betta eating snails?

j-man the skater-man · 12-29-2005, 06:24 PM

my snail population in my 2.5 is going down and i was wondering if the betta will eat baby snails and suck the snail out of the shell if its a larger snail?

i saw him eat a baby today but it was floating on the surface and i dont know if he thought it was a pellet or not.....

i am pretty sure the snails are physa acuta

mousey · 01-02-2006, 05:09 PM

My bettas nip at snails(pond type).I had a swordtail ate a snail and died. it must have got stuck in her gut.
Mousey

micstarz · 01-02-2006, 07:08 PM

maybe they nip babys occaisionally, at least in my exp.

kristian18f · 01-05-2006, 10:59 AM

I have a snail in with my betta and don't have a problem. Although, I got mine full grown. I've heard alot of things depend on the betta though.

12-29-2005, 06:24 PM	#1
j-man the skater-man invert freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: whiteville NC Age: 18 Posts: 345	betta eating snails? my snail population in my 2.5 is going down and i was wondering if the betta will eat baby snails and suck the snail out of the shell if its a larger snail? i saw him eat a baby today but it was floating on the surface and i dont know if he thought it was a pellet or not..... i am pretty sure the snails are physa acuta

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kristian18f Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 340	I have a snail in with my betta and don't have a problem. Although, I got mine full grown. I've heard alot of things depend on the betta though. __________________ This whole fish thing started with ONE betta. http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=kristian18f

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01-02-2006, 05:09 PM	#2
mousey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 809	My bettas nip at snails(pond type).I had a swordtail ate a snail and died. it must have got stuck in her gut. Mousey

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