xXInkedPhoenixX Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Did a search didn't see if anyone addressed this on the forum. I have added a Bolivian Ram to one of my tanks. It has quite a few bladder snails and wouldn't mind a little population control assistance. Some of the internet seems to think Rams do eat snails- others don't. Anyone with personal experience or have seen them eat them? I'm not worried about my Horned Nerites as there seems to at least be a consensus there Nerites (especially Horned) are pretty well armored with the smaller Ram present. @Fish Folk? @nabokovfan87? You've both had Rams, experience? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Snails survive in my Ram tanks. Maybe a few of the baby ramshorn or bladder snails get eaten, but not all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Mine definitely could care less about anything else in the tank, it was a very relaxed personality fish. He had a little hide in the plants and it was in the corner away from everything. The fish would be a bit more active during feeding time, but it was just protective of it's area (seemed to be quiet, flow was ok for the fish as well, but a lot of sight breaks). My ram never came into contact with snails, but I would think it wouldn't really want to bother snails. They prefer pellets, chew, sift, sand, etc. I am assuming entirely, but I don't think the ram would really do well with snails trying to go to town in it's area, but I don't think the fish would necessarily eat snails. It's just not designed for that. Zebra loaches on the other hand..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 Well even if they ate some babies that'd be something. @nabokovfan87 as you reported, mine is super chill too, he likes the four corners of the tank (which are areas of plant/wood cover)- this is also basically what the consensus on internet says they do- so he's totally normal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenman Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 If they get hungry enough, they'll eat the snails.When I broke my femur I was in the hospital for fifteen days. My fish (swordtails) got no food during that time. When I got home, the fish were fine and the snails were gone. My tanks were heavily infested with snails before that. I don't recommend starving your fish for fifteen days to get them to eat snails, but they'll eat them if there's nothing else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 @gardenman, thanks for that. No. Don't plan on doing that but I'm sure you didn't either! I'm going on a few day trip shortly here and I know all will be fine- thought just came to mind about the snails and a Cichlid I've never kept. I don't think my Rasboras or Neons will bother unless they're really small and parasnailing. The Neons are the only ones that will pick at the substrate- I've never seen my Rasboras do that. Though I'm sure they would if they got really desperate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I guess they could…. Why not? I have some Black Rams at first they didn’t seem to bother snails. I hate them and smash them when I see them. So I noticed they eat them after I have smashed them. Now I see them harassing the live ones. Go Team Fish…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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