Breeding Ramshorn Snails with Dwarf Puffers

[nonito]

Hi guys,

I have a 20 gallon tank with over 70 breeding Ramshorn snails, they vary in sizes. I was thinking of adding a few dwarf puffers, is this a good idea?

Thanks

[sgtmyers88]

Snailpocalypse err an Apocalypse for the snails. Best to get a separate tank. Predator and Prey should not be housed together. The Predator (the DP) will win.

[nonito]

Thanks, I guess I will have to move some of snails out to a 10 gallon tank to breed. Since I plan to use the 20 gallon tank for the puffers.

[hadla]

Yep, the big snails would most likely die a slow painful death D:

Dps just pick on big snails but will eat tiny babies

[bertie 83]

Really not a good idea I'm afraid

[nonito]

Will the dp's over eat or will they just kill off the snails?

[RTR]

Very well housed fish, including DPs don't generally overeat as much as fish without adequate space, tank-scaping, current, and varied diets. With something around 2x the Pufferpedia minimum tank size suggestion, puffer care gets significantly easier and better. But that does not include having a snail nursery in their puffer tank. That, as already stated, is never a good or even a workable idea. Try not to shoot yourself in the foot.

[nonito]

Thanks guys!