Cold water snails

**kilyth** · 12-08-2011, 10:40 AM

My 120l tank is currently cycling, but my parameters are looking good. There'll only be one goldfish in there, but I was wondering about putting a snail in there to help with algae control.

Are there any coldwater snails that aren't self fertile? I really don't want to have to deal with a snail infestation. Is it probable that if the snail were self fertile that the goldie would eat the little snails?

**Goes to 11!** · 12-08-2011, 11:32 AM

Neratine snails will lay eggs in fresh water but they will not hatch, I don't keep GF so I don't know if they will supplement their diet with snails.

**Scrup** · 12-08-2011, 11:22 PM

You can get trapdoor snails. They will reproduce, but they are livebearers, so you get like 2 every 6 months to a year, and as babies they are bigger than the pest snails.

They do LOVE cold water though.

**johnbrooke** · 12-10-2011, 03:50 PM

i have trumpet snails in my gold fish tank to help keep it a little cleaner as long as you dont overfeed your fish the snails will not reproduce or will do real slow they are a live bearing snail

**kilyth** · 12-11-2011, 12:31 PM

Thanks folks. It's good to know that I have a few options. I guess that I'll just have to see what my LFS has in stock.

**Pompey_legend13** · 03-09-2012, 08:20 AM

So what is the full list of other "non-fish" creatures that you can have in a cold water aquarium and what are the best (ie do most good and aren't too troublesome) I like the idea of a snail or too but is there anything else?

**kilyth** · 03-09-2012, 08:50 AM

Well, I had an apple snail in there with no problems. I think there are shrimp that do well in colder water too.

**Pompey_legend13** · 03-10-2012, 08:10 AM

I'd like an apple snail very much, however 50% of folk I have discussed this with say it wouldn't work and 50% have said that it will so I'm really not sure which way to jump on that one.