Trumpet snail question

by Sandman1969 Mon May 11, 2015 1:35 pm

In my shark tank, I have 2 maybe 3 adult trumpets and now a bunch of babies. I am wondering if there would be any benefit to moving some to the koi/goldfish tank that has a sand bottom, no algae eaters & no plants?
The shark tank does have 2 assassin snails but they don't seem to bother with the trumpets. Might have to buy more as their work is really cut out for them.

by fish lady Tue May 12, 2015 7:55 pm

I had them in a gold fish tank with no problems

by **Shell** Wed May 13, 2015 4:59 pm

Trumpets can be a beneficial addition to sand tanks - they can help to aerate. We have them in all of our sand tanks...on purpose Wink

by GaryE Wed May 13, 2015 5:47 pm

I'll be the other side of the coin - I find they were a huge problem here, although they are finally dying off in my soft water. They are a major source of pollution in a tank, as they tend to die unnoticed in the sand. In an older established tank, it is surprising how many empty trumpet shells you can find accumulating.

I am quite pleased their numbers are diminishing naturally for me, as to me, they are an egg eating pest snail. I don't like their looks, I don't like their ways and I don't think their cousins are much better!

by Sandman1969 Wed May 20, 2015 1:52 am

Well, I put one trumpet in the other tank & have not seen it since, about a week later now.
Tonight, I sifted through by dragging my fingers throughout all the sand & no sign of it anywhere.

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