Snails on plants... Dangerous?

[Amanda27]

Hi
I bought 3 real plants 2 wks ago and over the past 2 days have found several tiny (I mean tiny) snails. I wonder if this is a problem should I remove the plants or just keep an eye out for more snails and remove them? Axie kinda likes lying in the plants though!

Advice would be appreciated!!

 

[Shizeric]

Quick advice...you are supposed to QUARANTINE anything you add to your tank before adding in with your Axies. The reasons is exacting this, to make sure you don't introduce anything (parasites/illnesses) into your tank that you don't want. What size are the snails? If they are extremely small, they are harmless. However, if they are large, they may risk being eaten and causing impaction.

 

[Jennewt]

The small snails that arrive with live plants are harmless. I wouldn't worry about it. There are ways of sterilizing plants before introducing them, but I'm not sure it's worth the effort.

 

[callina]

the tiny snails will be a good snack for your axies. I´m breeding them in a separate tank for feeding my axies and they like it.

Tina

 

[SeanB]

The think is I didn't have live plants.
But it's kewl, I'll just wait till they come back again.