HELP! SNAIL PROBLEMS

[MrFisher]

Tons of dead snails in a tank is worse than tons of live ones, in my opinion. They don't vacuum well being heavier... and it would foul up the water really quick. (That is, assuming the tank has gravel.) If it doesn't have gravel, you can just scoop them up, but if this were the case you could scoop the live ones up anyway...
It depends on what kind of snails, too. Some types will congregate on a piece of vegetable, which can then be taken out, others don't.
Some people also say loaches will eat 'em.

i agree also as toehead11183 has said get some clown loaches ...pick out as many as you can and let the loaches take care of the rest

 

[WyldFya]

WOAH! PUT THE BRAKES ON!

OK, what kind of snails do you have first.
Second, are they damaging the plants.
If the plants are not being harmed, and it is only a cosmetic reason do it by hand. MTS are actually really good for a planted tank as they will keep the substrate moving, and help to release the locked up gases. Salt and copper are bad for plants, and copper in normal amounts can kill a vast majority of plants.

 

[born2lovefish]

i work at an LFS and i scoo up 400-500 a week to bring home for my clown loaches. they will take care of your snails. also, copper additives work well

I have 7 clowns at 3 inches and they DO NOT EAT MY SNAILS! any thoughts to why?

 

[Stackage]

Toehead I've just seen the snail traps at a couple local stores here. They're made by a european company but I'm sure that there is an equivalent in the states. They're just cheap pieces of plastic.

 

[AROWANABE]

I HAVE THE CLOWN LOACHES AND THE PUFFERS BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

 

[TheNihilisticRampage]

If the snail population does reach epic proportions(200 in my 15gal tank), just empty the tank take out all the gravel and wash it, and hope fully all the snails will go down the drain. If not check the filters for snails and eggs then destroy them, also scrape any eggs off plants then put them back. Check everywhere in the tank for eggs, eridicate them, then fill it back up. I havent had 1 snail for months.

But prevention is always better than cure, check any plants you got from the lfs for snails and eggs and destroy them!!!

 

[craig]

Gourami's eat snails also.

 

[born2lovefish]

so basically you are telling us we have to take our tanks down and then go through the whole recycling time...Umm I might have 6 tanks, but my 75 has 9 month old angels I bred along with my 7 clowns, which would have no home...

 

[WyldFya]

Don't worry about taking anything down. Just limit your feeding, so that you don't have food that is left over by your fish.

 

[fishman76092]

Clown loaches will eat certain soft leaved red plants (R. macrandra for example). You can also add smaller Botia spp. (sidthimunki, striata, dario, etc) or Schistura spp. (zipper loaches) to eat them.