I happened to notice a round brown spot on my glass today, and took a closer look. It's a SNAIL! Now where do they come from? It appears to be eating the algae on the glass....which thrills me since both my otos died. But how did I get it? And what does it need to live? Do I want it to stay? It's about 3/4" in diameter I'd say, and brownish in color. I don't have any live plants in my tank right now, but I did at one time before I started treating for ick. Is that where it came in? Do fish carry them in?
Whoa...where'd the snail come from?
- Thread starter Tarah
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It could have come in on your plants, or it could have come in with water from the store. They are tiny when young, so you might not have noticed it in a bag of fish and water, or mistaken it for a piece of fish poop.
Snails are a matter of opinion on whether you like them or not. Personally, I like them in tanks, as they help clean things up. The problem is when they overpopulate, usually from feeding too much.
Snails are a matter of opinion on whether you like them or not. Personally, I like them in tanks, as they help clean things up. The problem is when they overpopulate, usually from feeding too much.
no...a lot of people like the snails. my roommate goes into pet stores and asks them for their little round snails for her puffers 
I like having apple snails in my tanks because they help out cleaning up stuff and even a little bit of algae. They CAN foul your water pretty fast if they die...but they dont die very easily.
I like having apple snails in my tanks because they help out cleaning up stuff and even a little bit of algae. They CAN foul your water pretty fast if they die...but they dont die very easily.
