What does a snail do in the tank.?

[Mr CRABS]

Hi guys...i hava snail in my tank now...still wondering what does it do...

what are the pros and cons in keeping snails.....thanks

[blueheaven]

They eat algae of course!!

Only cons I can think of is that they are like nitrate bombs when they die, especially at a place where you can't reach

Bigger the snail, bigger the bomb

[flamey]

and it wll topple ur corals if u have any...

[Nautical]

and it wll topple ur corals if u have any...

quite true.

then you have an avalanche, with more corals damaged at the bottom of tank.

[Mr CRABS]

wa liao.....scared later nitrate bomb kill all my fishes.....everytime

see the snail now very scared.....die also nvrmind but die can also kill others...phew.....when the bomb explode what should i do??

[blueheaven]

It's not that serious as compared to a sea apple

I've got around 20 moonsnails and 20 euplica scripta in my tank

[kthc]

Don't worry too much the snails dying, quite hardy fellows. Depending on their mood, they'll help to eat algae from the glass & on the sand.

In fact, now recuriting more for more for my cleaning crew

My current ones are getting lazy....

[somebody]

hope the snail is enjoying itself in your tank...

[ervine]

Don't worry too much the snails dying, quite hardy fellows. Depending on their mood, they'll help to eat algae from the glass & on the sand.

In fact, now recuriting more for more for my cleaning crew

My current ones are getting lazy....

no leh... i seem to have an attrition rate.. every few months like 1-2 snails dissapear..

[Mr CRABS]

OH yes!...it is enjoying like hell...cleaning up my glass..save me time...hehehe

[Kelmen]

depend on what snails you keep.

Most are microalgae and bacteria consumers.

Some like macroalgae too.

if you have a sick or dying corals, they may somehow "shopping" there too.

some other bad snails can be snail-eater (snail-ear-snail).