snail eating fish

[Pyramid_Party]

So what happens when the assassin snails run out of food? Plus assassin snails only catch slow/weak/dying/diseased snails. Healthy fast moving snails are a bit of challenge for them to catch. Assassin snails are overrated.

 

[probassfisher010]

^ until they ruin the impellers in your filters, but pretty sound advice.


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[ms_ramie22]

I kinda like your advice, I don't mind the snails and they have been there for months, but I need to thin them out some. Does anyone know how big assasin snails are? The snails in my tank are so teeny tiny, it would be nice to have some that are bigger. Thought by adding some assasins,it would thin down the small snails, and I'd have some bigger ones to actually be able to watch...

 

[ecoli73]

You can use the lettuce treatment. Sink a leaf in overnight, get up early next morning and take it out.

Repeat until desired snail population achieved(it won't be zero but you get the point)

 

[aquaponicpaw]

Assassins won't eradicate them all, but they will keep them in check. As far as them only going after the weak... not true. I have trap door snails in there the size of golf balls and they've killed a few of them too. Which is why I want them gone.

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[nid]

All the fish in your tank will eat the snails. Don't add a new fish it will only add more bioload and disrupt the dynamics of your tank. Plus, most snails are harmless. People go to great lengths to get rid of them and waste time, money, energy for nothing. Snails are really hard to get rid of once they get established. Your best bet is to set traps by using an empty bottle with bait and leaving it overnight. In the morning just remove it with the snails inside. Feed less and make sure there is not leftover food. Between this and your fish eating them they should disappear or their numbers stay low. Another thing, learn to accept the snails. I don't know why people freak out about other life forms in their tank and think they can keep everything out. Despite out best efforts it is a part of fish keeping that we need to get used to. And the snails are more beneficial than harmful; they break down waste and eat extra food, become natural live food for other animals/fish, and they are cool pets themselves. the ONLY negative about them is they look bad when there is like a 1000 of them on your glass. But you should never let it get that way if you do a good job in maintaining them. People suggesting to buy fish or use chemicals are giving horrible advice. You are keeping animals (fish), that live in water WITH tons of other organisms. I personally like the diversity in my tank and you can't keep your tanks absolutely perfect it is impossible.

I think it's fine if is just a few snails, but if like me having to clear hundreds out of my filter every water change, it's horrible. Imagine a moving bed of snails on your cotton wool, and thats just those there. My tank was truly infested. I used chem to clear them, I under dosed so they are still around but I think I manage to kill the eggs at the very least. I do keep horn snails cause they are gd clearers, but just like you say, when they fill up ur tank, they are really unwelcomed. Using chem I dun think is horrible when you have a real problem. And snails produce their own waste too, thats adding to ur bio-load.