yeah they won't hurt anything but they can eat your plants and they also
represent over-feeding since the correct amount of food would be eaten by
the fish before the snails got a look-in and they would therefore have no
chance to breed.

Tom

"Paul O." > wrote in message
...
> I think this snail is what is called a Pond Snail. I always have a bunch
of
> them, never have hurt anything.
> --
> Paul O.
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> "Paulo" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have few of them in my tank. I did not have any problems with my
plants,
> i
> > think they eat algae. ALso my festivum is eating the small ones.
> >
> > --
> > Paulo
> > "Chuck" > wrote in message
> > .. .
> > > Could someone help me identify this type of snail? My aquarium is
full
> > > of them from barely visible to this one which is the biggest at 1/4
> > > inch. Also, are they harmful to have in a planted tank? I was going
to
> > > change my substrate to flourite and thougth it would be a good time to
> > > get rid of them if they are harmful to plants. Thanks in advance for
> > > any help.
> > >
> >
> >
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[Chuck]

OK thanks for the info everyone. I guess I wont bother too much with
them. And I will try and not overfeed as much(hrmmm... must be why I
get green water from time to time). Oh well, I will have to cut back on
feeding my panda corys since I have always suspected that I overfed them.

Tom Mason wrote:
> Yeah they won't hurt anything but they can eat your plants and they also
> represent over-feeding since the correct amount of food would be eaten by
> the fish before the snails got a look-in and they would therefore have no
> chance to breed.
>
> Tom
>
> "Paul O." > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>I think this snail is what is called a Pond Snail. I always have a bunch
>
> of
>
>>them, never have hurt anything.
>>--
>>Paul O.

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>>"Paulo" > wrote in message
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>>>I have few of them in my tank. I did not have any problems with my
>
> plants,
>
>>i
>>
>>>think they eat algae. ALso my festivum is eating the small ones.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Paulo
>>>"Chuck" > wrote in message
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>>>
>>>>Could someone help me identify this type of snail? My aquarium is
>
> full
>
>>>>of them from barely visible to this one which is the biggest at 1/4
>>>>inch. Also, are they harmful to have in a planted tank? I was going
>
> to
>
>>>>change my substrate to flourite and thougth it would be a good time to
>>>>get rid of them if they are harmful to plants. Thanks in advance for
>>>>any help.
>>>>
>>>
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[Paul O.]

"Tom Mason" > wrote in message
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> Yeah they won't hurt anything but they can eat your plants and they also
> represent over-feeding since the correct amount of food would be eaten by
> the fish before the snails got a look-in and they would therefore have no
> chance to breed.
>
> Tom
>
> "Paul O." > wrote in message
> ...
> > I think this snail is what is called a Pond Snail. I always have a bunch
> of
> > them, never have hurt anything.
> > --
> > Paul O.
> >
> >
> >
I feed so the snails will have something. Not so much tho that my tank is
overrun with them. Not sure what the algae in my tank would be like without
em, and don't want to find out.
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Paul O.