fishgirl

I have a 10G tank that has pond snails, I want to get rid of the snails. If I use "Snail-rid" or pennys what would I have to do to make the water safe for Shrimp?

shellbell4ever

I heard you can put lettuce leaf in and bring them up on it and toss them...other than that I don't know...Good Luck

fishgirl

I want to get rid of ALL the snails in the tank, not just manage the numbers.

rainman

To guarantee the removal of all of them, I would recommend 100% removal you would probably have to do a break down. Or get some yoyo loaches. But controlling the population is easier. you can do this be using lettace, by not overfeeding, and by physical removal.

zeddy

i just got rid of those little buggers in my 20gal tank, but i completely striped the tank sifted through the gravel boiled it then left the tank dry for 2weeks, in the mean time the fish are in my other tanks until it recycles. its not fun but it was necesary

ThisGuy

i just made a mistake and put in some java moss in my community tank, i got it for free from the LFS i washed it and checked for snail... Now i have ramshorn snails in my 29 gall community tank and i thought i was so careful!

sirdarksol

I would not use snail-rid or anything of the sort. I generally ignore the pond snails. They explode for awhile as they feed on the minute bit of algae/detritus that covers everything in your tank, then they settle down. After that, as long as the tank isn't overfed, and as long as water changes are done regularly, there aren't so many of them.