BuzzDaddy21 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Well, a while back I torn down a 40B because of bladder snails, after about a month set back up with new gravel and those rascals are back. Tank has been running for a few months now. I got in the habit of crushing some snails at the water line been doing this for about a week and noticed that the pygmy cory's liked to snack on them also the shrimp will steal them away from the cory`s. (Only have black shrimp and 12 pygmy cory`s and MTS and trapdoor snails and ramshorn snails in tank.) is it normal for shrimp /fish to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Those look like mini Ramshorn snails. I think they’re a great part of a planted tank. Not everyone agrees. They do make good fish food, my puffer loves them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Matt Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Many fish/shrimp are opportunistic and omnivores. From what I know about Corydoras and Neos I would say yes. I have seen my corys trying to suck bladder snails out of their shells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyssa Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Yup totally normal, I took to smooshing small ramshorns for my platies when the population got out of control, they loved them as a treat. Heck, even the bristlenose pleco and the albino cories went nuts for them. I figure that the food we feed them is made from other fish, so really what's the difference? It's just really fresh, and locally sourced 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) Yup. Many fish are omnivorous. You are feeding them meat. Those do look like small ramshorns. I wait until 1 hour after total dark and look in from the side at the front glass. (Use flashlight)All my bladder snails collect their for a town meeting to decide on the evenings activities. I net out all the ones that are not my gold bladder snails and toss them in a bucket with plant trimmings I intend to discard and give them to the fish store to give away as puffer food etc. I do not know if ramshorns have town hall meetings on the front glass but it does help control the population if they do. take care in how many you smoosh (I do smoosh some for my fish and shrimp it keeps them in the food chain) they do release ammonia as all dead organisms do. A few is ok but total slaughter house 5 could be a problem. Edited June 23, 2022 by Guppysnail 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/23/2022 at 3:26 PM, Guppysnail said: All my bladder snails collect their for a town meeting to decide on the evenings activities 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/23/2022 at 12:45 PM, BuzzDaddy21 said: Well, a while back I torn down a 40B because of bladder snails, after about a month set back up with new gravel and those rascals are back. Tank has been running for a few months now. I got in the habit of crushing some snails at the water line been doing this for about a week and noticed that the pygmy cory's liked to snack on them also the shrimp will steal them away from the cory`s. (Only have black shrimp and 12 pygmy cory`s and MTS and trapdoor snails and ramshorn snails in tank.) is it normal for shrimp /fish to do this. Your red ramshorns are actually sought after, especially if they maintain their vibrant red through adulthood. Yes, fish and shrimp love being able to eat fresh food, especially if you don't offer them more than they can eat at once. You can also throw a large batch in the blender with ice, make mini icecubes and feed later (I add some food to the mix, and my turtle is also appreciative). My endlers eat the eggs and any young snails they can find, so my endler tanks have been fairly stable in population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 ORD snail cubes I love it 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon p Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 If you where closer I’d give you as many red ramshorn as you could handle. I used to separate the red out due to hire demand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzDaddy21 Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 Thanks for all of the replies however, I only crush bladder snails (They are in one tank only.) I know the pictures are not very good but it's a bladder snail that you see. I do like ramshorn snails they are in all tanks along with mts snails and I do thin out the ramshorns once in a while. Ramshorn color started out as orange with a gold strip (Still have that color) then went into different colors mostly dark even some with spots. I don`t know how big a ramshorn get but I have some that seem huge. I will try and get better pictures of the ramshorns I think they look more orange than red or maybe I don`t pay enough attention. Thanks again all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 If you want it get rid of the snails, try cleaning away any eggs you see. Placing a piece of cucumber on the substrate and collecting the snails off it can eliminate at least 80 % of them at once. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzyduff Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Are any of yall in the Seattle area? I could use some bladder snails, or anything small enough to be puffer food. They're going through mine faster than they can reproduce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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