7 Reasons Why I Like Mystery Snails (and 3 Reasons Why I Don't)

[@GirlTalksFish]

*In your experience, who eats algae better - nerite or mystery snails?*

[@Greenhenben678]

Me!!!!!! jk. 😜 nerite.

[@paulschofield985]

Nerite, also they’re better looking..

[@AquaticDomain]

I never had a mystery snail but your video inspired me to get a few. 😊. I love your videos. You do such a wonderful job explaining how your experiences and keeping things simple.

[@jenxu2]

Definitely nerite snails..... mystery snails are opportunistic...they eat what is easy..LOL..at least mine do!

[@jennyrouse9223]

Maybe Nerite. They are easier to keep population levels low and look better. Nerite snails keep small and also eat algae well.

[@NewLocalAustin]

I have a mystery snail tank. I spend a lot more time watching this tank than I thought I would. You do not need to sniff to find out if alive. Watch for 24hrs if still in same spot remove from water. Hold for 30seconds. If it is dead the smell will find you in less than 15 seconds. Do not sniff up close. If dead you will regret it.

[@AquariumAficionado]

No cappppp My way around it is assassin snails💀 just a few

[@GirlTalksFish]

Lol, thank you for the tip!

[@cakeeeetime]

Do you know the scientific name? I'm not from the US and I would like to know what kind of snail this is, because some snails are prohibitted here, because they are invasiv.

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@cakeeeetime yup, Pomacea bridgesii

[@cakeeeetime]

@@GirlTalksFish Thank you -^^-. Yep they are invasive here, so I can't get one. I love their name. Translated back from german to english: Apple Snails :) So cute ^^

[@aureasmortem]

When your mystery snail goes up to the surface and drifts down people call it Parasnailing! I love mystery snails, hoping to have them again in the future

[@InsideTheStadium]

🤣😅🤣😅🤣😅 I Love this, thanks for the laugh 🤣😅😅🤣🤣😅

[@andrewgoldfish]

Parasnailing! Thanks for teaching me a new word.

[@KabbalahSherry]

"Parasnailing" 🤭🐌 lololol I LOVE IT

[@elijahculper5522]

I’ve got a tank with a mystery snail and a beta fish. I was shocked at how often the snail steals the show. She’s so active and constantly up to derpy hijinks. She’s delightful.

[@shaynacatherine8286]

I have a 20 gallon with a snail and betta too!

[@valerieodonnell6764]

They are way more active than I expected. Zooming around the tank! My husband named one of ours “Turbo”. Unfortunately we found one on the floor the other morning (even though the tank has a lid), she must have got through the gap where the filter is.

[@kitsune0rei]

I started off with a mystery snail as a companion to my beta fish. They were really surprisingly interesting. It's also fun to feed them veggies. Mine would really chow on broccoli.

[@kitsune0rei]

@@valerieodonnell6764 They can escape, but don't assume they're dead if you find them out of tank. Put them back in, it may still recover. They seal up and go into hibernation mode when they get too dehydrated from being out, but can breathe air. Mine loved to escape even when I tried to cover gaps, they can push and lift things. I'd follow a slime trail and find them and plop them back in.

[@gracecoleman1064]

This is so cool to hear, I'm hoping to get a similar dynamic in my future micro tank setup 😀

[@manongrootenhuis9411]

A couple of years ago I had a BIG mystery snail, in my country we actually call them apple snails, so I named him apple juice. Even my parents loved him, and he loved living in my goldfish tank. He parasnailed all the time and it was so fun to watch. When I cleaned the tank he would come up to me and nibble on my hand, even climb all over my arm. In the end, he started acting slower and eventually passed away. I still miss him, great pet and awesome lil buddy.

[@DianeMarie-midnight88]

Actually mystery snails are a type of apple snails, what we call apple snails are referring to the kind that get gigantic. A few years ago (and longer), pet stores didn't know the difference so when I got 4 snails for my aquarium when 8 was still living at home, two only grew to max 2 inches but the other 2 yellow ones grew GINORMOUS! The whole family was amused at the playful antics of all my snails at the time. Apple snails are now actually against the law to sell, although I don't see how it actually is upheld and most people don't know the laws and wouldn't know the difference. It's illegal because in recent years apple snails IN THE WILD are big, huge invasive species, actually in the top ten, something like that. They eat all the natural flora and clog up the waterways. They also are warned not to handle wild ones because of the potentially deadly liver fluke they carry and the fact that their egg clusters have a neurotoxin . I know, I know, bad PR for your little buddy, R.I.P., I think they are wonderful animals, anyway!

[@Truffle153]

@@DianeMarie-midnight88 they are illegal to sell? i got a snail yesterday at a Total Pet, it was labeled as a Golden Apple Snail, and some of them in the tank were huge.

[@tofuuwu7352]

​@@Truffle153 that's because it's probably another species. Wikipedia says the invasive one is Pomacea diffusa, not Pomacea bridgesii. Idk, that's what I think after reading the page ahout pomacea bridgesii. Both of them are called apple snails, but the wiki don't say anything about it being an invasive species.

[@adriad4855]

I love mystery snails, but I consider them as pets more than cleaners. They are very entertaining! I have had trouble keeping them with certain fish (like a feisty betta) because their feelers get mistaken for live food. In snails vs. shrimp, I'm definitely on team snail. Shrimp look kinda interestng, but I can't get past how much they look like bugs, so I can't keep them myself.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Haha, I actually am not a big bug fan either but I don't know why I like shrimp because they look very similar!

[@otallono]

shrimp are more interesting than bugs, they seem smart and like to explore a lot, they take interest in what the fish are doing

[@stevecox8066]

Tight lid is absolute! One of mine seemed content for several months but decided to go for a walk about a couple weeks ago. Got out through a very small space just the same size as her shell. Didn't see for a couple days but grandson saw it behind the tank under the stand. Luckily we have carpet in that area and she wasn't broken. She was all closed up and I assumed dead but no smell. Placed her in the quarantine tank and the next day she was all over the place and already loading eggs. Decent algae cleaner but only in the areas they decide to roam over. Not going to replace your regular maintenance for those folks who are hoping and praying... Nope. They really do love eating green beans with no salt and the snello found in recipes on many KZbin channels. Thanks Irene for another cool video 😎

[@1983simi]

i never meant to get a mystery snail, but I accidentally got one with a plant i bought. it grew to an amazing size and l loved watching her so much, I ended up naming her (Gabriella). she also laid eggs once or twice (when i accidentally had imported another snail), but nothing ever came of it as i just left it be and she had put them too close to the cover lights and they dried out. she also got quite old, but when she finally died (when lifting her out she literally fell out of her shell... not fun...) i was so sad about it, i never got a new one.

[@DianeMarie-midnight88]

Aw sorry to hear that. Just so you know, if she 'plopped' out of her shell when you lifted her, she was already passed. So just in case if you worried about that, you needn't worry bc snails don't detach unless they're already dead. But I'm sorry you experienced that, but glad you got the chance to enjoy a cool companion like the mystery snail

[@cindyjames1451]

I just got a tank that was all set up with a gorgeous imported Beta and 3 mystery snails. The snails sometimes steal the show. So entertaining and, yes no food go wasted with them. ❤

[@jordanindigo8411]

I have a 6 gallon cube with 2 mystery snails in it, They were originally in with a beta just to add more to the tank but he was aggressive and nipped them a bit so i made them their own tank, i feel like they deserve that they have their own personalities and are just as important as the fish to make sure their needs are met. I also wanted to give them their own special water conditions like harder water and a higher PH

[@thehairywoodsman5644]

I have 100s of mystery snails, I originally bought 7. I have them in every aquarium and in a couple tub/ponds. last year I learned a valuable lesson, I had 35 or so in a ten gallon tank with a colony of scuds I use as feeders for my fish. I dump veggie scraps in the tank and the snails and scuds voraciously consume it. but last last May I dumped a handful of rainbow chard in the tank and 2 days later I smelled something awful.every mystery snail in the tank was dead ! after some research , chard has a lot of copper in it, I assume this is what killed the snails. surprisingly the scuds were not affe ted by the chard or all the dead snails.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Woah, no way! Thanks for sharing that; never would have considered it.

[@voluntaryismistheanswer]

I wonder about other beet family plants like lambs quarters, Chenopodium, right?

[@DianeMarie-midnight88]

Wow I thought my 17 max of mystery snails to my 10 gallon was a lot! How long were you able to keep them before that incident? You must've had good filtration! Please do tell, what's your secret? 😀 I still have about 25 to a 20 gallon but I'm battling flukes and worms if I don't keep up the water changes like, every other day!

[@thehairywoodsman5644]

@@DianeMarie-midnight88 it had a small sponge filter, lots of pearlweed... for the flukes and worms, add a gourami it will eat them all !

[@jaybasil3694]

I hate how I have colorful fishes in my tank but my 3 inch apple snail is what my guest always talk about.

[@SimpleFishLife]

people love the snails!😅 i've found the same

[@aTurney03]

When I 1st got into the hobby, made some mistakes and the only thing to live through it was a pair of mystery snails. My wife was surprisingly attached to them.

[@BrianComradovichRadovich]

There is one, easy, surefire way to tell if your Mystery Snail is dead. It also works perfectly on Assassin Snails who may have gone dormant after a big meal, or Nerites who are resting after failing to right themselves. Step one: remove snail from tank. Step two: hold snail to your nose and inhale deeply. If after "Step two" your last meal has remained fully inside of you: "Put... zee snail... back!"

[@jordanindigo8411]

😂😂😂

[@sylviaberry4810]

In my limited experience, the nerite snail I had was a much better algae eater. You could see paths where it had eaten! I haven't seen that with the mystery snail. But as you say, the mystery snail is way more entertaining! I've seen it do the dive-bombing thing, but tonight it did something amazing: it slowly peeled itself off the side but instead of retreating into the shell while falling, it kept its body out and it looked like it was sky diving! (!!!) And instead of falling to the bottom, it landed gracefully on a leaf. I couldn't believe it! So much fun! And yes, they're fast as far as snails go. Thanks for the tips on what to feed it. Glad I came across your page!

[@GlowingTrashPanda99]

People in the hobby call it parasnailing (like parasailing, but snails). There's even a rather entertaining subreddit for it. r/parasnailing

[@timhorvat7432]

Also I’ve found that the shell pitting happens to my mystery snails too even in my liquid rock water. I believe the shell quality is more influenced by the diet than the water chemistry, however I do think soft water could mess up the shell a little.

[@quitlife9279]

I also think it's more to do with the diet vs just water, when I was feeding them well the shells were fine, but when I weren't they were breaking down.

[@HELENGodLoves]

Entertaining!!!!💯💯💯 Our Gary or Gerri has been distracting me every since he's been at my work desk!!! I've taken so much videos or pictures... I've done runn'did outta film!

[@audrameyer9558]

Hi Irene 🤗 I love mystery snails and have many. They are quite fun to watch. I sell them at my local Aquarium Society auctions at times. People will pay good money for them!

[@GirlTalksFish]

Ooh fun! I wonder if I should try breeding them sometime.

[@Lungdog]

The Mystery snails I had were Apple Snails and the first time I opened the lid and saw a pile of Bright Pink eggs stuck to the underside of the lid It was a huge surprise. Having both them and Nerite, the Nerite were the best Algae eaters by a mile.

[@dabskiiboii74]

I just got a mystery snail and he immediately went to work on my dying salvinia and frogbit. its so cool watching him go to the water surface, latch himself on a bundle of dying salvinia and he slowly free falls back down whlie hes munching on it without a care in the world😊 made me late a couple times for work just watching him on the prowl for algae and dying plant leaves 😂

[@hummingbird3771]

I love mine, kinda jellyfish like, and the translucency when they're back-lit is Gorgeous!

[@carrie5599]

When I got my Mystery snails months ago I was worried that they were going to escape. They are thriving and have never attempted to escape uncovered tank. My only problem are my fish. My fish will gobble up everything I put for the mystery snails. My mystery snails are now into a routine of dinning out of main tank into a mini dine out tank as I call it.

[@bat8512]

I bought 1 blue mystery snail at the pet store and after a few months i had >40! Part of the reason was that I incubated 3 clusters. But even when I let nature take its course with the other egg clusters, I got another 10-15! I gave a bunch to the LFS, but they keep coming! The last cluster is the biggest one of my aquarium pals has every seen!😮

[@GirlTalksFish]

Holy cow! The babies must be sooo cute.

[@xxyy1318]

LFS- LOCAL FUN SOCIETY?

[@JJGills]

Mystery snails are surprisingly nice! I started actively breeding them for my online store :)

[@SquisheeDog]

I have a big one called UwU. He is such a character. He loves crawling right over other snails and free falling. I currently have 3 species in my tank, bladder, ramshorn, and mystery. Previously I had nerite. Bladder are prolific and cute, they also float and will eat biofilm and flakes off of the surface. Ramshorn seem delicate and I've had some get stuck in decor, they also don't reproduce as fast. Nerite laid eggs everywhere but besides that had cool patterns.

[@dcsoda1]

It’s so weird that I’ve had the exact opposite problem. My Nerite snails are still going strong after 2 years but I’ve had much worse luck with the two mystery snails I tried. May have to try again sometime because they do look cool

[@GirlTalksFish]

Oh wow! I wonder if they have different water parameter or food preferences or something? What do you feed your nerites?

[@dawnt6791]

Same for me. Nerites, I have no problem with, but mystery snails? Died in short order.

[@dawnt6791]

@@GirlTalksFish I don't feed my nerites specifically. They just eat whatever algae they find and whatever food the fish, shrimp, and other types of snails don't get. I have hard, alkaline water (pH 7.6-7.8, KH 180, GH 300 from the tap).

[@lemonlizard1]

​@@GirlTalksFishNerite actually don't really need to be fed as long as there's enough algae!

[@jrosales610]

Same😊

[@Wrath_of_the_bagel]

I have some mystery snails myself never had many problems but my enclosure doesn’t have any living plants so i actually have to add snail food and calcium supplements but besides that i think there pretty great

[@robynnlouisemacdonaldwalsh8177]

I have 2 Nerite snails in the same tank because l was told that they do not reproduce unless they are in brackish water!

[@alyssajensen74]

Even though they eat the decaying plant matter and some algae, I like feeding my mystery snails blanched carrots, canned green beans, a piece of cucumber or zucchini, and the snails will slide up the glass to come take a green bean. They sometimes climb on the green beans to ride down like a surfboard which is fantastic. Sometimes they go into a sort of torpor, but if its not stinky, its fine. To help prevent pitting or shell problems I provide a piece of tums periodically, and the snails will either eat the tablet directly or absorb the calcium via the water as it dissolves. The snails are really entertaining to watch!

[@brandon4812]

I got these little guys to help clean the tanks, i have plecos but wanted something different . Now they have grown in to me an amazing quick amount of time so I went and got more yesterday to start to learn more about them aswell start a plant tank they can go in. Im totally intrigued.

[@judysocal8682]

I have nerites. I thought one of them had disappeared and then found out they like to go under the gravel. It shows up now and then so I know both of them are in there doing their snail thing. Who knew snails could be so much fun.

[@Tofufox]

I got fish just so I can have snails again 🤣 they really are so fun to watch.

[@Eden_Rivers]

I love and adore my snails. I think they're so fun to watch. I have only kept mystery snails but I can say they definitely prefer to eat food over algae. But I don't mind like once a week I check in a blanched piece of vegetable from whatever we happen to be eating, and it's fun to watch them go after that.

[@audreycooper4860]

I absolutely adore my mystery snail!! I originally bought him to clean the algae in my tank prior to getting a betta but after reading up I decided to dedicate the tank to him because Bettas could be nippy. He is such a joy and so entertaining! I never thought I would love a snail so much but they are so endearing 😂

[@NienkeJoe]

A mystery snail eats the same as "pest" snails. When hungry, they will eat life plants and do a little gardening. It is just that they are bigger than "pest" snails, which somehow makes them more attractive to people. There are multiple species that are called mystery snails though. Some are more omnivorous, while one species actually eats algae and life plants. And that is not the one you have. Bladder snail are not really a pest at all. The same goes for the other snails that are considered pests. Their number are perfectly balanced by the amount of food available to them. So, if you have an explosion of snails, that is because you have too much food for them. Most people overfeed the fish, which leads to food sinking to the bottom. Also sick leaves or dead leaves are eaten. All snails eat dead fish and the shells of shrimps. And some species even eat detritus. So, unclean and unhealthy tanks equal loads of snails. This way snails prevent peaks in nitrite or ammonia/ammonium. They prevent your fish from dying. I breed multiple species of snails, which include the "pest" snails. The tanks they are in are so clean and so healthy, that some people ask whether the tank is new and the plants are plastic. Nah, I just have some free gardeners. I love all snails. I really dislike the misunderstandings of snails. They are so much more than just cleaners. Did you know that they warn you if the water is changing into unhealthy water? If toxins build up (like ammonium/ammonia, nitrite or other like chlorine (they do not respond to nitrate)), the snails go sit above the waterline. Snails are even more sensitive for bad water than fish. So they are the first to move out of the water. If you see them all sitting above the waterline, you know something is off. Fish don't get affected yet, so you are in time to respond to the snails behavior and prevent fish from dying. I don't know, but how can you hate something that is a gardener, fishkeeper and chemistry set in one? You can only hate what you don't understand. If you learn more about snails, you will stop hating them and even start to appreciate them. Anyway, thanks for giving some snails the spotlight though. I hope one day you will make a video about how useful "pest" snails are.

[@HannahTheBossy]

I think each mystery snail is different for the algae part I have multiple tanks so when a newer one is out of balance gets hair algae and I dont know whats wrong, I stick a mystery snail in it so I can have it eat the algae as I figure it out once the problem is solved I move the mystery snails into different tanks to wait and see if I figured it out. I have one golden one that can demolish a full blown hair algae infestation in 2 days, one ivory one that eats algae, but will take a week to take care of it and one other ivory one thats hardly effective for hair algae at all but is super cute

[@hillaryburdick9313]

My Mystery Snail in my community aquarium (his name is Thanos) is absolutely hilarious to watch! He also gets along well with my two Nerite snails, Thor and Loki (I’m a Marvel fan if you can’t tell).

[@PureLove_X]

To tell if their dead or not you can usually pull on their trapdoor a little bit and if it slams closed they are alive.

[@cosmoplakat9549]

I love mystery snails! My gold one passed away recently, and today I got a blue one who so far is doing great! I love how they go everywhere, clean up uneaten fish food, and can't reproduce if you only have one. IMHO, nerite snails do well with a tank-seasoned piece of wood. I've had my nerite snail for over 2 years and hardly ever see it because it's a plain green/brown one and is always on the wood. It's a bonus that I apparently got a male nerite.

[@LIL_flips]

One thing I’ve found when breeding mystery snails they like when the air is really humid when they lay their eggs

[@ItsMasonMoney]

I have an ivory colored mystery snail named Gary. Gary is chill. Gary is also freaking HUGE, biggest mystery snail ive ever owned.

[@NoahLavineASP]

One cool thing I've noticed is that if one of my mystery snails has algea grown onto their shell another one will come over and clean it off.

[@NEatopMtHyjal]

The siphon is for breathing air, not water

[@CarolynnMc01]

You mentioned that you think the nerite snails expire because they run out of food. I used to have this problem but now that I put Bacter AE to create biofilm for the shrimp, the nerites seem to have survived much longer. I'm not sure this is the reason, but my tanks don't have a lot of algae in them, either. This is just my little theory!

[@toxicwaste920]

Mystery snails are big poopers. I put 2 in my 6 gal, i know, bad idea and the next day, my entire aquarium white sand is filled with their poops. So i returned the snails to the local store I bought them from. Live and learn.

[@SilverMoon-n9t]

A 6 gal tank might be too small for two mystery snails tho

[@mobbydysk]

Add eggshells easily accessible and cost efficient

[@empressireneabitfishcrazy]

My snail sleeps like allll the time! Like 99% of the time. When I am worried if it’s alive or not… I put in some sinking food right above it. And when they start touching him he starts waking up like “:D food?!”

[@melissatrent2500]

I love Speedy, my mystery snail, but he's not doing a good job of cleaning algae. You are right though, he is very entertaining, lol. I went ahead and got two nerite snails to help with the algae clean up, bur they are really small and tend to stay on the glass instead of the gravel, which really needs a cleaning, lol

[@marenjones6665]

I lost my favorite mystery snail after she escaped, fell down the stairs, and then was stepped on.😢 you really need a good lid, so those with HOB filters, beware.

[@Smiley-fw9nz]

When the snail is dead, it'll fall open and your fish will start eating it 🤷🏼‍♀️ I like to let them in there for another week or so until there fully cleaned out and then keep the shell. Also, one of mine stayed alive for 4 weeks under the couch and then lived another 1,5 years growing to the full 5 cm. Great animal.

[@Kjundragon68]

Do mystery snails also eat the fish waste?

[@shiancasmercastillejo4787]

Since you ask on how to determine if mystery snails are alive or dead well I just simply scoop them with plastic spoon and gently poked their belly using plastic food dropper, if they move it is live if not then it's probably dead.

[@_h3rb]

Mystery snails are so fun to watch. It's like they're having a little adventure in the tank as they roam around. My only problem is that they always munch on the plants and sometimes lay eggs randomly on top of the aquarium walls, sometimes outside the tank itself 😆.

[@alysham4n4l0]

Ironically, I have a phobia for slugs or snails the ones on land. But when I saw my best friend have one in his tank- i saw how beautiful the antenna was which prompted me to have one. Instead I bought two. Now three months in there is three cuz one single egg slipped out from under me and hatched LOL. We did have a scare today because both of the snails were floating so I hope they’re okay.

[@DianeMarie-midnight88]

Snails floating usually only means they are sleeping. The sleep anywhere and if you have a bubbler, it will get air in its shell and sometimes float.

[@quki3]

Mine float when I’m feeding my fish- it’s thier way of getting food or else thengupoiesnwontnleavw a scrap. They really are very fun creatures to watch. I have way too many ans and trying to figure out how to sell them. They are ruining my water quality. I have to do water changes every other day. 😢

[@Andreas-gh6is]

Snails don't maintain their shells, ever. They only grow it out where the opening is, so that's where the minerals are going. In softer water the minerals do get dissolved into the water eventually so there may be erosions, and this varies with different species. But most damage still seems to be wear and tear from dragging around wherever.

[@MaxLBogue]

I love the snorkel! I had a giant mystery snail (1.75" shell diameter) that would pump out a bunch of air like ballast every day. The really big mystery snails are super fast eaters.

[@mfi-cf7sp]

1:54 awesome video! I had a bladder snail explosion and tbh I haven’t been able to correct it myself with home remedies so I’ve order a few assassin snails.. one for each and if they get along with the non-hem mysteries then I’d love to have both! 💚

[@SumayaKhalaf]

I have a golden mystery snail in a 2.5 gallon tank with a female koi betta, and I had no idea that thing sticking out was a siphon. I thought it was a parasite 😂. I had an “infestation” of brown algae in my tank, and he took care of it in only a couple of days. So personally, from my own experience, they are great with algae. But also I’m relatively new to aquarium things, so I could be very wrong.

[@titanuranus2136]

Nerites love eating wood, they shouldn't starve if you have some, as the surface of the wood softens over time they eat it and keep it looking new. They will still eat algae on the glass.

[@goodgravy3047]

5:40 Wait, what?! I heard you say your daughters kids. What da? That would make you the "G" word- Grandma. Unbelievable. I've thought you were a kid yourself all this time.

[@karlat7880]

I say my mystery snail is very zoomy. He’s so cool! I did not expect to be emotionally attached to a snail.

[@DFMRO89]

I have a betta fish which i bought almond leaves. Then i bought a mystery snail and it started eating the leaves. 😡😠😫

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

I recently got my first marine snails, some nassarius snails, they’re great fun to watch come out of the sand when I feed them 😊 they really do earn the zombie snail nickname

[@janetackland493]

I love my mystery snail. She dances and seems really happy. She has laid translucent eggs without a male has quite a few babies who are thriving but they are quite dark in colour. Will they also turn golden colour?

[@reggie2803]

Thanks for the video. For the longest time I would go into the tank to turn mine over since I didn’t know they could right themselves. A few times I thought they were dead, but by the next day they had moved to the other side of the tank and were doing just fine…go figure. 😂

[@Ch10e.123]

I found this video after doing some research bout my sisters mystery snail cos i love it and i find it so cute. She has a tank of assorted tetra fish and accidentally got a mystery snail she named (Pearl) a few months ago she through pearl was dead but turns out she was just sleeping funny or was weak so she put in some stabilizer and she was much better in a few days

[@slamboy66]

My Mystery Snails love munching on cherry shrimp molts🦐🦐🦐🐌🐌🐌

[@cichlidfrontosaguy9141]

Maybe an idea to feed the snails 🐌 at night like I do my catfish since they are in the aquarium with my Frontosa cichlids.

[@djcdub3712]

One of the worst smells I have experienced in the hobby. 😢 RIP Mr Slowpoke

[@juliaheinritz3264]

I thought snails were yucky but finally got one mystery snail for my Betta tank...well, I soon realized she was so cool:) They are really fast and entertaining. I heard they don't eat the live part of plants, just the dead parts...Not true!! WI have a water sprite floating and I watch the snail chow down on the nice green leaves...munch munch munch. They are still cool so it's all good:)

[@corydorassterbai8659]

About nerite snail mine eats like crazy zuchinni.(the other type, europeean) i forgot what its called😶

[@SequoiaElisabeth]

I really like mystery snails for keeping the tank clean and they are fun to watch. Nerite snails are best at algae, though you'll need a lot more of them. I have had both kinds find their way to the floor, so tight lids are a big plus.

[@musicalfish145]

Huh. My mystery snail is kind of slow. And I have guppies and a betta fish, all of which are VERY voracious eaters. Do you have tips for how to stop my guppies and betta from eating everything? And what supplements should I give my snail since it almost never gets leftover food?

[@PureLove_X]

What I do is I throw in slowly sinking food for the fish and while they are distracted I throw in algae waffers or whatever for the mystery snail to eat. I always do it on opposite ends of the tank and sometimes I'll even move the snails closer so they have a better chance of getting it first. You can also throw it in at night when the fish are sleeping and the snails will usually find it then.

[@GirlTalksFish]

I know Cory from Aquarium Co-Op likes to feed his snails the zoo med banquet blocks because they have calcium in them.

[@BanthaWorship]

So I start the voracious eaters first, with a floating food, then feed the bottom dwellers their sinking pellets, then add a bit of boiled spinach or peas (removed from the skin) and the snail gets most of the fresh veg because everyone else is mostly full by then. I do this once per week, day before water change day!

[@bbartky]

Irene, Not only do I find your videos informative I also love your sense of humor. 😂

[@seannunes2041]

Nerite snails do a great job with algae, but they get out of the aquarium and on the stand. Nerites also don't seem to live long.

[@AquaticDomain]

I’ve had nitrite snails for years. You may want to make sure your water parameters are good and add some calcium to your water. You may want to try adding some crushed coral to your filter if you have a HOB. I’ve also used crushed egg shells in a media bag

[@seannunes2041]

Thank you. It is amazing how my Tiger Nerites would not live long but the bladder snails seems to live forever lol.

[@KentAJDK]

For my softer water, I use som dryed crushed organic eggshells. I dropp it between the plants, so it disappear from sight. Snails will find it and leftovers will slowly dissolve into the water where also plants, shrimp and fish will benefits from it. Maybe like half a eggshell for a 10 gallon once every 1-2 month. I think my spixisnails can beat your mysterysnail in a race. 😄👋🇩🇰🇺🇸😊

[@GirlTalksFish]

Oh, good point! I don't think I've seen spixi snails yet, so I wonder if they're illegal in my state.

[@KentAJDK]

@@GirlTalksFish Yes I have been told so. But also, tgat in some stats i the US you can keep them, but the may not cross into the next stat and not be sold from shops. Here in Denmark and in EU, we have more or less them same rules. But I have seen the snail in seversl webshops here in Denmark.

[@Lichenlikenedlich]

I always check their reflexes but they might not respond to close their door. but once they are dead, oh you smell it. I even had one puke up some organs and it was fine.

[@minh3640]

I want to try both but mystery snails are apparently easier to breed so it wins overall.

[@vfxsquad511]

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[@texsuncolly]

I literally just finished ordering my first mystery snail lol. I already have 2 nerites and a blue Ramshorn.

[@dumpstergoth]

I adore my mystery snails. I’ve had several over the last year. I was a horrible snail owner at first and didn’t understand that they didn’t eat algae / etc… so I wasn’t doing green beans and they got hungry :( But now I do regular green bean days and I have one female snail that lays sooooooo many eggs.

[@DianeMarie-midnight88]

You can buy them algae wafers. That's what I feed mine nearly every day

[@krystabastiaans1305]

It’s called parasnailing when they jump. My Gary does it all the time

[@kevinweber8859]

I've bought mystery snails and they sure are a mystery when in a short time they seem to only leave an empty shell behind. I'm going to nurite snails now.

[@stevep6317]

I have nerites, mysteries, and rabbits in a variety of tanks with varying tank conditions. None of them have turned out to be good algae eaters in my experience. I couldn't even begin to tell you why. One of those tanks is literally snails only and and they still won't eat the algae.

[@xxyy1318]

Reddit?

[@Greenhenben678]

I have like 100000 pess snalls and they won't go away helpmeeeeee. 🥺🥺🥺🥺😭

[@AKalgren]

Get a pea puffer for your tank. Your snails will be gone in no time.

[@Greenhenben678]

I have grammi

[@Greenhenben678]

And guppy

[@corydorassterbai8659]

Try getting them manually, dont feed the tank so much food. They will hopefully starve.

[@Greenhenben678]

Even with assen snall

[@patricgold3896]

Love your lip color and those gold mysteries.💄💋

[@kellybrentmoody9744]

Irene, Please, PLEASE tell me what that little black and yellow fish is swimming in the tank in the background?!?!?!

[@lemonlizard1]

I'm guessing you're talking about the clown killifish!

[@kellybrentmoody9744]

@@lemonlizard1 thank you!!!

[@NatashaReeder]

With the sleeping vs alive thing. The easiest thing to do is look at their shell. If it looks very dull in color and you haven’t seen any movement grab a net and scoop it out cuz if it’s been sitting there for a day or two the snails body will fall out really fast and smell like rotten shrimp. Or another method (that I don’t recommend all the time) is just pick them up and hold them for a minute out of the tank .older snails get bloated as they get older. Look at them if you see them breathing very hard put them back fast.

[@thanos8914]

I could listen to you talk about anything tbh that voice is perfect

[@dylanneff]

I really like my mystery snails, but I definitely wouldn’t get them for algae removal unless you have a TON of it. They’re super fun to watch though. 😊

[@sarvajithsantosh1388]

I personally love mystery snails because they look like little long mustache guys

[@GirlTalksFish]

Haha, they're both very beautiful IMO. But yeah, I love mystery snails' long antennae too.

[@UnitedSpotlight]

i have 4 in a 300l tank i really like them but they absolutely destroyed my plants, all my java fern and anubias and even eat 95% of my water lettuce, they even chomp on the roots of my pathos and its not like i under feed infact the opposite as i have baby fish and plecs so i like to make sure they all get some. ive had nirates and bladder snails neither go after plants, personally id say mystery's dont eat that much algae but on other hand there 100% the best snails to watch they are super active

[@RampartPh]

are mystery snails and apple snails one and the same kind?

[@cyberegg929]

Mystery snails are a type of Apple snail, but not all Apple snails are Mystery snails.

[@Warvideos401]

Im here again and till her self shows up probably at 1:00 i thought its a male voice

[@tenderlemon3318]

What does this mean?

[@Roo.eq21]

I have a question about live plants. So I'm starting my very first 5 gallon live planted tank right. I'm not going to house any fish in it for a while cause I wanna focuse on the plants. So how do I get nitrates/nitrogen for the plants in there if I'm not keeping any fish? Now, granted i am going to use easy green fertilizer, but i know there still is supposed to have some nitrates in there, so? Anyone have suggestions:)

[@beth5337]

can someone give me some tips? I've had a betta tank running for 3 years now with so many plants, my betta fish is fine with everything but snails! He keeps eating them, I recently tried mystery snails and can I please get some tips on how to keep the snails alive and not become a meal for the fish?

[@xxyy1318]

Maybe a mirror to tire him out? Or add a female or two?

[@bubblerings]

My larger species of apple snail... really only sleep in mid-day, when a water change is overdue.. Nitrates. Anyone else notice this? (Mystery snails are an apple snail)

[@kitsune0rei]

If you need something to get a job done, pick something else. If you like something that's entertaining and munches on things around the tank, then go mystery snail. They definitely aren't efficient algae eaters. They prefer a more diverse diet. The other main thing is not to house them with anything that will nip their antennae. They can regrow, but part of the fun of a mystery snail is when they are free to let their antennae wave without fear.

[@lurklingX]

i can't stand the eggs dotting the tank. but i don't think it's my nerite, necessarily.... because what keeps growing is bladder snails. : ( just got a yoyo loach, hoping he'll eat them to oblivion. my mystery snails got WAY big. 2" is a lot of snail. i think the one in my 5g is a female. just saw, so TWICE now, an *absolutely disgusting egg sack* up in the hood of tank. it's like fingers of coral, sickly offwhite. (the texture even through thick paper towel was*disgusting!* i was about to hurk getting rid of it the first time. now it's there again. i think i'm done with snails. D:

[@andrewgoldfish]

Ive had nerites for ten years but want to switch to a snail that can breed. But I have open lid planted tanks so I’m not sure which to get.

[@chrisalyntianchon-st2lh]

Is that also an apple snail? I bought 4 apple snails.

[@ScottFrennzel]

yep, they are called apple snails!