Why are there snails in my fish tank?

Snails often come into a fish tank on live plants, or scooped up with new fish. Infant snails are nearly microscopic, and snail eggs on plants are transparent and do their best to be invisible. They grow and reproduce if there is algae or excess food in your tank. read more

There are two safe and natural methods for snail control that you should try before resorting to chemical control methods. The first is to introduce snail-eating species of fish into your tank. Puffer fish and certain species of loach such as yo-yo loaches feed on snails and can help to greatly reduce the snail population in your tank. read more

The small tank has 1 little fish (not sure what kind) there are lots of small snails in it and it rarely has a problem with algae. The medium tank has 3 fancy goldfish and no snails but always has a problem with algae build up on the glass. read more