Amazing Benefits of Snails Along with being a colorful and ornamental addition to your tank, freshwater snails have numerous other benefits. Snails are slow-moving foragers who love to eat just about anything they can find. Most snails will devour leftover fish food, debris, and plants. Unlike other bottom feeders, freshwater snails avoid eating fish eggs, making them a better option for breeding tanks. By eating up all the extra components in your tank, it will keep the habitat clear so that you have complete aquarium maintenance sessions less often. From the popular nerite snails and mystery snails to Malaysian trumpet snails and Sulawesi snails, there are so many different types of snails to enjoy and add to your underwater world. Key Selling Points: Set of 50 highly beneficial Indian Almond Leaves Happier fish and snails Low maintenance, easy to use Creates a tea water ambience Easy to Use Catappa Leaves As soon as the SunGrow Mini Catappa Leaves for Snails arrive, they are ready to be placed in your tank. They have already been dried and prepared for aquarium use. Drop a few of the 2” ketapang leaves onto the surface of your aquarium water, where they will slowly begin to float on the tank's surface. The leaves may float around for 2-3 days, but if you want them to reach the bottom sooner, you can soak the leaves separately before adding them to your aquarium. After a few weeks, the Indian Almond Leaves will wither or be eaten up by snails and fish. If there is any leftover leaf litter, it can easily be scooped out of your tank. Mimics Their Native Teawater Surroundings When you place the Mini Indian Almond Leaves into your aquarium water, you will notice that the water will begin to turn a brownish-yellow color. This is a visual indication that the catappa leaves are doing their job and providing your snails and fish with their beneficial compounds. The blackwater is home to many aquatic species in the wild, and when species are in their native ambience, they tend to thrive and grow stronger. These ideal tea water conditions keep your aquatic pets calm. For an even stronger brackish habitat, consider adding driftwood or low light plants such as java fern or anubias.