StaceyTNBCkicker Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Received some new plants and they had some hitchhikers, bladder snails. These are in my new, still cycling tank. I have been removing and squishing. But thought, would these be ok as a tasty treat for my fish in my established tank? Can they get parasites from eating these? I would squish them first, so not live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) What kind of fish are you planning on? Only fish that I know of that would eat a whole, live snail are puffers and some loaches, or an assassin snail, but there may be other hardcore toothy carnivores out there. Otherwise, betta and such might just nip at them. I say no need to squish, just feed your fish sparingly and the snails will starve/fail to reproduce effectively or eat your algae for you. Edited December 2, 2020 by Kirsten 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyTNBCkicker Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 9 minutes ago, Kirsten said: What kind of fish are you planning on? Only fish that I know of that would eat a whole, live snail are puffers and some loaches, or an assassin snail, but there may be other hardcore toothy carnivores out there. Otherwise, betta and such might just nip at them. I say no need to squish, just feed your fish sparingly and the snails will starve/fail to reproduce effectively or eat your algae for you. Oh. I was thinking of feeding them to my tank of rainbowfish, tetras. I have not yet added fish to the new tank. Just thought my omnivores might like a tasty treat, but they would need them shelled, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Whale Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 My betta fish eats bladder snails every once in a while. He swallows them whole, shell and all. I've also seen him suck them out of the shell but he has to be quick. Before I caught him in the act I was wondering why he was so fat when I came home from work lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Ellacott Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I do feed crushed snails to my fish and I have seen them eaten by angels, danios, guppies and barbs. My cherry shrimp will also eat them and if I feed too many, any left are eaten by snails, more food for tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_ Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I tried to get my clown loach to eat the bladder snails in my 10 gal QT tank and no luck. So far none of my fish including my bettas eat them either. I have quit trying to get rid of them at this point, but I know they eat French cut green beans. You could always trying making a snail trap with veggies out of a used bottle if your fish do not eat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyTNBCkicker Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 I have rinsed them under tap water, crush their shells, and my rainbow fish gobble them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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