What kind of snail?

[Solaris]

What kind if snail will do good with shrimps? Just want one, walking around i guess. Trumpet snails any good? Plus i dont want it to be huge like an apple snail those things poop and screw everything hmm

[IndianaSam]

What kind if snail will do good with shrimps? Just want one, walking around i guess. Trumpet snails any good? Plus i dont want it to be huge like an apple snail those things poop and screw everything hmm

Trumpet snails, pond snails, ramshorn snails, nerite snails all go great with shrimp.

As far as snails that don't poop, you may be out of luck

PS Check out aquabid for Nerite Snails. Maybe you'll be suprised to see who is selling them.

[Solaris]

Whose Joe? You?

Well these snails seem to be growing up to a 1" which is good small snail = less poop

[JaVaGiRl]

Hey Solaris,
Trumpet snails are great, but they only come out at night... during the day, they live in the gravel. They are a great gravel cleaner Don't put pond snails in, otherwise your going to get over ran with them. My suggestion is trumpets, but if you want something to "watch" I would recommend a snail that can't change there sex... good luck

[Solaris]

basically i want a snail to maybe clean up after the shrimp or something, in case i over feed etc. i do have an air sponge filter, by the way my air sponge filter tube doesnt fit all the way in the water
a little is outside does that affect it from runnign smoothly, i know nothing about these things but ym filter is too strong and dotn want to use a mesh net and stuff. thanks

[Solaris]

Well i decided to go with some clams instead see how they do, should be fun and different

[JaVaGiRl]

Heyyy, glad you made up your mind
Anyways, i'm assuming your going with golden clams , as they are the most popular clam. They do great at filtering your water. Buttttt, try and keep the temperature around 72-75, any warmer than this will result in death. When you get them gentle "nuzzle" them into your gravel, but do not burry all of the shell. It should be just enough gravel so that the clam can still open and close without any gravel getting inside. Also, don't be surprised when you don't see them. I have 22 of them in my 55 gallon and they have burried themselves since I ordered them. Good luck !

[Solaris]

I heard godlen clams were very hardy and take extreme temperatures? hmm unless the aquabid ad was incorrect.

[Kenshin]

I have freshwater clams too (around 6 of them in my 20G L tank with RCS). My temperature is around 75 F. For clams, it is not too good to let your water temperature go above 75 F or so. So basically what Java Girl stated is correct. I have had some died due to increase temperature. I also have some Japanese Trapdoor Snails and they do a good job. Very peaceful and they do not really breed at all (at least for me). Olive nerite snails are good also since they cannot breed in freshwater (they require brackish water), but they do lay a lot of eggs in your tank, plants, ornaments, and etc. and it is a pain to remove them.

[51Cornell]

The clams will only eat the small stuff that drifts in the water--they're filter feeders--so they won't exactly "clean up what the shrimp don't eat." Snails will eat leftovers but they will also poop (the more they eat the more they poop). I have pond and ramshorns in all our shrimp tanks and they wrestle the shrimp when I put spirulina pellets in or vegetables. If you overfeed, the best thing to do is such out the extra uneaten food and replenish the water.

[Solaris]

interesting its like 85-90 degrees here that might be a problem i guess

[chlorophyll]

I kind of like pond snails. The ones that look kind of like this. Not aware of if they can reproduce asexually, but they're hungry little guys and in warm water where one is getting its share of food, I've seen them get about a centimeter long.

[Solaris]

cant really make out are those trapdoor snails hmm

[bluebettalady]

I keep trumpets because my shrimp tank has alot of plants...and trumpets do live in the gravel and move the substrate around and in turn my plants grow better. That and in all honest it seems my beloved cherry prefer to eat after the house is quiet and IF I should happen to overfeed them no worries.
Plus if I get too many trumpets they are easily gotten out, easily sold or eaten by other fish. Besides that, they don't get very large, Don't eat plants and have much the same diet as red cherries. Just an opinion here...I have had no problems with them at all. Actually the improvement I have seen in my plants...is incredible. All I do is occationally add a little calcium and a drop of iodine...Doesn't seem to bother the shrimp at all!

[JaVaGiRl]

Anything over 80 will kill them a.s.a.p. Don't get them, as I said before.
SNAILS :: Most snails will do okay in 80 degree temps. but there life span will shorten. When there is cooler water, the snail will eat less and grow less therfore will extend there life span. When the temperature is warm/hot, there metabilism is crazy, they will consume much more food, produce much more waste, and grow very rapidly.... decreasing there life span. Get some trumpet snails like I said b4 , have fun, there almost worry free!