Snails, Crabs and Shrimps

tecky · #1 (**permalink**) 23-04-2004, 04:34 PM

Any advice for throwing in soem snails, crabs and shrimps into a planted tank? Words of caution, pros, cons and etc.

dom · #2 (**permalink**) 23-04-2004, 05:15 PM

for snail and shrimp yes...

saw some color snails in planted tank when i visited sg lfs. 88 display tank which is inside the shop one...also hv few. heard this type of snail won't spawning like the apple snail. they do clean the surface of tank and leaf.

shrimp...like yamato, malayan/malaysian, cherry..etc shrimp do help to clean the algae. Some of the ppl setting up the planted tank just keeping with shrimp only. no fish.

Crab...never see in planted tank. may be u can try. :P

tecky · #3 (**permalink**) 27-04-2004, 07:46 AM

crabs might just chew up my plants and spit it all out

bobo · #4 (**permalink**) 21-07-2004, 10:19 AM

if you were to get snails you would be best off with a mistery snail or something like that...if you mean those little snails that come on plants and infest your tank you might not want to, unless you have a puffer fish or a loach that will eat the snails and keep them under control. good luck

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