Snails SOMEHOW got into my fish tank.?

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Gabe W

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I have a 5 gallon fish tank, home of around 15 guppies, 4 pladis, 1 white tetra, 1 marble hatchet, 2 neon tetras, and 1 algae eater (about 2-3cm long). Anyway, recently I bought a plant for my fish tank so the babies can go up and hide in it, so far 2 babies have survived because of it, but in some way 2 snails have entered my aquarium. They might have been eggs on the plant I purchased a few weeks ago. Anyway, they're tiny little guys. I first saw one climbing on my glass. It's a little bigger than a pebble. Last night there was only one. Now there is two. And I'm pretty sure they're mating. What should I do about this? Take them out? I don't really have any idea how to take care of snails.
 
!!! OVERSTOCKED !!!

but as far as snail goes... i don't think it is a good idea to have snails in an aquarium... as they can multiply in great nos literally in no time.... they also eat fish....

as suggested earlier, remove them when seen...

the best way to avoid snails is to treat the new plant acquired with either of them
1 pottasium permanganete
2 chlorine
3 alum

a great care needs to be taken while treating plants for aquarium with these chemicals, as they can be highly toxic to the fish and potentially kill it... and the volume of ur tank is so less even a mere presence might mean higher concentrations....

please do go through the sources here...
 
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