Pond snails

[lottie dolly]

Now the water has cleared from the lottie pond,i see a lot of tiny black snails,pea size,now,there ar no fish in at present,the only place i can think of then getting there are,i had some pond weed given me from a well established pond,and must have had eggs on them,are these only babies,my questions are

1....are they likely to grow much bigger,
2....are they a threat to any veggitation,in or out the pond,
3....are they fast breeders,
4....would fish killem off,

i understand they are good in ponds as they eat any algie,the water was green prior to the weed going in,now... the home pond is green,and thought i would bring some weed home to this pond,with fish in ,hence my questions,as i do not wish to breed the unnesessary,what are your experences please,the home pond is going to be re sited in a few weeks,so want to know whats what before we refill ext,thanks peeps

[Peas'n'Kews]

In my experience (not having had a pond for a few years now), yes, they are fast breeders, and yes fish eat 'em.

I believe they can also arrive in the pond via birds ....

I don't remember them decimating the pond plants, but we didn't have anything that we would have really minded losing.

[lottie dolly]

thankyou PNK,i maybe put a few fish in the the lottie pond,i will also bring a clump of weed back for the home pond,my reasoning being,if i can get the water clearer before the empty out,then a lot of the cleaner water can be saved to put back in,

[dogsbody]

If they are the "round" type rather than the "pointed" type they are good, and who wants to put fish in a wildlife pond anyway?

[lottie dolly]

If they are the "round" type rather than the "pointed" type

thats what they are,black/dark brown,thanks for that,




and who wants to put fish in a wildlife pond anyway?

I do ,is fish not wild life,i have not trained them to be tame

[Urban]

having fish in there normally reduces the amount of wildlife you will get in the pond

[lottie dolly]

having fish in there normally reduces the amount of wildlife you will get in the pond

thanks urban,will keep them at home,also saves encouraging big greedy bird heron,