Snails

[fishfreak24]

Can any one sugest a fish that will eat my snails.(It is getting out of controle)

 

[Floyds mum]

Can any one sugest a fish that will eat my snails.(It is getting out of controle)

assasin snails, just 2/3 plus they look good, very slow process though.
http/www.fishkeeper.co.uk/AdviceInfo.aspx?id=17 this link gives good advice

 

[Jonty]

How big is your tank?

 

[fishfreak24]

How big is your tank?

40l

 

[gregswimm]

How big is your tank?

40l

I know loaches will. A good loach for your tanks size would have to be the dwarf loach, their natural diet in the wild is crustaceans.
http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_loach#Size_and_habitat

 

[Jonty]

Dwarf Chain Loaches are good but need to be in groups of 4+ and can cost £8 each.

You can get snail remover solution (i think) but it will kill shrimp and othe crustacieans

 

[fishfreak24]

Dwarf Chain Loaches are good but need to be in groups of 4+ and can cost £8 each.

You can get snail remover solution (i think) but it will kill shrimp and othe crustacieans

I have been using a snail remover but it has not worked

 

[MR-T]

I'd be interested in this one, got a 60 ltr tank only about 6 weeks old... got 2 snails, not sure if I should be worried just yet though

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

I suppose it depends on the type of snail MR-T. Do you know what type yours are?

 

[fishfreak24]

I suppose it depends on the type of snail MR-T. Do you know what type yours are?

No I dont know what kind they are but they are brown and seethrough ( they are still babys)

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

@ Fishfreak - did you buy them or did they come on plants?

It has been suggested to put cucumber in your tank and remove it each morning with all of the snails still attached.

 

[Mr Spoon]

When I had snail problem in my 35L I put the water and fish in a container. Cleaned the tank out. Replaced the gravel. Put water and fish back. Snails didn't come back. Job done.

 

[drobbyb]

If you have a run away snail population, it means that you are overfeeding. If there is no leftover food, then the snails have nothing to eat and reproduce. Try putting a slice of courgette into the tank, leaving it overnight. In the morning remove it and all the snails attached to it.

 

[aly_starh]

ok, i need help with snails aswell!
tried completely cleaning substrate etc technique, but it didnt work, well it did, for a week!
Also tried putting cucumber in tank, the taking out next day, that also never worked.

So theres defos no fish that will eat them?

 

[drobbyb]

Some loaches will eat them, like clown loaches. I know there are other types of loaches that will eat them for sure, but I'm not 100% on which ones will and which ones won't.