snail breeding failure!!

[TheSmJ]

Your tank and filter are fine (so long as it's not sucking up snails). Lose the gravel and non-living decor though. They'll only take up space and provide another place for garbage to hide without contributing anything to the system.

Get more fast, easy growing floating plants in there like water sprite. They'll help keep the water cleaner than you could imagine once it gets big enough to almost crowd out the tank. Obviously the snails can snack on it too if they wish, which makes it excellent source of food if you need to leave town for a week or so.

[Pufferoni]

What is the water temp? I had a 5g drop to about 15'C, Killed off a bunch of snails. I know they breed much better with warmer water. I put a heater in and they're back at it.

[Chillyfish]

iv got a breedin tank, its very slow (not sure if thats the temp?) small internal filter a few plants amazon sword etc, gravel. but no heater or light?
i think there just a common snail? but im not breedin enough 2 give my friends a good feed! iv got tons of tiny ones, how long do they take 2 get a resonable size? i havnt got a cuttel fish(goin 2 get one) wats a MTS??

[OCgatergal]

I'm working on my colony to get it working too, I've spotted a few eggs...now, I wait
MTS are malaysian trumpet snails not edible to gsp

[LilGreenPuffer]

Sure they are. I remember Nick mentioning how his GSP Shakespeare would crunch them into tiny smithereens.

[Chillyfish]

how big was he?? (not nick!!) or would it maybe damage there teeth? if not i might give it a go, see how hardcore my puffs are!!!!