I really like my hitchhiker Ramhorn, it’s growing so quickly. Other snails for a 10 gallon?
Hi everyone! I set up my first aquarium a little over 3 weeks ago. The plants I got had some hitchhikers – specifically this leopard ramhorn and plenty of bladder snails. I like the ramhorn a lot more and thankfully, I found a baby one the other day! So there’s at least 2 in the tank now and this big guy has grown so quickly.
This is a 10 gallon and once everything is cycled and really stable, I am going to get shrimp. I would really like some more snails though, but am kind of confused on their bioload and how many are okay. I know mystery snails have quite a large bioload and are best at 1 per 10 gallons, but what about the other snails I have?
My substrate is kind of deep and I am worried about pockets of gas building up. For reference, I did 1 inch soil capped with 1.5 inches of sand. I don’t know if this is normal, but bubbles will release from the soil fairly often. I know they reproduce like crazy, but I am thinking of getting some MTS to help aerate my substrate. Opinions? My tank is pretty heavily planted and will grow out to be a jungle lol. If I got MTS, could I also get either some nerite snails or a single mystery snail? Which do y’all prefer?