Snail control in a Ray tank ?

[krisRTC]

assasin snails or cut back feeding my rays love snails!

 

[Nic]

id let the snails be. free food for the rays.

 

[JD7.62]

id let the snails be. free food for the rays.

x2

 

[Cool Mart]

The snails are tiny ... <2mm in diameter, not a lot of nutrition in there !

I'd worry about the population crashing for some reason ... for example the temperature went up by 5 degrees, the rays would be ok but would that kill off all the snails and cause a biological overload ? You never know, so I'd prefer to play it safe and reduce the population while the decision is under my control.

 

[biggfish]

My rays also eat snails occasionally. Guessing yours have not caught on that these are potential meals.

 

[Nic]

well if your filtration is up to par i wouldnt worry about them dying... the out break i had in a small tank went through hell and lived...temp went through several fluctuations of 10 degrees when i had a heater malfuntion... i would just leave them be if anything they are a extra clean up crew..

 

[Lupin]

Adding salt to the tank will kill them

The snails and/or the stingrays? Salt grains can burn and not all snails will be killed by it.

 

[skynoch]

The snails and/or the stingrays? Salt grains can burn and not all snails will be killed by it.

Blend a non-iodized salt in a bucket of tank water at 2lbs per 100 gallons for a week. Have done this with a pregnant ray in the tank to help heal mating wounds on another ray. No ill effects on the rays but all my snails dissappeared.