Tank Size For These Snails?

so I wanted to ask before I bought some snails, I am thinking of buying a black devil spike snail and 1 maybe or 2 mystery snails will that be too many snails for a 20 gallon tank? right now I have 2 dwarf gourami and 5 nerite snails and 5 otto cats since they grow larger I didn't want them to be too cramped in a tank, my tank is heavily planted too, and I was also told if they were fed enough they wouldn't eat plants. anyone with Experience with larger snails need suggestions.

thanks

 

Sounds fine to me for the mysteries, don't know about the other one.

 

Yes, but make sure to feed the mystery snails protein, they eat a lot of it. The black spikes should do well in a 20, just make sure your nitrAtes don't go over 20 and that you have no ammonia or nitrites.

 

Are both of your dwarf gouramis male?

It doesn't sound like too many snails to me! Be sure you feed them veggies and protein pellets

 

Are both of your dwarf gouramis male?

It doesn't sound like too many snails to me! Be sure you feed them veggies and protein pellets

I believe they are both females but noticed one of them building a bubble nest, I feed them algae tablets and blanched vegetables with some
Crab Cuisine

 

You can add the snails no problem. But take into consideration that mistery snails are great waste producers and need to be fed a lot of food.

 

You can add the snails no problem. But take into consideration that mistery snails are great waste producers and need to be fed a lot of food.

so would the devil snails be a better choice ?

 

It depends on what look you like and what snail you like. Both grow to a big size so both produce about equal ammount of waste. There is not a significant difference in my opinion

 

It depends on what look you like and what snail you like. Both grow to a big size so both produce about equal ammount of waste. There is not a significant difference in my opinion

thanks. good point..going to think about that before I buy anything

 

I believe they are both females but noticed one of them building a bubble nest, I feed them algae tablets and blanched vegetables with some
Crab Cuisine

What color are they? Can you take pics? Females are very uncommon and are a dull, silverish color.

 

What color are they? Can you take pics? Females are very uncommon and are a dull, silverish color.

yeah lemme see what I can do, they are dwarf honeys they refused to stay still so did my best with the pictures, hmm nows that I look they don't really fit that description :/ they've been together since day 1 no issues.. hopefully pictures are good enough to see

 

Honey gouramis, not dwarf gouramis. Males are more peaceful to each other and can usually be kept together.

 

Honey gouramis, not dwarf gouramis. Males are more peaceful to each other and can usually be kept together.

that's interesting, when I bought them 1 year ago our lfs listed them as dwarf honey gouramis, either way they are still super funny to watch. I decided to go with a few mystery snails for my tank and maybe breed a pair since I'm going to either buy 3 or 4 of them.

 

Common names are terrible for that reason - people can label fish with whatever common name they like. They're Trichogaster chuna though, commonly known as honey gouramis. There's no dwarf honey gourami - they're all the same size.