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	How to get rid of snails?
mariaf Small Fry Posts: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-May-2004	I have a 10 gallon fish tank that has many unwanted snails in it. I have been picking them out one by one every few days - but they continue to return. <br><br>The snails must have been introduced to my tank when I purchased live plants from the local pet store. <br><br>Is there something I can add to my tank that will kill the snail eggs without harming the fish?<br><br>Thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	There are several ways to rid a fish tank of snails. First, you can try putting a bit of lettuce or cucumber in your tank at night. Come back an hour later, then pull it out of the tank. Most if not all of the snails should be on the vegetable, and will be caught by suprise. Or, you can try adding a penny (minted before 1982) to your filter. The copper from the penny should kill all of the snails and snail eggs in your tank after a couple of days. 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 11:27
bettafin Hobbyist Posts: 106 Kudos: 112 Votes: 17 Registered: 11-Feb-2004	Try the zuchinni or lettuce. It's safer. I tried the copper pennies in the filter for a couple of weeks and didn't notice any change. Except one of my black tetras came down with cotton wool during this time. May be it was a coincidence, but I would play it safe and use the vegetables until they are gone.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
fan fan Hobbyist Posts: 127 Kudos: 77 Votes: 13 Registered: 24-Mar-2004	well this is what i did in my old tank- i simply went to my lfs and purchased 2 clown loaches. i had them in my tank for about1-2 weeks and all the snails were gone. now at this point the lfs was willing to buy them back, but i started to like the little fellas so i kept them, and added more when i got a bigger tank (which wasnt too much later)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
tessa38uk Big Fish Posts: 466 Kudos: 586 Votes: 121 Registered: 11-Mar-2004	That's nice to know fan fan I have 2 Pakistani loaches. I wonder if they eat snails? as I saw one in my tank the other day. http://www.greenspersonalprinting.com/
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	Hi tessa..hope everything goes well with your fish I belive most of the loaches and the upsidedown catfish eat snails. I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
sumthin_fishy Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 314 Votes: 16 Registered: 13-Aug-2004	what kinda snails u got? if you have MTS then youd prob be better off with the lettuce. MTS are quite small and sometimes are too small for the clown loaches to eat.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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