Snails as feeders?

thebrick · 01-15-2007, 09:55 PM

Well i plan on breeding my own BLACK MYSTERY SNAILS.

I want to know if they can be used as feeders. I plan on setting a tank up for dwarf puffers so I know they can eat them but what else? I have an oscar will he eat them or will the shell harm him? What other fish do you know will eat the snails.

Thanks for any input.

ps, ill also be keeping snails in my fry tank and community tank as clean up crew and a neat addition to my tanks.

Gump · 01-15-2007, 10:00 PM

The oscar shouldnt have a problem eating the snails. He might make a mess of them but the shell should pass. Just use it as a treat not a staple.

thebrick · 01-15-2007, 10:11 PM

ya i was planning on treat only. and thank you

i do water changes religiously and vaccumm so a mess im not to worried about.

Puffer Pita · 01-16-2007, 08:38 AM

Mystery snails aren't a very good choice as feeders IMO. They breed far too slow to use as feeders for puffers, even for DPs. Ramshorns or pond snails are a much better choice.

thebrick · 01-16-2007, 10:06 AM

im getting a ton of mystery snails for low cost so they are the ones im going with. They are a treat not a staple so i dont care how slow they breed when i have em they will be fed when i dont well they wont.

Puffer Pita · 01-16-2007, 10:12 AM

Okey dokey, if you say so.

01-15-2007, 09:55 PM	#1
thebrick Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 123	Snails as feeders? Well i plan on breeding my own BLACK MYSTERY SNAILS. I want to know if they can be used as feeders. I plan on setting a tank up for dwarf puffers so I know they can eat them but what else? I have an oscar will he eat them or will the shell harm him? What other fish do you know will eat the snails. Thanks for any input. ps, ill also be keeping snails in my fry tank and community tank as clean up crew and a neat addition to my tanks.

01-16-2007, 08:38 AM	#4
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	Mystery snails aren't a very good choice as feeders IMO. They breed far too slow to use as feeders for puffers, even for DPs. Ramshorns or pond snails are a much better choice. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

01-16-2007, 10:12 AM	#6
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	Okey dokey, if you say so. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

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01-15-2007, 10:00 PM	#2
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 447	The oscar shouldnt have a problem eating the snails. He might make a mess of them but the shell should pass. Just use it as a treat not a staple.

01-15-2007, 10:11 PM	#3
thebrick Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 123	ya i was planning on treat only. and thank you i do water changes religiously and vaccumm so a mess im not to worried about.

01-16-2007, 10:06 AM	#5
thebrick Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 123	im getting a ton of mystery snails for low cost so they are the ones im going with. They are a treat not a staple so i dont care how slow they breed when i have em they will be fed when i dont well they wont.

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