Baby Snails

[dc2mlbsm]

So yesterday I was viewing my tank a few hours after the lights went off and I counted 27 baby snails. Now I wanna know if there is anything I can do to help them survive. The only fish I have in my 20 g tank is a clownfish and a firefish.

 

[meowzer]

Not really...I see them all the time after lights go out.....just like anything else.....some will make it and some won't

 

[dc2mlbsm]

oh ok thanks i just wanted to see if there was anything i could do to help those little things

 

[hunt]

Are these snails those little brownish/pinkish snails?

 

[dc2mlbsm]

mine are white and really tiny

 

[cranberry]

Probably a mixture of young and adult collonistas. They come out after lights out.

 

[meowzer]

I get some itty bitty baby ceriths at night sometimes too.....

 

[dc2mlbsm]

well I usually see them in the rockwork and back glass during the day (just not as many) but at night is when I see them all over the place

 

[dc2mlbsm]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3290671
I get some itty bitty baby ceriths at night sometimes too.....
i love watching my tank at night...even though i get to see some ugly worms too I have at least 2 bristle worms, 1 black & white worm, 3 little brittle stars, and one tiny starfish that has 3 big legs and two little ones.

 

[cranberry]

Originally Posted by dc2mlbsm
http:///forum/post/3290672
well I usually see them in the rockwork and back glass during the day (just not as many) but at night is when I see them all over the place
That sounds like them.

 

[dc2mlbsm]

let me look up some pics and I'll tell u if its them

 

[dc2mlbsm]

I think you might be correct...some of the shells definately are like those of the collonistas. These are beneficial snails right?

 

[cranberry]

They add great diversity to your tank. Their numbers will come and go.

 

[dc2mlbsm]

thanks for the id cranberry