I'm currently doing a fishless cycle on my 10 gallon tank. I have 3 Amazons swords from a LFS and 2 Anubias 'snail-free' from PetSmart via TopFin brand. I washed off the roots in hot water but didn't read about rinsing them in hot salt water until about 12 hours after planting them.
I found a few snails in the first week, maybe 5, checking the plants right as I turn on the lights and I even tried the Lettuce Trick that yielded no snails so I assumed I had gotten most of them. Well I haven't, today I found about 7 TINY snails in my tank. I want to get rid of these things before my fish are added to the tank.
I want to avoid getting an Assassin Snail. I've read that adding a small amount of salt can kill them off but the salt can be harmful to certain fish and I have a Cory Cat in another tank that I planned on adding once the tank is cycled. If salt is solution to the problem could I reduce the salinity after all the snails are dead by doing weekly water changes?
Thanks in advance for the help!
I found a few snails in the first week, maybe 5, checking the plants right as I turn on the lights and I even tried the Lettuce Trick that yielded no snails so I assumed I had gotten most of them. Well I haven't, today I found about 7 TINY snails in my tank. I want to get rid of these things before my fish are added to the tank.
I want to avoid getting an Assassin Snail. I've read that adding a small amount of salt can kill them off but the salt can be harmful to certain fish and I have a Cory Cat in another tank that I planned on adding once the tank is cycled. If salt is solution to the problem could I reduce the salinity after all the snails are dead by doing weekly water changes?
Thanks in advance for the help!
I'm currently doing a fishless cycle on my 10 gallon tank. I have 3 Amazons swords from a LFS and 2 Anubias 'snail-free' from PetSmart via TopFin brand. I washed off the roots in hot water but didn't read about rinsing them in hot salt water until about 12 hours after planting them.
I found a few snails in the first week, maybe 5, checking the plants right as I turn on the lights and I even tried the Lettuce Trick that yielded no snails so I assumed I had gotten most of them. Well I haven't, today I found about 7 TINY snails in my tank. I want to get rid of these things before my fish are added to the tank.
I want to avoid getting an Assassin Snail. I've read that adding a small amount of salt can kill them off but the salt can be harmful to certain fish and I have a Cory Cat in another tank that I planned on adding once the tank is cycled. If salt is solution to the problem could I reduce the salinity after all the snails are dead by doing weekly water changes?
Thanks in advance for the help!