My planted 2.5er

[White Whale]

Okay, I just counted two little snails and about 6 really itty bitty snails. Is my tank in trouble?

 

[White Whale]

Looks great Itty!

Thanx! I try to model my tanks after yours.

 

[freshmike]

Okay, I just counted two little snails and about 6 really itty bitty snails. Is my tank in trouble?

No. Unless you hate them....but being such a small tank and having a betta in there....when you are able to reach them, you can smush them on the glass and the betta will eat them, over time he will know that they are food and wait for you to come smash them for him...it is really cute.

 

[freshmike]

Looks great Itty!

Thanx! I try to model my tanks after yours.

) Shucks.

 

[White Whale]

Okay, I just counted two little snails and about 6 really itty bitty snails. Is my tank in trouble?

No. Unless you hate them....but being such a small tank and having a betta in there....when you are able to reach them, you can smush them on the glass and the betta will eat them, over time he will know that they are food and wait for you to come smash them for him...it is really cute.

For real? Just put 'em on the... errr.. smash 'em on the glass? Will otos eat them?

 

[freshmike]

I think ottos will too ....I KNOW the betta will, and he will them.

 

[lucky62]

Okay, I just counted two little snails and about 6 really itty bitty snails. Is my tank in trouble?

I new it , it's a small tank you shouldn't have any problem getting rid of them physically , even if you have to empty it .

 

[White Whale]

I think ottos will too ....I KNOW the betta will, and he will them.

Whoa! I just plucked one of the larger shells out with a tweezer. I presented it to Buttons and in ONE swipe, he ripped apart/deshelled the snail! I didn't know Buttons was violent!

 

[lucky62]

[ I presented it to Buttons and in ONE swipe, he ripped apart/deshelled the snail! I didn't know Buttons was violent! [/font]

now you do , hey you got free fish food .......you'll have plenty

 

[snowyangel]

Itty, how about you send your plant clippings over my way.

 

[freshmike]

I think ottos will too ....I KNOW the betta will, and he will them.

Whoa! I just plucked one of the larger shells out with a tweezer. I presented it to Buttons and in ONE swipe, he ripped apart/deshelled the snail! I didn't know Buttons was violent!

Too cute.

 

[White Whale]

Itty, how about you send your plant clippings over my way.

When I have enough, I guess I'll give the clippings away to the forum for free. I must be doing something right if that plant grew more than 6 inches in a week.

 

[lucky62]

you could grow miles of if .

I tried planting but it[ in gravel ] never stayed down , takes all it needs right from the water .

Over 6" in a week , good work .

Oh , by the way , how's the snail production going ?

I keep finding more and more my self .

 

[White Whale]

you could grow miles of if .

I tried planting but it[ in gravel ] never stayed down , takes all it needs right from the water .

Over 6" in a week , good work .

Oh , by the way , how's the snail production going ?

I keep finding more and more my self .

Mine came bunched/held by a rubberband by the roots. I left the rubberband in.

I killed one of the large snails, moved the other to the 5.5, and smash any littlings I find. Just how fast to these guys grow? There's one medium-size snail that got away. These guys are small, but move pretty fast. Call me paranoid, but I don't want them multiplying in such a small place.

 

[lucky62]

you could grow miles of if  .

I tried planting but it[ in gravel ] never stayed down , takes all it needs right from the water .

Over 6" in a week  , good work .

Oh , by the way , how's the snail production going ?

I keep finding more and more my self .

Mine came bunched/held by a rubberband by the roots. I left the rubberband in.

I killed one of the large snails, moved the other to the 5.5, and smash any littlings I find. Just how fast to these guys grow? There's one medium-size snail that got away. These guys are small, but move pretty fast. Call me paranoid, but I don't want them multiplying in such a small place.

The snails , no idea how fast they grow yet , but they seem to lay eggs like we breath air


Worse case scenario, take every thing out rinse the plants really good [ I used salt baths] .

I only have snails in the quarantine tank and not the tank were the plants are now , I was more concerned about parasites then snails though [paranoid].

rinse or boil your substrate .

Clean the tank well .

Or just keep crushing them .

Or get a little botia loach to help you out .