apple snail invasion!!

Jun 4, 2011
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i have set up my tank and have had fish in it for 2 weeks but all of a sudden about 7 snails hatched from eggs i didnt even no where there. we got rid of five and after doing research have kept the one thats left and also a new egg has appeared that might be snail 7 or fish 6???

Point is i dont know how many there could be.
 

HappyFish

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May 23, 2011
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Most likely came in with a plant. Finish cycling your fish tank. Once you've done that. Think about getting a yoyo loach-they love eating snails. That should curb the invasion of snails.
 

skjl47

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Nov 13, 2010
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Hello; Many aquarium keepers like having snails in a tank. Some do not like them at all and consider them vermin.

I put them in all of my tanks. It somewhat depends on the type of snail you have as to the potential problems. I have red rams horn and maylasian trumpet snails

There have been some threads on this forum describing the benefits of snails. They do some good things when present in a tank.