snail pooh

"Geezer From The Freezer" <Geezer DeleteThis @Freezer.com> wrote in message
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> johnhuddleston wrote:
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> > i heard somewhere that snail pooh is poisonous to goldfish and doesn`t
break
> > down in the same manner and can foul the water... is this true?
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> no snail pooh is not poisonous. Snails typically don't break the food down
> properly so (for example) snails can be a benefit in fry tanks (so I've
read).

Maybe for some snails but certainly not for MTS, they will devour fry eggs
straight away!
Is'nt there a link between snails carrying certain disease/parasites (in a
pond environment) that they pick up from Bird poops? I vaguely remember
someone mentioning this on the pond group, probably Ingrid or Jan.
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Happy'Cam'per wrote:
> Maybe for some snails but certainly not for MTS, they will devour fry eggs
> straight away!
> Is'nt there a link between snails carrying certain disease/parasites (in a
> pond environment) that they pick up from Bird poops? I vaguely remember
> someone mentioning this on the pond group, probably Ingrid or Jan.
> --
> **So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

I wuldn't put any snails in a tank with Fry eggs if I wanted them hatched!

Yes I remember reading about the bird poop to snail disease myself in a pond
environment!
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Geezer From The Freezer wrote:

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> johnhuddleston wrote:
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>>i heard somewhere that snail pooh is poisonous to goldfish and doesn`t break
>>down in the same manner and can foul the water... is this true?
>
>
> no snail pooh is not poisonous. Snails typically don't break the food down
> properly so (for example) snails can be a benefit in fry tanks (so I've read).

Maybe you're talking about big apple snails that eat cabbage leaf, don't
digest in entirely, and that creates food for infusoria to grow
(infusoria are food for very small fry)?

Seb
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dr-solo.DeleteThis@wi.rr.xx.com wrote:
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> and infusoria is little critter can turn on the small fry too. INgrid

huh?
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