cainechow Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 For some strange reason I've recently started finding snails interesting. There was a time where I didn't want any snails at all, but I had a hitchhiker pond snail that grew up to about 1.5cms and it is pretty neat. Do you have a favorite type of snail? What makes it unique? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattsBettas Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) I like my snails too. I find it funny how determined some people are to completely rid all the snails from all their tanks, when they can actually be nice inhabitants when you stop looking at them as pests. My favorite snails are ramshorns, MTS, and assassin. Ramshorns make a good clean up crew and do a fairly good job removing algae, and they come in a bunch of forms- you can get blue, pink, yellow (haven't seen much info on the yellows... They popped up in one of my tanks a while ago and I worked the line), etc, and they look quite a bit nicer then the typical brown shelled plant hitchhiker. MTS are decorative in their own way too, and make good sand sifters/soil pokers. And assassins because they look cool and take care of any surplus from the above species haha. Edited March 15, 2014 by MattsBettas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 MTS for what they do for my planted tanks and then pond snails again for what they do for my planted tanks. ...and both I hold in very high regard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanmer Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Chinese trap door snails rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogfish Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Served in melted garlic butter at restaurants mts in the tank, great algae control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rompergoddess Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Even though she's a plant nommer, I love my Marisa! She zips around the tank, antennae swinging happily, while munching away on something rare, or difficult to grow...hmm.....nope, still love her the best. She was tiny when I bought her and now she is a whopper of a gal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madagascariensis Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 I love the color of nerites, but it is a pain they don't reproduce in freshwater. Brotia pagodula and thiara winteri are some really cool snails that do though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudiohv Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I like pond snails they stay small, my turtles just love em, I just ran out of snails in my turtle tank. I am actually looking for some... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin2you Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 I miss my nerities (African Dwarf Frogs killed them off) & I used to have a black mystery (applesnail) named Speedy. I had a bunch of sphixi snails that mated in my old female betta sorority tank & I transferred all of them over to the goldfish tank except 1 who is still in the now community tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patcamaro Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 I have Japanese trapdoor, spixi, orange rabbit,satellite snails mystery ,assassins giant Peruvian and 3 different nitrite snails Oh ya rams-horn , Malaysian and pond snails too Guess you could say I like snails I have spixi,s and Japanese snails for sale.2$ each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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