I have river rocks as substrate. I have a large plecostomus and a 10 inch aggressive peacock eel. Do you think I would have problems with the river rocks as substrate or the other fish? I need these guys for cleaning not for snail infestation. I have river rocks as substrate. I have a large plecostomus and a 10 inch aggressive peacock eel. Do you think I would have problems with the river rocks as substrate or the other fish? I need... » Read More I have river rocks as substrate. I have a large plecostomus and a 10 inch aggressive peacock eel. Do you think I would have problems with the river rocks as substrate or the other fish? I need these guys for cleaning not for snail infestation. « Show Less
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At least ten Assassin Snails in my twenty gallons tank now. My experience is- they're good for eat up pest snails, not much effective for cleaning algae or any kind of residue.
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I have river rock, and a pleco as well. They do a decent job as far as cleaning. But I have 6 in my 40g tank, and could use a few more for them to be highly effective!
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Ashley, I would highly discourage introducing Assissin or any other snail into your tank. They will reproduce like crazy and soon you will be overrun with snails. I speak from personal experience. They don't clean the tank at all. I would suggest two or three small variety of Corey Catfish. They will do a great job of cleaning.
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River rocks, sand, normal tank rocks doesn't matter. Pleco won't do anything to them. The eel on the other hand I have no clue. I ended up buying these due to a fish store accidentally infecting me with trash snails. They bred by the thousands. I originally got loaches to deal with them but they were to small and were bullied by my bicher. So far these snails seem to be doing the trick and cleaning. The remaining loach hasn't bothered them yet either.
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Hi again. I responded on your later question, but I'll comment here as well. If you go to the comments under "Stacey" review, (I think it is the one now rated most helpful critical review) in the later comments there are some good exchanges Stacey and myself had with another person, "Ann" looking for advice on starting over after losing a fish. My review is the presently rated most helpful positive so you will get both views. Stacey has some very good advice on safely cycling with the fish in the tank in those later comments I mentioned, and I gave my method for safely sterilizing the tank without going nuts. The comments I'm referring to start about page 8 under the review. Good Luck. Hi again. I responded on your later question, but I'll comment here as well. If you go to the comments under "Stacey" review, (I think it is the one now rated most helpful critical review) in the later comments there are some good exchanges Stacey and myself had with another person, "Ann" looking for advice on starting over after losing a fish. My review is the presently rated most helpful positive so you will get both views. Stacey has some very good advice on safely cycling with the fish in the tank in those later comments I mentioned, and I gave my method for safely... » Read More Hi again. I responded on your later question, but I'll comment here as well. If you go to the comments under "Stacey" review, (I think it is the one now rated most helpful critical review) in the later comments there are some good exchanges Stacey and myself had with another person, "Ann" looking for advice on starting over after losing a fish. My review is the presently rated most helpful positive so you will get both views. Stacey has some very good advice on safely cycling with the fish in the tank in those later comments I mentioned, and I gave my method for safely sterilizing the tank without going nuts. The comments I'm referring to start about page 8 under the review. Good Luck. « Show Less
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I do know it hasn't harmed my fish in any way. It's not coated with a shiney substance. But the gravel is like a 1/4 inch or less.... It might be too big or coarse for frogs, depending on what size diameter you'll need, and the size of the frogs. I have it in both tanks, since I have an underground filter, and it filters easier. I hope that helps.
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I would think carefully. A frog will anything it can get its mouth around. Most frogs have a big mouth. You would need to compare frog mouth size to the size of the shrimp.
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The smaller pellets are about 3-4mm in size. If the fish are large enough to grab these, then you should be able to feed them. The food nicely floats on the surface allowing the fish to attack them as needed. I use them in an outdoor pond with Koi and they love it. The original / previous versions of the food were much larger pellets (about 2x) so make sure the ones you buy are the smaller pellets.
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If we are talking gravel or small rocks you would probably be ok. Large rocks I would think no
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I also have Bettas and this gravel is fine. It is bigger than regular gravel and it is not sharp. Just make sure to rinse it off before putting it into your tank. It is not the best gravel to use for rooted plants but you can get floating plants like hornwort, Cabomba, water lettuce, anacharis, or red root floater.
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You'll need at least 2 medium size or better 2 large size stones. I have a 10 gallon tank and 1 medium size stone works fine.
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Hi Kathy, As a FOWLR ( fish only with live rock) tank it will be extremely easy to maintain. ( Ive got the same with corals and an anemone and they're great!). I would recommend the protein skimmer and marine test kit with this.
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Yes you can. In fact, that's what I did for my aquarium. I used to have half an inch of rocks gravel. Then I bought eco-complete and replaced the old gravel with 2 inches of eco-complete now. I have tropical fish in the aquarium while changing my gravel to eco-complete and fortunately none of them died.But you shouldn't change all of your gravel at the same time as this might disrupt the biological system. It will also put the fish in much stress. I suggest changing 25% of gravel per week and you should completely change your gravel with a month. I would also monitor the pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and water hardness during the gravel change and address it if any issues rise.Good luck and hope this helps! Yes you can. In fact, that's what I did for my aquarium. I used to have half an inch of rocks gravel. Then I bought eco-complete and replaced the old gravel with 2 inches of eco-complete now. I have tropical fish in the aquarium while changing my gravel to eco-complete and fortunately none of them died.But you shouldn't change all of your gravel at the same time as this might disrupt the biological system. It will also put the fish in much stress. I suggest changing 25% of gravel per week and you should completely change your gravel with a month. I would also monitor the pH,... » Read More Yes you can. In fact, that's what I did for my aquarium. I used to have half an inch of rocks gravel. Then I bought eco-complete and replaced the old gravel with 2 inches of eco-complete now. I have tropical fish in the aquarium while changing my gravel to eco-complete and fortunately none of them died.But you shouldn't change all of your gravel at the same time as this might disrupt the biological system. It will also put the fish in much stress. I suggest changing 25% of gravel per week and you should completely change your gravel with a month. I would also monitor the pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and water hardness during the gravel change and address it if any issues rise.Good luck and hope this helps! « Show Less
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Depends on what you put in the tank and where you have it directed. I mean if you have Mollies or something like that it might be to much but if you have African Chiclids it is GREAT. If you have Plecos Like a Galaxy Vampire Or a Golden Hetrodon for example they come from the rivers of South America and LOVE fast moving waters so again it depends
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Add slowly and let water clear. I pulled my fish and had them in buckets. Cleaned all my existing gravel and used it as a base layer followed by eco complete. It took nearly 3 hours to drain, clean, and replant. I did not wait for my water to clear completely before reintroducing My fishy friends but they lived. My aquarium looks amazing. This is good stuff.
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Yes , I have one in three inches of river rock so my four year old turtle "Minnie" will not get to it. Although she still digs it up now and then. Turtles , what can you say! Don't know your set up , just make sure it's covered by water under those rocks.
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these snails will do well in almost any size tank, the goldfish may pose a small problem but the breed prolifically so a few lost wont mean much overall.
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I have a betta, two ADFs and just added this little guy. I was a little worried about the frogs getting snapped at so I monitored closely. At first, one of the frogs was actually "nipping" the crayfish. I don't know if this was territorial or if the crayfish smells like dinner. Crayfish was initially a little defensive but hasn't done any actual harm, and the frogs tend to dart away if they run into each other. After a couple days everything seems peaceful, I think they just needed a few days to get used to one another. I do recommend plenty of hiding places at various heights to expand the amount of available "territory". I have a betta, two ADFs and just added this little guy. I was a little worried about the frogs getting snapped at so I monitored closely. At first, one of the frogs was actually "nipping" the crayfish. I don't know if this was territorial or if the crayfish smells like dinner. Crayfish was initially a little defensive but hasn't done any actual harm, and the frogs tend to dart away if they run into each other. After a couple days everything seems peaceful, I think they just needed a few days to get used to one another. I do recommend plenty of hiding places at various heights to... » Read More I have a betta, two ADFs and just added this little guy. I was a little worried about the frogs getting snapped at so I monitored closely. At first, one of the frogs was actually "nipping" the crayfish. I don't know if this was territorial or if the crayfish smells like dinner. Crayfish was initially a little defensive but hasn't done any actual harm, and the frogs tend to dart away if they run into each other. After a couple days everything seems peaceful, I think they just needed a few days to get used to one another. I do recommend plenty of hiding places at various heights to expand the amount of available "territory". « Show Less
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Well, you will get large stones. We do pedicures and calf massages with them. There was one extra large rock we never use. These are not actual polished stones they are river rocks that I'm sure came from just that.
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I would say that if it is a betta, it probably won't be an issue. The previous poster was keeping platys, and more than one of them. I'm not surprised there were problems. If I put a zebra danio in there, it would probably jump out too. But bettas are a lot more sedate, and you only keep one, so he won't be trying to evade an annoying tankmate.