Mystery snails eating amazon swords and java fern

I have a new 40 gallon breeder tank that I stocked with fish two weeks ago. I added 6 gold mystery snails 2 days ago because the water parameters were normal again. It is heavily planted with duck weed, hornwort, java moss, java fern and amazon sword. After 8 hrs or so I check in on the tank and 3 leaves on a sword are destroyed, and many holes on the java ferns. I have seen all the snails eating the plants and I knock them off whenever i see it. I thought mystery snails didn’t eat live plants, how do i get them to stop?

 

My guess is they don't have other food sources yet such as biofilm and algae. What do you feed them?

 

I have a new 40 gallon breeder tank that I stocked with fish two weeks ago. I added 6 gold mystery snails 2 days ago because the water parameters were normal again. It is heavily planted with duck weed, hornwort, java moss, java fern and amazon sword. After 8 hrs or so I check in on the tank and 3 leaves on a sword are destroyed, and many holes on the java ferns. I have seen all the snails eating the plants and I knock them off whenever i see it. I thought mystery snails didn’t eat live plants, how do i get them to stop?

Put veggies in there for them to eat. Cucumber Zucchini etc.

 

Are you sure they aren't apple snails? I can't tell the difference between how they look, but I know that Mystery snails won't eat plants. Apple snails love to eat plants.

 

Are you sure they aren't apple snails? I can't tell the difference between how they look, but I know that Mystery snails won't eat plants. Apple snails love to eat plants.

That was my first thought too. She said they were ivory, I thought apple snails were more brown colors. I just read mystery snails have orange eyes.....I will have to read more on that one.

 

I never noticed the eye color, but I do know that Apples come in Ivory cause I had some once. They were fine in a BB tank...I also know that Apples are often sold as Mystery's either accidently or on purpose because the Mystery's are more in demand.