Some snails have very interestingly designed shells and can add color and uniqueness to an aquarium. Also, snails are an algae consumer and help clean the aquarium. Some fish also require snails as part of their diet, such as some puffers.
They are part of what's know as a "cleanup crew". These are fish and inverts that consume algae and uneaten fish food.
Most people asked me for snails to control algae
In the aquarium were water, weed, sunfish, snails, and a neon fish.
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oh yes, I bought four snails for my aquarium and ended up with hundreds. the babies are really cute but they multiply really fast.
they can't
You don't need to use anything other than lettuce. Float a lettuce leaf in the aquarium overnight, and in the morning it will be covered with snails. Then, take it out and throw it away. Do this until there are no more snails.
before it dies
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Aquarium snails are different from regular land snails. All aquatic snails have gills. Just like their land relatives, these snails also have radula(rasping tongue),tentacles, and hard shells. Aquatic snails do not have as developed eyes as land snails. Many aquatic snails have a door or an opcerium at the entrance of their shell. Some aquatic snails also grow to the size of a baseball.
A denizen is an inhabitant of a particular place, so anything that lives in an aquarium is a denizen of an aquarium. This includes fish, plant life, aquatic frogs or snails, etc.
A low pH can cause the calcium carbonate shells of snails to deteriorate, and eventually kill the snails. A pH of 7.0+ is best.
They can just live in an aquarium with the normal pebbles on the bottom that all fish live in.
depending on the kind of snails you have you will be able to find their eggs. APple snails and mystery snails will lay their eggs in big clusters just above the waterline. If you don't want to have more snails you can just remove the clusters of eggs. All other snails breed like crazy. You will be able to see their eggs on the glass or on ornaments or plants in your aquarium. They are more difficult to control. The eggs will appear to be a clear sort of film.