People loving having aquariums and depending upon one’s taste you may or may not come across the aquarium snails present in these. These can prove to be wonderful friends and you may benefit from keeping these in your aquarium. In fact you will have fun keeping these in your aquarium as these are one of the most incredible creatures. However, it is important to know that some of the aquarium shells might prove to be really irritating and may add to your troubles.
Ramshorn snails are the snails which are called so due to the fact that their shape resembles a ram’s horn. These are present in black and red color in the aquarium and multiply quickly. In fact, these are also present in checkered patterns making them one of the most beautiful creatures. These snails devour on your aquarium plants.
Another kind of snails which you would come across is the trumpet snails. These snails have spiral shells and will usually be found on the walls of the aquarium earl in the morning when it is dark. These do not devour the aquarium plants and instead feed on the debris within the substrate. Thus these are beneficial for any aquarium owner since they help in maintaining the cleanliness of the water.
A third example is that of the apple snails which can prove beneficial if you are interested in breeding fish. There are four different species of the apple snail among which four are plant eaters. In fact these can grow to a size as large as that of a tennis ball. This means that they can acquire a size of around 6 inches. These are available in amazing colors of yellow, blue and brown.
A most common question is that what do the snails actually eat. Depending upon the species, these might eat plants while some others might feed on the fish food and decaying debris which has deposited on the bottom. Some might also have a diet of algae and all this contributes the fact that they help in keeping the water clean.
Depending upon whether you wish to have snails in your aquarium, there are fishes which happily devour over the snails. This helps in checking the overpopulation of snails. Loaches, such as the Clown and Skunk Loach, certain species of Catfish like the Dorid or Banjo Catfish eat snails. Puffers are other species that keep the snail population under control. However, if you desire to keep snails in your aquarium then you must avoid keeping fishes like Bettas, most goldfish, Angelfish and most species of Barbs. While Guppies, Neon Tetras, Danios and White Cloud Minnows are good companions for snails.
Thus, depending upon your choice you can choose to keep or not to keep the snails. They can brought about in the tank from plant life or even live food. It is indeed good to keep such wonderful companions in your aquarium as long as they don’t create troubles for you.
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