Funny Mystery Snails and plants

[Candace]

So, I was extremely happy when I discovered that Mystery Snails do not eat live plants. Got a lot of plants and was looking at some floating plants. When I went to Petco I asked if they sold any (they do not) but they had some duckweed that clients had brought in when it grew too much and he gave me some to take home. I noticed that instead of spreading it has been disappearing. I knew my Betta wasn't eating them and my snails don't eat plants right? Wrong! Apparently they love duckweed. I saw my black mystery un-suction his top half from the glass and create a cone type shape and use his "arm" to drag the duckweed into his mouth. Just did a quick search online and YUP other people have had this problem. ALL THE DIFFERENT FLOATING PLANTS I WAS LOOKING AT AND I GOT THE ONE THAT MYSTERIES DO EAT

 

[Blueberrybetta]

My duck week just disappears to the filter intake lol

 

[Candace]

My duck week just disappears to the filter intake lol

Luckily I don't need to worry about that too XD I have a sponge filter and a submersible filter. I'm gonna try to find a larger floating plant.

 

[IHaveADogToo]

Some of my bettas eat duckweed. Some don't. About of third of the betta tanks I put duckweed into had no duckweed the next day. All running sponge filters.