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mjkelly Small Fry Posts: 13 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Jan-2005	Ok, I am new to this and have a 10 gallon freshwater comunity tank. I put some live plants in at the start and didn't know about rinsing them for snail eggs..I noticed one snail and then 2 more..I have removed them but i see these little white things on the glass..like maybe there new born snails? I don't know.I have 3 glow light tetras and 3 rasboras and a pepper cory catfish and one clown pleco..is there anything I can do to get these snail under control? thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
MR_CICHLID Fish Addict Posts: 770 Kudos: 582 Votes: 124 Registered: 12-Aug-2003	They sell a product that kills the snails and doesn't harm the fish. The name of which escapes me at the moment...:%) But it works well, the thing with snails is their A sexual so you only need one..... Let me think on that name, or maybe someone else has a functioning brain
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
mjkelly Small Fry Posts: 13 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Jan-2005	Thanks, let me know, i was reading here and do you think these white worm looking things could be Planaria?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
Freshwater Fan Small Fry Posts: 8 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jan-2005	There is a product called Had-A-Snail. I believe Aquarium Pharmaceuticals makes it. I've never used it personally, so I can't comment on it's effectiveness.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
james747 Banned Posts: 232 Kudos: 203 Votes: 14 Registered: 03-Jan-2004	Borrow a Clown Loach from your LFS. They worked wonders for me when I had a snail problem and the other bonus was the fact that I wasn't dumping lots of chemicals into the tank. Cheers, James.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Snails are pests & can multiply really fast. It's difficult to eliminate them, but you can try to control them. http://www.geocities.com/alexis_brincat/ http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i to had the same thing where i got plants and snails took over my tank. what i did was i had to clean the tank out . i got rid of all the snails and used hot water to clean the snail "things" i guess adding loaches might take care of the problem or a lfs might have snail be gone.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
bettafin Hobbyist Posts: 106 Kudos: 112 Votes: 17 Registered: 11-Feb-2004	You could also try putting a slice of zuchinni in at night, then remove it in the morning with the snails attached. Over time it will reduce your snail problem without chemicals.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
jase101 Big Fish Posts: 345 Kudos: 273 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Jul-2004	re: Mr Cichlid's post - i'd be interested to know if any snails, aquatic or otherwise, are asexual, ie produce by parthanogenesis, without sex...i was under the assumption that all snails were in fact hermaphroditic, ie carry both sets of sex organs, fertilise each other and both lay eggs...just wondering...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
mjkelly Small Fry Posts: 13 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Jan-2005	well the only thing I Observed was that they were on each other the other day..I have removed all of the snails I can find.and I am going to try that Zucchini idea..I hate adding chemicals to the tank..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
divertran Fish Addict Posts: 784 Kudos: 469 Votes: 165 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	get some loaches or something that eats snails. I just had the sane thing, little white speck things on the walls. I did a water change and wiped the glass as clean as I could. I have a snail muncher in there (a freshwater dolphin) who I was wondering what he was eating, but when I did the gravel vac I found like 50 or so empty snail shells. GO FLIPPER. I tried the cucumber and zuccini thing but didn't get but 3 snails. I'm thinkin about come yo yos or dwarf loaches to give him a hand, when I upgrade him to a larger tank
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
mjkelly Small Fry Posts: 13 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Jan-2005	I was thinking of getting some loaches but I am like at capacity on my tank now..so I guess i will just keep plucking them out..as for the white worms on the glass..I cleaned the tank last night and scrubbed the glass..and they seem to be gone.. Last edited by mjkelly at 14-Feb-2005 13:04
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
ericm Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 448 Votes: 47 Registered: 21-Aug-2004	Snails often lay eggs on the glass and maybe that could be what you mean by white worms. The eggs are clear and imbedded in a clear sacish gel. I also believe that somethng that is hermaphrodetic has both sex organs and can produce as long as it has another species of the same kind. Asexual refers to no evident sex and I think they can reproduce on their own.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
robbanp Big Fish Posts: 367 Kudos: 808 Votes: 205 Registered: 08-Sep-2003	Do not get any loaches for a tank that small! The white worms are probably planaria and if you stop overfeeding they will dissapear. There are many different species of snails around with very differing ways to breed, totally asexual versions are very unlikely though. Some snails even are livebearers and only carry one baby at the time. The best you can do is to feed less, remove the snails you see and wait. Maybe they won´t become a problem, they can even be a benefit to your tank since they help with cleaning leftovers and most of them eat algea. So here I am once more...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
mjkelly Small Fry Posts: 13 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Jan-2005	Cool. I plucked out the snails i have seen and they seem to be under control. the white worms are gone now also..I guess I was feeding to much..the only problem I have now is I have the nasty cyanobacteria..so I am at battle with this now. I am going tonight to get 5 more corys..seeing how i only have one in there..should of done more research on this. any ideas of what to do here for the CYCNO thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54


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