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bettachris     Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004   | i went to my lfs and i was going to get a nice looking sword plant for only 3. the plant tanks are serperated only by glass that water can be still be moved from tank to tank. next store, i saw alot of snail and snail eggs. i do not want any snails, so is there a way to get rid of the eggs (if any). i was thinking about running it under warm water. |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45 |      |
mattyboombatty      Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004  | Yep, run it under water and run your fingers along the leaves to try ang get any stubborn egs. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
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| bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | ok will go back and get the plant tomorrow. |
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keithgh    *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003   | Fall Out Boy Just give them a very good wash under a running tap checking each leaf very well. Keith  Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?  VOTE NOW VOTE NOW |
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| jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | But you're nerver 100% sure that there are no Snail eggs or Snails. 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.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
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Untitled No. 4 Big Fish Posts: 488 Kudos: 452 Votes: 33 Registered: 07-Nov-2004  | Cory_Di used to let them soak in Alum solution, but I never tried that myself and I'm not sure how much Alum or for how long, but I guess you can search information on google about that. |
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| DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003   | http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/articles.php?action=viewarticle&artid=24 I'll be trying the alum dip. CORRECTION: Ended up using potassium permanganate. Last edited by DaFishMan at 02-Aug-2005 21:08 The Amazon Nut... |
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