Aldric

Hi i have a bit of a jungle tank ( plants growing like mad ) which is ok but now im suddenly over run with snails. ive always had a few adult snails munching around the tank but i think this is a bit rediculas.. ive tried scooping them out with my fish net but they just hide in the gravel is there anything i can do that will help? i dont want to keep scooping the tank for fear of upsetting the fish ( one of my bristle nose gets stressed easily )

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Lucy

Wow, I'd say you a have few snails. lol
You can try putting a peice of lettuce in at night, they should go right for it.
In the morning dispose of the lettuce and snails.

btate617

Exactly as Lucy said, cucumber works great also.
Add at lights out and remove first thing in the morning.

Brian

rileyrk190

This may sound gross, but you can actually press gently with your finger and it will crush them, and they fall to the bottom. I did that for a week, and added a yoyo loach, and i am virtually snail free, except for Malaysian trumpet snails which i don't mind.

Aldric

well i use cucumber alot as my BN loves the stuff but the snails always leave it alone will have to try and get some lettice tomorrow

Aldric

looking on ebay ive found this, Interpet NO 11 Snail Away 100ml
is this really safe to use with my fish ? ( guppies and bristlenose )

ladylouroll

or just send me them my dwarf puffers would enjoy them im starting to get low on snails!

penance

I do this as well but to the baby snails I find, if they've grown to big, I pluck them and place them in a small bowl where I take them later to my LFS

fishchick

i have the MTS in my 75 gall tank ! i end up picking them out and trashing them !

mathas

It's copper sulfate, which can be dangerous if overdosed.

http://www.skepticalaquarist.com/doc...h/copsul.shtml

Lucy

Lettuce and cucumber are cheaper and won't harm your fish. In fact, they might enjoy the treat.

Aldric

i put cucumber in every other day as my bristlenose loves the stuff but the snails stay away from it

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btate617

Maybe try it after lights out, like an hour later. But with a BN they love the stuff so they may keep the snails away.

Brian

rileyrk190

I have tried products such as snail away to rid my tank of snails, but have found them to be very uneffective. Yes, it did kill many snails, but never 100%, and this was with the recommended treatment AND a total hardcore cleaning. I also would be worried about the products effects on scaleless fish such as your pleco.

Aldric

hmmm ok. after further looking ive found a snail trap so i will try that instead of the snail away stuff

bigreddog

I had a terrible snail problem until I discovered Yo Yo Loaches , give them a try and in a few days the snails will be gone and you wll have some fat happy loaches

Aldric

but would they get along good with my guppies and BN ?

Butterfly

Usually snails will grow according to their food source. Over feeding (a fishes stomach is about the size of one eye) is frequently the blame for excess food being available to them. Even if your fish are eating all the food, the more they eat the more they poo and sometimes their bodies don't use all the food so it comes straight through. This is especially true for your BNs.
More frequent water changes, thorough gravel vacuums and a reduction in food will see many of them gone and closer to control. Baiting them as suggested will also help.
Just some thoughts
Carol
Ps
What size is your tank?

bigreddog

I have them in my 55 Gallon Community tank and they get along just fine. I also have guppies and a bristlenose in there with them. I haven't heard of any one having problems with them being agressive as long as there are 3 or more. Just my experience with them if anyone has had problems with that combination hopefully they read this and let you know.

Aldric

its a 95ltr tank

bigreddog

I also have 3 of the yo yo s in a 20 gallon with guppies and danios , the tank is free

Regal

I put a tea cup in my gravel (pushed down so the top is level with the gravel) and put in a couple algae wafers and turned out the lights. In an hour the cup has tons of MTS in it.