Snails

[Franki]

Hi,

If I could get some snail info I would really appreciate it.
I have a planted tank and some regular little brown snails snuck in on the plants.
I have been picking them out since last May.
I pick them out everytime I see them and put them in a cup and put them in my outdoor (mud bottom) pond.

I can't get rid of them. I think they're gone and they're back.
I treated my tank heavily with chemicals about a month ago for what I thought was ich.
I had a blue Mystery snail that I really liked. He was small when I bought him and got really big.
Unfortunately he got flipped out of the tank one day when I was cleaning and set the top on part way to use the light.
I bought another one - twice and they died...possibly from residual chemicals?
I bought a black Mystery and it didn't move for three days.
Thinking it wasn't going to make it I changed out half of the water and bought a blue and left the black in the tank..just in case.
Well they are both doing well and I want to keep them both.
Two questions
how do I get rid of the brown plant snails.
is there any way to keep my black mystery and my blue mystery from making more snails?
Do they come male/female how do you tell?
If you can help with any of this,

Thanks!!
Franki

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Assassin snails

The brown snails will be pond snails; you can get snail traps or you can put pieces of cucumber in the tank and remove it in the morning when it's covered in the snails and dispose of them.

If the snails are growing in vast numbers its probably because you are overfeeding the tank

 

[the_lock_man]

Assassin snails

The brown snails will be pond snails; you can get snail traps or you can put pieces of cucumber in the tank and remove it in the morning when it's covered in the snails and dispose of them.

If the snails are growing in vast numbers its probably because you are overfeeding the tank

Agreed. Worked for me.