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Mr SnailZ
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Plant eating and non-plant eating snails
Snails have a bad reputation. Many people think of snails only as pests and I am here to defend them. Snails make a great addition to most aquariums and are excellent at eating algae, left over food, and dead fish. They are great scavangers and do well with non-aggressive fish. Some snails do however eat live plants so be sure to check here before adding snails to that beautiful planted aquarium of yours!
Plant Eating Snails:
Pomacea Canaliculata (cana)
Marisa Cornuarietis (marisa, giant columbian ramshorn)
Pomacea Maculata
Pomacea Paludosa
Non Plant Eating Snails: 
Pomacea Bridgesii (brig, mystery snail)
Asolene Spixi (spixi)
Planorbis Corneus (common ramshorn, european ramshorn)
Melanoides Tuberculata (MTS, malaysian trumpet snail)
Viviparus Malleatus (japanese trapdoor snail, periwinkle)
Neritidae family (nerites)
The names in parenthesis are common names for the snails. Honestly who can remember some of those scientific names? Some of the non-plant eating snails will nibble on softer plants if not properly fed, but for the most part will not harm the plants. Just because snails are listed on the plant eating list does not make them "pests". Canas and Marisas can make great additions to non-planted aquariums. Canas can even grow to the size of a baseball or larger!
You will not be sorry for adding a few snails to your aquarium!  |
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chrisp
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Hello Josh,
thanx for this very helpful list.
A very good idea |
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Mr SnailZ
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Feel free to add to the list if I left any types of snails out. I put down all the common types I could think of but I know there are more out there! |
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Alex
Age: 37
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hai and good morning 
also the most planorbidae do not eat plants.
for exampel:
segmentina nitida, ancylus fluviatilis, helisoma nigricans, planorbella duryi and planorbarius corneus
have a nice day alex |
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Devil-Crusta10
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Hi,
non plant eating snails:
Pachymelania fusca var fusca
Taia nanticoides (Piano Snail)
Anentome helena (former Clea helena)
Filopaludina sumatrensis polygramma (Tiger TDS)
plant eater:
Pomacea haustrum
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mouCe
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Hey,
what about the Apple Snail?
I bought six on my trip today. |
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Devil-Crusta10
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Hi Nikolas,
which Applesnail do you mean.Except for Pomacea bridgesii and Asolene spixi they´re all plant eaters.
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mouCe
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Oh,
did not know that there are different one 
I will ask the shopowner where I got them but I can tell you they eat plants - everyone sits on one and is smiling!!! |
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Devil-Crusta10
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JKUK
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Filopaludina sumatrensis polygramma (Tiger TDS)
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Just wondering if you have bred this species?
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Devil-Crusta10
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Hi James,
first you need idividuals of both sexes ,they´re livebearing.I´ve allready seen small snails of this species that appeared suddenly in my tank or I just didn´t recognize them before.When I saw them they were about 5mm big.Unfortunately they disappear and all you might find is an empty shell the same size.I allways wonder if they might not find the appropriate food.
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JKUK
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Thanks Heike for the info.
Sorry I have another question.
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Do these eat all other snail species?..........and are they safe with shrimps?
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Devil-Crusta10
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Hi James,
definite all snails without an Operculum which are smaller up to slightly bigger. They are even able to eat species with an Operculum if they are not quick or fit enough to close this in time.And they eat nothing else except foodtabs wich are very rich on animal Protein,but this is just if they have to because they don´t get enough live food.
Greetings Heike
If your german is good enough,this might be a page of interest to you,or just use a translation programme.If you do so be aware of funny translations that not allways do make sense.It somtimes is a bit of guessing an reading between the lines. At least this happens to me when I use a translation programme from english to german. 
http://www.allesumdieschneck.de/ |
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JKUK
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Thanks Heike,
Interesting link.
Regards
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kets
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| I though Asolene Spixi juveniles eat plants? |
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