Questions on goldfish and trapdoor snails

[bmach]

I have about ten goldfish that are between 1/4" and 1/2" at what size will the not be eaten by the bigger fish?

I have also noticed that some of my trapdoor snails will be floating on top of the water when I go out at 3-4 am. Later in the day they are back on the sides or bottom. Why are they floating?

 

[cauzeneffeckt]

They sometimes get air trapped and end up getting rid of it, from what i know thats one thing

 

[jason081180]

a fish will eat another that will fit in it mouth. so if all your fish are about the same size your good.

 

[koikeepr]

bmach, what exactly are you doing up and about at 3 or 4 am?! LOL!

Can't be just looking at floating snails! Sounds like you're up to no good! LOL!

 

[bmach]

Either I work nights or I am a frog looking for some food. So should I pull my little fish and put them in something else until they are bigger?

 

[koiguy1969]

koi and goldfish will eat the fry until theyre recognised as fish and not larvae .. the floating trapdoor snails...never witnessed that

 

[PS3]

i was hold that gold fish would not eat other gold fish lol
thanks for telling me

 

[koiguy1969]

as a rule they dont, but asd eggs yes and as small fry they look like larvae, not unlike misquitoe larvae.

 

[oldmarine]

I have found that The baby trap door snails are quickly eaten by my larger Shubunkin's. I have trap door snails in another tank that have hundreds of baby snails. Nothing else in there to eat them.

Happy ponding,

 

[MaryP]

Trapped air. Snails do this

 

[Mmathis]

Hey, @MaryP….12 Year old thread. Just saying…..

 

[rubyduby]

I have about ten goldfish that are between 1/4" and 1/2" at what size will the not be eaten by the bigger fish?

I have also noticed that some of my trapdoor snails will be floating on top of the water when I go out at 3-4 am. Later in the day they are back on the sides or bottom. Why are they floating?

I have three different sizes of fry among my seven adult goldfish (shubunkins) and they don't seem to bother with them. Mine are up to an inch already. By "bigger fish" do you mean only goldfish? Do you have a lot of cover for the fry? I have a lot of parrots feather that they hide in too...I notice when the lights come on in the evening the little ones all come out and hunt for food in the light. I watch the adults zooming around them and have yet to see one of them picked off.

 

[rubyduby]

Oh that's funny... I didn't look back..LOL

 

[Jane W]

I used to have trapdoor snails in my small outdoor pond, and they did great til I got shubunkins. I think they pulled them out of the shells and ate them. Sure would like to have them again. There are some ramshorns in the pond and nobody seems to bother them

 

[addy1]

I have shubbies, and tons of trap doors.

Do find empty shells now and then. not often