Snails In Your Betta Tank
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Most Snails are “Hermaphrodites”. Which means they are both male and female. And they can reproduce by themselves. They don’t need a mate. Although, they can reproduce with mates as well. Snails are used most often in tanks because of their ability to eat uneaten food and all other waste. But some of them can create extra waste as well. Be careful if you put snails in your betta fish tank, as the population can easily get out of control.
Pros
Eat Waste
Some eat Algae
Peaceful
Will eat Dead Fish (hopefully not your betta)
Low Maintenance
ConsÂ
Create Waste
Reproduce (very) Often
Will eat small Fry
Eat Plants
Bettas may eat the Snails
May be extremely hard to remove
‘Just one biiig bite and…’ photo by Mean and Pinchy on flickr
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April 30th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Apple snails (aka Mystery snails) are ideal for fish tanks, since they’re one of the few species that aren’t hermaphrodites. Nerite snails are the next best thing. They are hermaphrodites, but their eggs will only hatch in salt water, so they won’t overrun a freshwater tank. They’re still quite prolific, and will lay eggs all over the tank, but they won’t hatch, and need to be cleaned up regularly or they’ll pollute the tank as they rot.
July 14th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
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May 27th, 2009 at 2:38 am
Hi I agree with the other reviewer I have blue apple snails in my betta tanks and while the fish were a little curious at first, they have settled down and get along fine. The curiosity appeared to wane after about 4 hours.
July 15th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
they reproduce alot i have 30 they are a real pain but i love them
September 7th, 2009 at 2:02 am
thats a huge snail
September 7th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I am gonna get snails for my betta bowl but maybe just two or three so they wont reproduce like crazy!
May 9th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
What if the betta eats the snail
June 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
my friend had a betta and a snail in a tank together and the betta eat the snail then died………..
August 21st, 2011 at 5:53 am
I’ve had the best luck with Zebra Nerite snails. I would only ever use them if you have algae growing in your tank on plants or rocks. My betta didn’t seem to care for the snail, so i wouldn’t put them in there for fun. Plus then your feeding two mouths and you may have to change the water more frequently.
I’ve never had issues with it reproducing or laying eggs, or harming the plants. And they don’t get very large so you can fit them into almost any betta set up. The only thing I’ve noticed is that they sometime try to leave the tank so you need a cover.