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MyraVan · 02-02-2005, 04:28 AM

Last time I did a water change, I noticed a few snails in the used water I dumped down the sink. There were 2 or 3 5mm ones, and a few tiny ones. They were quite dark colored. I didn't know what kind of snails they were, so I sent them down the drain. But I've been thinking about them. I almost never see a snail in my tank. They don't eat my plants: I never see them on the plants, and the plants don't have any holes in them. And yet they came out with the used tank water when I vacuumed the gravel. So they must live in the gravel, eating whatever junk they find there. This can only be a good thing, right? So next time I see a snail in my used tank water, I might toss it back in the tank.

What do people think? Are there good snails?

02-02-2005, 04:28 AM	#1
MyraVan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 864	snails good? Last time I did a water change, I noticed a few snails in the used water I dumped down the sink. There were 2 or 3 5mm ones, and a few tiny ones. They were quite dark colored. I didn't know what kind of snails they were, so I sent them down the drain. But I've been thinking about them. I almost never see a snail in my tank. They don't eat my plants: I never see them on the plants, and the plants don't have any holes in them. And yet they came out with the used tank water when I vacuumed the gravel. So they must live in the gravel, eating whatever junk they find there. This can only be a good thing, right? So next time I see a snail in my used tank water, I might toss it back in the tank. What do people think? Are there good snails?