Hundreds Of Snails!

[FishHobbyist1564]

hi i have just recently counted hundreds of snails in my tank (no exaggeration) I eventually had to give up counting lol. This is because i bought some live plants and they were on it.

Anyway my water conditions are perfect:

pH: 6.8
ammonia: 0 ppm
nitrItes: 0 ppm
nitrAtes 10 ppm
temperature: 80 degrees Farenheit

But every fish i put in this tank dies...
Is this because the snails are killing them? Are the snails polluting the tank and giving off something that kills these fish? I have had angelfish, guppies, mollies, female bettas, neon tetras, and swordtails die within 2 days of entering my tank (but my water quality is perfect, so how are they dying?!)

Im soo confused....

 

[dane261]

when snails die they release deadly oxins to the water i have had loads of problems with these little critters tried all sorts and finally tried esha snail treatment and it has worked wonders for me

cheers dane

 

[FishHobbyist1564]

really? They release oxins that are deadly to fish?

Then could this be why all of the fish die?

YES!!!! FINA;LLY I KNOW WHATS WRONG!!! lol thank you dane so much, you just saved my tank lol

 

[Esfa]

Have you cycled your tank? That could be why they are dying.

 

[FishHobbyist1564]

my tank has been running and cycled for more than 3 or 4 years lol

 

[sianuk]

Hi
Just like dane i also have had success using esha gastropex snail treatment i got mine from Maidenhead Aquatics. It claims to be safe with fish and plants and you dose twice, first deals with existing snails second dose 2 weeks later deals with newly hatched eggs good luck
Ian

 

[FishHobbyist1564]

are you sure snails give off deadly oxins?? has anyone else heard of that before?

 

[sianuk]

I think what dane means is that when the snails die like anything else they decompose and release nasties into the water

 

[FishHobbyist1564]

ooo i get it, so your saying that all of these snails that are reproduced die and foul the tank?

 

[jourdy288]

Yeah, toxins when they die. It does happen. You might want to give all these snails to a friend with a snail eating fish. Also, as insane as this sounds, buy a dwarf puffer. OK, I don't mean it, but I would rather do that than use chemicals to lose snails.