How many snails is too many?

[SaltyMermaid86]

Recently I started noticing tiny white specs on my glass. At first I thought that were pods, then they got bigger. I though maybe flat worms at that point but waited to see if I could get a positive ID before treating and I'm glad I did because they ended up being baby stomatellas and there are at least 50 of them just on the glass. So my question is how many are too many? I don't want to kill them but don't know anyone else that has a tank personally and trying to find people local to me has been a challenge.

 

[Zach B]

How large of a tank? They are a really good cleanup crew in general. Best of luck :)

 

[stoney7713]

Recently I started noticing tiny white specs on my glass. At first I thought that were pods, then they got bigger. I though maybe flat worms at that point but waited to see if I could get a positive ID before treating and I'm glad I did because they ended up being baby stomatellas and there are at least 50 of them just on the glass. So my question is how many are too many? I don't want to kill them but don't know anyone else that has a tank personally and trying to find people local to me has been a challenge.

There's no harm in them. You're tank will balance itself out. You can try to cut back on feeding a bit, the population will dwindle.

 

[SaltyMermaid86]

How large of a tank? They are a really good cleanup crew in general. Best of luck :)

43 gallon main display 11 gallon sump.

 

[SaltyMermaid86]

There's no harm in them. You're tank will balance itself out. You can try to cut back on feeding a bit, the population will dwindle.

I welcome them until they become an issue. However I'm unsure at what point they would become an issue.