[we4wieners]

Gonna add some CRS. What kind of snails should I add?

 

[ravensgate]

I personally love nerites...awesome algae cleaners, babies don't live in freshwater so they don't become a pest snail. They aren't too fond of super low pH AFAIK so be careful of that.

 

[MABJ]

Love ramshorns. A normal nerite probably would die of starvation in such a small tank, but a horned nerite would probably do OK.

Ramshorns reproduce slowly enough and are really nice looking.

 

[rodcuda]

Ramshorn or a Horned Nerite would be good choices.

 

[we4wieners]

Ramshorn or a Horned Nerite would be good choices.

Thanks for the mosses. What do you think of the additions in the above pic? Thanks again.

 

[Soothing Shrimp]

Love ramshorns. A normal nerite probably would die of starvation in such a small tank, but a horned nerite would probably do OK.

Ramshorns reproduce slowly enough and are really nice looking.

From my experience Ramshorns would overrun the 1.5g tank in a very short time.

 

[MABJ]

Ah, only if you let them.

My smallest aquarium of two gallons has only about 4-6 mini ramshorns.

They lay lots of eggs. Very few young live to adulthood.

My view on ramshorns, nuisance and pond snails:

They are a wonderful tool for several things. Supplemental feeding for shrimp (in what they leave in their trails) and you know easily if you are overfeeding.

I don't overfeed, and I have a healthy population!

 

[Soothing Shrimp]

That's awesome MABJ! I have a habit of overfeeding at times. LOL

 

[MABJ]

That's awesome MABJ! I have a habit of overfeeding at times. LOL

Hehe! Not always an issue, but something you could probably curb over time. If you keep rams, then they'll definitely overpopulate!



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[Ebi]

Horned Nerites!

Extremely tiny and cute! ^___^
And amazing algae eaters!

Be cautioned with Nerites though, they do lay bazillions of eggs on driftwood/rocks/silicone etc!

But if you don't mind the little white eggs , I'd throw some in there


Mike

 

[MABJ]

I'd throw a single nerite in there* no more.

They are tiny and cute, but they aren't cute when dead and starved. Lol.

I got lucky and got two males on my last order.