Rudles Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Lovin' that my Bladder snails are starting to multiply. I had at least one come in on my plants. I don't get overly concerned. I welcome them as part of my cleanup crew. It's surprising how fast they move compared to the Ramshorn snails in my 20 gallon tank. Do you keep them or try to eradicate them? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 I keep them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Keep and sort into separate tanks based on color ROFL. Love me some bladder snails 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyjuliano Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 I keep them, all of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Not sure you CAN eradicate them, I've tried, lol. To the point of restarting the whole tank! Now I give up! I'll go with what everyone else here pretty much says and live in peace with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 I recently moved most of mine into a 5 gallon, just to make them be close enough to each other to mate more. I love that they look like they're glittered. I can't really tell if they're very useful though. They do eat leftover fish food, but I've seen malaysian trumpets turn a big pile of poo into a little pile of sand, and I've seen ramshorns lawnmower through algae on the glass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudles Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/21/2021 at 1:47 PM, CalmedByFish said: I recently moved most of mine into a 5 gallon, just to make them be close enough to each other to mate more. I love that they look like they're glittered. I can't really tell if they're very useful though. They do eat leftover fish food, but I've seen malaysian trumpets turn a big pile of poo into a little pile of sand, and I've seen ramshorns lawnmower through algae on the glass. I watched one eating green spot algae on the front glass. I could see a visible trail of clean glass (acrylic) as it moved along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarista Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Snails are the best! Definitely keep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 I keep them there are a great part of the clear up crew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I keep them and over the years have become quite fond of them. I don’t think I’d want an aquarium without them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I keep them and I went out of my way to buy some ramshorn snails to add to the mix. I don't have Malaysian Trumpet Snails yet........ I can't decide if it's tempting or if I'm inviting the apocalypse. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMYVET Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I keep all snails and even have setup a 1 gallon vase with some guppy grass and a single Ramshorn (named Scooter) snail in it that sits on the coffee table so we can watch tv together at night. He is actually funny to watch at times...LOL 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 im that guy, eradicate!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaRanchik Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Sorry, I don't like them. They generate SO MUCH waste, and they multiply so quickly that the whole glass is covered with them. Luckily my betta killed all of them for me. 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/21/2021 at 5:25 PM, Rudles said: I watched one eating green spot algae on the front glass. I could see a visible trail of clean glass (acrylic) as it moved along. Good to know! Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 10:55 AM, laritheloud said: I don't have Malaysian Trumpet Snails yet........ I can't decide if it's tempting or if I'm inviting the apocalypse. This is so accurate. They're excellent for getting down between gravel pieces instead of just skimming the surface. That's a nifty trick. But.. um... they're kinda ugly, and they do reproduce like mad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 11:25 AM, BaRanchik said: They generate SO MUCH waste I hadn't yet formed an opinion about this when I had a bare-bottom tank, with a big pile of fish poo piled on the floor of it. (I didn't remotely know what I was doing at the time.) I added about a dozen malaysian trumpets, and within a day, that big pile of poo was a little pile of sand - 1/10 or less the volume of the poo. Though I don't like malaysian trumpets, I'll always keep them for that 1 reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaRanchik Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 9:34 PM, CalmedByFish said: I hadn't yet formed an opinion about this when I had a bare-bottom tank, with a big pile of fish poo piled on the floor of it. (I didn't remotely know what I was doing at the time.) I added about a dozen malaysian trumpets, and within a day, that big pile of poo was a little pile of sand - 1/10 or less the volume of the poo. Though I don't like malaysian trumpets, I'll always keep them for that 1 reason. Oh, I wasn't talking about MTS. I was talking about the bladder snails that were mentioned by the original poster. I actually love malaysian trumpet snails and I keep them in my aquariums, because I can barely ever see them, and like you mentioned they love eating fish/shrimp poop. On the other hand, I had a shrimp bowl that was overrun by bladder snails and pond snails. Even just 2 of them were enough to cover the whole substrate with poop within a few days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 1:43 PM, BaRanchik said: Oh, I wasn't talking about MTS. I was talking about the bladder snails that were mentioned by the original poster. I actually love malaysian trumpet snails and I keep them in my aquariums, because I can barely ever see them, and like you mentioned they love eating fish/shrimp poop. On the other hand, I had a shrimp bowl that was overrun by bladder snails and pond snails. Even just 2 of them were enough to cover the whole substrate with poop within a few days. I totally should've realized that! Sorry. Also, I'm new to bladder snails, so I appreciate this info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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