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Posted on: 1/1/2010 21:31 |
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Hello again!
Added some plants about 5 or 6 weeks ago from plants alive, thoroughly washed them (or so i thought!). A couple of weeks later i noticed a couple of tiny snails, fished them out and checked for more and didn't find any. However i turned on the light this morning and my tank is over-run with tiny snails, there is at least 40 that i can see, they seem to have appeared from nowhere overnight! What is the best way to get rid of them without stressing out my fish? Thanks in advance!! |
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Posted on: 1/1/2010 21:43 |
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Covert operations are called for - a bit of lettuce leaf weighted down and left overnight, then early in the morning you should be able to remove the leaf and hopefully quite a few snails
 Otherwise it's down to manual removal and squishing, keep an eye out for eggs as well and remove any before they get a chance to hatch. |
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Posted on: 1/1/2010 21:48 |
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This article might help:
http://www.fishkeeping.co.uk/articles ... ter_snail_information.htm |
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Posted on: 1/1/2010 22:29 |
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I've just got rid of loads of baby snails by spearing cuecumber on a dinner knife and leaving it the tank for a while until its covered in snails. They seem to like it and then you can just lift the knife out. However, the tank water did go a bit cloudy for a day so I'm not sure if this was the cuecumber or other addatives I put in that day.
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Posted on: 2/1/2010 12:13 |
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Assassin snails!!
I had the same problem as you,planted my tank,a week later,over run with snails,even in the spray bar! Got 5 assassin snails from Ebay,now not a snail to be seen!! Took a while,but gradually the snails dissapeared,I now have a thriving community of assassin snails. |
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Posted on: 2/1/2010 12:32 |
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Have just noticed there are some for sale in the classified section of this forum.
These snails really work!!! |
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Posted on: 2/1/2010 12:57 |
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I have plenty of Assassin snails left if you need some?
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Hi Peeps. I still have plenty of Assassin Snails for sale to help control pest snails that creep in on your plants. PM me for details |
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Posted on: 4/1/2010 13:31 |
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Thanks all!
Have PM'd you silvertip :D |
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Posted on: 4/1/2010 16:03 |
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I find i get more Snails when i have overfed, oops !!
I have just left mine iam sure My fish eat them ! |
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