Problems With

[gavyshake123]

Olla

I bought some plants for my LFS, and being the idiot i am, didnt wash them enough. now i have 4 thousand snails in my tank.

what would be the best way to get rid of these one lunged molusks

Thanks

G

 

[Truck]

Olla

I bought some plants for my LFS, and being the idiot i am, didnt wash them enough. now i have 4 thousand snails in my tank.

what would be the best way to get rid of these one lunged molusks

Thanks

G

your over feeding, if theyre becoming pests, cut back to feeding every two days, and youll be fine, and the fish!
snails are beneficial to a tank, as they eat detritus and algae.

 

[waterdrop]

To get rid of excessive numbers, some people sink a teacup saucer with a leaf of lettuce weighted on it and leave it overnight. Hopefully in the morning a lot of the snails will be munching on the leaf and you can slowly lift it out allowing the saucer to catch any snails that come loose. Put the leaf in your garden so the snails won't crawl out of the trash can and into your house!

In addition to the primary advice re feeding, which truck has already shared, people also usually just crush the small ones for the fish to eat and have hand removal sessions during cleanings, things like that. They are better just considered an ongoing maintenance thing.

~~waterdrop~~

 

[mark.w.jones]

Good Pinned article on dealing with snails

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=41473

 

[gavyshake123]

Good Pinned article on dealing with snails

[URL="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=41473"]http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=41473[/URL]

thanks guys