My kids and I have our hearts set on getting a green spotted puffer. The tank is all up and cycled. Found some brackish ones, but gotta head to a different store to get one that is still in fresh water. But, I can't find snails for it. I gotta pay $1.99/snail for a fancy one. but I can't feed him like that daily. any ideas? can i get them online somewhere?

If you go to "aquabid" and look under "snails" there were a couple different people selling ramshorns & pond snails. You could set up a small tank feed the dickens out of them and raise yourself some. Just an idea.

The large Briggs snails are not what you want. You want either Bladder or Pond snails. I've got plenty ifn ya want em. ;o)

MTS might be good too.

What do snails eat? LOL! I have a 10 gal with a betta in it. Can i raise snails with him?

They'll eat anything. They are scavengers. You can feed them regularly.

And yes, they can be with a Betta.

yes those snails will breed like crazy in a 10 gal with a betta and some plants.

ok.. need some gravel and plants in there.. LOL I was gonna try to breed betta, but mine weren't a good match.

if your not wanting to do plants jsut get some algae waffers :)

yes and also if you buy live plants (not from the box stores) they will probably have snails or eggs on them.

The Betta will pick at the snails. If you're lucky enough to get them to breed the Bettas will also eat the babies. Don't forget that Bettas are carnivores and love to eat anything that is alive. I have about 20 Betta juvies that I put into my apple snail tank thinking it would do as a grow out tank for the bettas. With in about 5 minutes I noticed the bettas nipping at the snails heads. Got the net and got the juvies out right away so be careful if you do put them with your betta.

I have found the ebay and aquabid snail dealers to be pretty darn pricey. Usually there are other hobbyists who have more than they know what to do with, and snails ship very easily Priority Mail. You may be able to get some for free from the LFS, but that is variable. MTS are almost for sure going to be too hard for the puffer.

Pop some ramshorn or pond snails in a 5-10 gallon with plants and feed them every day like you would fish, and before long you'll have plenty.

How are you maintaining your cycle in the tank?

MTS will multiply like rabbits and also can live in hard water.

Question: what size tank are you putting this puffer in? Are you planning on keeping anything else with it?