SNAILS WANT TO KILL

[WyldFya]

Thanks for your input WyldFya, maybe you should exercise some common sense and not put a 3" fish with another fish that can consume it.

Master.k clown loaches grow quite large and are a durable fish, also they have a knack for squeezing into tight spaces while hiding. Problem is if you find a couple of 6-8 inch loaches it could be quite expensive. Again with out knowing what fish you have or what size tank I can only suggest. Possibly could you house your fish in another tank for a month while the loaches do there job? The cucumber on a plate method works but you will have to do it as routine maintence and it will not eliminate the snails(of course the clowns won't completely eliminate either) all it takes is one to repopulate the tank. Also check your filter it is amazing how many snail you will find breeding in there. Sorry I don't know of any chemicals that actually work.

Clown loaches are fast, and bottom dwellers, in a heavily planted tank with arowanas it should be able to evade the fish. I have had numerous plecos that were 2" survive in the tank without problem, as well as several convict young that are 1-1.5" long. So your idea of "common sense" doesn't apply here.

 

[Bderick67]

No it takes 2. The snails that commonly overpopulate tanks are hermaphorditic, not asexual. This means they are all one sex, but need to mate with another to ensure biodiversity.

Interesting, knew they were all one sex but did not know you still had to have two,

Would be great is someone could come up with a snail trap that could sit unseen in the back of the tank to be emptied once a week.

 

[WyldFya]

That would really be nice, however, then you worry about pulling the MTS...

 

[HarleyK]

Howdy,

WyldFya's original reply is a good one. Snails per se are not bad (except for some rare occasions where they damage plants), they generally act as cleaning crew. I always shake my head when people want to eradicate them. The only reason why snail populations explode is incorrect feeding. Address that problem, and you will be all set.

If you decide to go with chemicals, bear in mind that all invertebrates (shrimps etc) also die. Some plants get damaged by meds, copper sulfate preparations, however, are pretty plant-safe.

HarleyK

 

[master.k.]

Ok The reason I want to rid of snails. Is they to, must crap and pee and mess up my otherwise very clean helthy tanks.I just figured that the more snails, the more often I will have to do water changes. like thats all they do is crap and piss up my tanks. but if that is not the case, then maby ill spare them. THAT BRINGS ANOTHER QUESTION ......
How do I control snail population.It seams to me they will just make more and more and more and more. I Might aswell have snail tanks.

 

[master.k.]

just a bump" Never did one of them before"

 

[CHOMPERS]

This is a double post, thus, I have to close it. Please check out his old post:

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/fo...ad.php?t=44005

HarleyK

Harley, I have noticed you have a knack for spotting "double posts" but how do you miss the people who start thirty threads about the same thing? Rallysman was driven nuts about a person who asked the same question about canisters in at least two dozen new threads. And I know you haven't missed the "I can't wait for Christmas for my tank" threads that are started anew daily. There are actually several people going bonkers about it.
Tanks,
Ron

 

[CHOMPERS]

...How do I control snail population...

I was at Pet Supermarket tonight and they have a product called "Snail Away". It is safe for everything except snails and crustatians.

 

[HarleyK]

How do I control snail population.It seams to me they will just make more and more and more and more. I Might aswell have snail tanks.

Snails live off leftover fish food. If you control your feeding to the point where leftovers are minimized, then the snail population will stagnate or decline. A bottom dweller will help to eat sunken leftovers before snails can reach them. Remember, your snails only poop and pee what they eat. And if they don't eat it, it starts to rot, which is much worse. You can speed things up by removing snails manually during water changes.

HarleyK

Harley, I have noticed you have a knack for spotting "double posts" but how do you miss the people who start thirty threads about the same thing? Rallysman was driven nuts about a person who asked the same question about canisters in at least two dozen new threads. And I know you haven't missed the "I can't wait for Christmas for my tank" threads that are started anew daily. There are actually several people going bonkers about it.
Tanks,
Ron

Hi Ron,
Thanks for your remark. I try my best to keep forums on this site structured to reduce redundancy and improve readability while still enjoying and contributing as a member. Double posts just stand out to me, and I think the original poster actually benefits from having only one thread open on a topic. That keeps fellow fishkeepers interested, as compared to people who just post and post and post. In the end, noone takes him serious anymore. I know exactly who you refer to, and trust me, we are keeping an eye on him. But we are not perfect, and I do this here in my spare time just like everyone else. We also rely on our members. If posts or threads stand out negatively, please report them using the button on the left. That will draw our attention to them, and we will take care of it. Also, feel free to shoot me a PM anytime
Bottom line: We're here to help, and I think consolidating threads improves structure and clarity of a forum.

 

[OH10fiero]

Spotted or stripped Raphael cats will clean out all snails over night, these things will go out of thier way to eat them. I have no idea though how plant safe they are so maybe others can tell you that info. Also not many fish will try to eat these cats because they have exreamly sharp spines all over thier bodies, my 15" Gars and red-ear turtles left all the 1" cats alone with no apparent damage that anything tried to eat them.