getting rid of snails
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The qt he is referring to I believe is Quarantine Tank.
Not sure on the ratios but I am pretty sure water with seawater salinity would do just fine. The saltier the better I suppose. Then just rinse under the tap and that seems to be it.
Not sure on the ratios but I am pretty sure water with seawater salinity would do just fine. The saltier the better I suppose. Then just rinse under the tap and that seems to be it.
Instead of using potassium permanganate or a snail predator such as a loach, you can set a snail trap. In this case, the bait is the trap! Rubberband a large piece of lettuce (a softer kind of lettuce than iceberg, please!) and/or a slice of cuccumber or zucchini to a small rock, then drop into an accessible part of the tank. Over the next 48 hours, many snails should be gathered on the sunken food items. Simply remove the vegetables (with the rock) and throw them in your compost bin/ green can. Make sure the rock you use is clean, and preferably not from your yard. (it may introduce pesticides or other pollutants.) Also make sure the rock is substantial enough to effectively sink any soft vegetable matter you end up strapping or rubberbanding onto its surface. Hikari brand algae wafers also seem to attract snails, and you can scoop up the group that gathers after about 12 hours or so. This may need to be repeated to eventually get all the snails out. This is much safer than adding chemicals or introducing a snail predator such as loaches or freshwater/brackish puffers. (they grow quickly and may not be suitable for your system.)
I found something that works pretty well. Peat. If you use enough of it it will reduce the amount of calcium in the water to the point where the snails won't be able to form shells. I accidentally killed off an entire mini ramshorn snail population this way.
I have bleach in my house already, its super cheap and works. I use probably slightly stronger than 1:20 bleach:water ratio, but then I also rinse plants thoroughly...
No chemicals to buy other than what every house usually already has.
I've had success killing snails in established tanks by using 1 tablespoon regular table salt per gallon.
No chemicals to buy other than what every house usually already has.
I've had success killing snails in established tanks by using 1 tablespoon regular table salt per gallon.
small yogurt plastic container with lid and small (nickle to quarter size) hole cut out on top. put lettuce inside and trap is set. will GREATLY reduce snails without chemicals.
