Apple Snails, friend or foe

Anyone have thoughts on Apple Snails? I spent months trying to rid myself of them before I gave in. I'm trying to add Rams Horn snails from another tank now to offset their population with snails I really like.

i got 2, i love them. when they get big they are really cool. but watch out, some eat plants!

Any snail is better than a nerite.

well, better at eating algea, but def not prettier!

my 10 olive nerites arrive tomorrow. I'm going to put them in the Mpimbwe tank, the 180. They will clean the algae off the holey rock..then when the Mpimbwe get big enough, they will eat them.

lol

i was about to say, they will get eaten XD

My Mpimbwe are only like 1" long..lol. The snails have a while to do their work before the Fronts eat them..lol

Does anyone know a fish that will eat small snails but not small tetras?

LOACHES!

I've heard that, but know very little about them. How are they with Bristle Plecs? What is your favorite type?

the yo-yo loach doesn't get that big

yo-yo is definatly the way to go, that or a zigzag. there are also dojo loaches if you want an eel look. they would all work great, and the more you get the more active they are, id recomend 3-5.

if you need to thin those extras ill take them my crays love them and i cant seam to produce them fast enough

If you ever want to take a trip to Port Townsend you can spend as long as you want picking snail out of my tank for me. Food items or not, I'm just letting them grow for a while.

your a little far away from me but same side of the water let me know when you got some decedent sized ones and i might have to take you up on that offer

Mainly babies. It is a fairly messy tank at the moment, so they'll be happy and grow fast.