How Do You Care For Aquarium Pond Snails?

After introducing a new plant or feeding your fish live food, you might discover aquarium snails in your aquarium. Snail eggs can hitch a ride on these products and later hatch in your aquarium, but don't rush to remove the snails as they can actually be an asset to your aquarium. Identify the snail's species: If it's the right type, it will help keep your tank clean. Be sure to keep the snail population at a reasonable level, though, since they can do more harm than good in large quantities. Keep a good supply of plants in the aquarium. Snails are scavengers and will eat dying plants while allowing healthy plants to thrive. Don't clean your aquarium too well. As scavengers the snails will do much of the cleaning for you, and they need dead plant and animal material as well as algae to survive. Populate the aquarium with snail-friendly fish. Guppies, neon tetras, danios, and white cloud minnows will not view the snails as a threat or as prey. Don't overfeed your fish. If there are ...  more