Co2 - Snail outbreak

[Bizzaro]

When ever i turn on my co2 for my tank hours later I notice n out break of tinny wisted cone snails. I dont know what they are called. Is this cuz co2 levels ph? Right now i have four clown loaches working inside the tank. I real want to add a small puffer but afread he would nip my discus... Any ideas on the outbreak?

[chonhzilla]

the puffer will kill your discus....fin nipping bastards.

[ilikeb00st]

does it look like this? http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Melanoides_tuberculata.php

did you recently purchase any new plants?

[Bizzaro]

Yep thats them... So its not my co2? Cuz right now its on n i dont see many of them only when i shiw iff the tank at night

[Bizzaro]

the puffer will kill your discus....fin nipping bastards.

I found the nipping startes after the food supplie was limited.. I had a figure8 in a 30 cleaning up snails tell there wasnt alot left.

[ilikeb00st]

i dont think your co2 is the cause of the snail problem b/c i dont have any co2 in my tank but i did purchase new plants from a local store..and a month later i start seeing these snails. They're not bad tho.. but they can multiply fast! I've read somewhere that they can be beneficial in a planted tank, just keeping control of the # of snails is a pain!

[Mr.V]

MTS aren't bad for your tank unless you dnt lik the look. they work up the gravel and kep gases from building up in it.

[Bizzaro]

Ya ive been reading up about them. I can see where they come from. I never notice they went into the gravel to hide n work. Will Clown loaches keep the under controll? Ya that is true about them being beneficial for the tank.... Im just taking out the other guys the more snail looking ones. lol

[Potts050]

Ya ive been reading up about them. I can see where they come from. I never notice they went into the gravel to hide n work. Will Clown loaches keep the under controll? Ya that is true about them being beneficial for the tank.... Im just taking out the other guys the more snail looking ones. lol

The clown loaches will keep the population down. You want a few of thes snalis though. Its too bad that you can't just have one loach-they prefer to have a few buddies around. If you have more than one planted tank I sugest you consider establishing melanoides in your planted tanks and once the population gets more than a little noticeable, send in the clowns!

[Bizzaro]

I have four in my tank now... just over an inch big i love the little guys lol

[WyldFya]

I suspect your co2 levels are set too high. When MTS go to the top, that means the o2 levels are falling to dangerous levels. Watch your discus, they are probably gasping as well.

[Bizzaro]

Then what are some ways to read co2 n o2?

[gomezladdams]

I know I have high co2 in my well water,the plants practically fizz right after waterchanges,and sometimes all the snails crawl out of the sand.That is what you are seeing.I dont do co2 but I know monitoring ph is one of the ways they keep tabs on the co2

[jaguartooth]

I had a planted tank infested with these snails for about a year. I got 4 small clown loaches, and for three months they didnt eat anything but the snails. So, yeah CL's will def keep the snail pop. in check.

[WyldFya]

I know I have high co2 in my well water,the plants practically fizz right after waterchanges,and sometimes all the snails crawl out of the sand.That is what you are seeing.I dont do co2 but I know monitoring ph is one of the ways they keep tabs on the co2
The plants aren't pearling because of your water having co2, they are pearling because that is what happens when they get a large boost of all the micro-nutrients. Adding the water itself actually will gas off the co2.

[WyldFya]

Then what are some ways to read co2 n o2?
The only way to really get an accurate read of co2 is a drop checker. You can however see what your co2 levels are like using KH an pH. The change in pH over the course of the day will drop to a low point, which when combined with the KH reading will give you an approximate co2 level.