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	Snails!!! Help!!!
smileyriley13 Small Fry Posts: 14 Kudos: 13 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2004	I bought a plant from my local fish store several weeks ago and now I have millions of tiny snails. I've been picking out the bigger ones but there are so many small ones. I've completly cleaned my tank but can't get rid of them all. Any ideas??
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	One of the best (and most natural) ways to eliminate snails is to buy snail-eating fish. Loaches seem to be the best way to go, most loaches (especially young ones) love eating snails. I would only add them if you had the room, though. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Hydra's Babe Fingerling Posts: 32 Kudos: 23 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Oct-2004	Hey, it's a bit late in the reply but as the way I see it. Snails are horrible. I had one once and my mom found it almost on the other side of the room. It was in a bowl. If you want to get rid of them fast and don't want to spend any money in the process, just gather the snails and put table salt in the water. It might be a bit cruel but snails are a nuisence.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004	Sorry I have to disagree, personally I like snails, the three apples I have are interesting. If you don't have room in your tank for snail eating fish, there are chemicals at your lfs to remove the snail. Just check and make sure ALL your fish are safe with use of the products.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Pennies in the filter But Only ones that werent minted before 1957 (moon back me up on this date please) because those are the only ones minted with copper. Current pennies will not work. Of course, like Nick said, snail eating shishies will work too, but only if you have the room for 'em. -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Sorry Liana, but you're a little bit wrong. Pennies minted before 1982 have copper in them, the ones you're talking about are the wheat cent pennies. :%) Pennies in the filter supposedly work well, I'd just clean the penny before I stuck it in my tank, who knows what kind of people have handled it before you? And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Liana: Pennies nowadays are minted using a zinc alloy, then coated in copper. I've used copper in filers to rid tanks of ich and it works exceptionally well. Common snail away treaments are nothing but liquified copper anyway. I suggest one clean shiny new penny per 5 gallons, and they'll be toast. Just be sure you don't actually want to keep inverts anytime in the near future as the copper will get into the silicone and wreak havoc on the newcomers. Plants don't particularly like copper either, so only use it until the need is gone.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Lucylou Hobbyist Posts: 82 Kudos: 87 Votes: 40 Registered: 12-Aug-2003	My old lfs once lent me a clown loach for a week to get rid of my snails! Worked a treat!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Oleta Ultimate Fish Guru You can\'t rollerskate in a buffalo herd Posts: 3397 Kudos: 2260 Votes: 186 Registered: 16-Aug-2001	I've always had quite a bit of luck just using a piece of lettuce or a cucumber spear.. Chuck them into the tank and hold it down with a nice rock, then in the morning you just take them out when they've all swarmed onto the food..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
opiate Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 82 Votes: 12 Registered: 30-Sep-2004	If u want to get rid of ALL the snails in ur tank all you have to do is buy 6 or so kuhli loaches....ina few days they'll be all gone they thrive on snails! and will eat them during the night
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
mariosim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 245 Votes: 20 Registered: 28-Jul-2004	my kuhlis never ate snails, and the lettuce trick only worked for me in smaller tanks. my 125 gal is infested with them. red clawed crabs, a brown knifefish, and a weatherloach currently keep the population in check. i am of the opinion that snails are not all that bad. i HATE adding chemicals into my tank to control percieved problems. i only added the snail predators to keep the population under control.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Dolf Enthusiast Posts: 203 Kudos: 180 Votes: 46 Registered: 09-May-2004	For a larger tank, clown loaches work well, or try a black banded leporinus. I harvest snails out of my pond for an occasional fish snack. Put 'em in at night and net out the empty shells in the morning.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53


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