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	Rid me of Snails!
fanciestguppy2006 Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 8 Votes: 1 Registered: 08-Jan-2006	I DO NOT WANT SNAILS! I can't use chemicals to get rid of them, I have a heavily planted tank and the "had-a-snail" damages them. How can I get rid of them? I have a quarantine aquarium that I've been putting them into, because I don't want to kill any, but I was wondering if making some kind of trap I can just empty into the QT is possible? Thanks!
Posted 31-Jan-2006 03:15
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Are they eating the plants? If not, that means you are feeding the tank too much. Cut back on how much food you put in and eventually the snails will start to disappear. You may have to temporarily move some of your more fragile plants so the snails don't eat them. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 31-Jan-2006 04:00
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	If you feed less & take out the ones you see, the Snails will not multiply much. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 31-Jan-2006 19:10
juwel-180 Enthusiast Posts: 291 Kudos: 212 Votes: 17 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	there is a way to make a trap get a pieace of string or cotten and put a pieace of cucumber on the end with a lead weight or a stone. tie the other end of the string out side the aquarium so when the snails are attracted by the cucumber they get on and after a day u can pull it up and put them were u want. Replace the cucumber once every 2-3 days. if problem has not gone. It works for me
Posted 31-Jan-2006 19:31
Inkling Fish Addict Posts: 689 Kudos: 498 Votes: 11 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	You could always try a small loach, or another bottom feeder that eats snails, and will compliment a planted tank. Inky
Posted 31-Jan-2006 22:45
ipifiny Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 0 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Feb-2006	Then give them to me! hehe. I put snails in my tank on purpose for my 2 dwarf puffers. I put about 10 in a week and they are gone shortly after. Maybe a little puffer to keep them in check.
Posted 08-Feb-2006 11:03


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