Can snails and lotus plant seeds live together in a fish tank

I failed to grow a lotus plant from seeds.

I used to successfully grow lotus plants from seeds in the past.

But now the attempt has failed.

Why? Snails.

The snails ate up the green sprout and everything inside the seed.

I am not going to get rid of the snails, though, because they help me clean the fish tank.

I will grow the lotus seeds in a separate pot without snails.