I HAVE A 10 GALL TAND AND I HAVE 12 TROPICAL FISH AND HAD 2 SNAILS ONE DIED NOW I HAD ONE BUT BOUTH 2 LIVE PLANTS FOR MY TANK AND LITTLE DID I KNOW I FOUND 2 SMALL SNAILS AND ABOUT A WEEK A GO I FOUND 7 SMALL SNAILD IN TOTAL OF 8 NOW BUT I FOUND WHAT LOOKED LIKE 3 SLUGS OR SMALL SNAILS WHO KNOWS ,MY ?? IS WILL I HAVE MORE SNAILS OR WHAT LOOKES LIKE SLUGS SNAILS I DON'T NEED MORE SNAILS MY TANK HAS ENOUGH FISH AND PLANTS ALLREADY,BUT MY ADULT SNAIL LOOKES LIKE ITS DEAD WHAT CAN I DO HELPPPPPP?????
2006-07-10 15:01:00 · 7 answers · asked by ELVIRA G 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Thanks to all who helped me with my fishes " sorry for the all caps letters,sorry who got offended by this" thanks bye. hope to keep in touch.
2006-07-13 14:29:00 · update #1
99% likely these are wild snails that came in on your plants. they are asexual (can reproduce even if you only have one) so you should make an effort to get them all out of there. a way to avoid getting them in the first place is to soak your live plants in a strong solution of table salt and tap water for about half an hour then rinse them with clean tap water before putting them in your tank. good luck, they can be really hard to get rid of
2006-07-10 16:02:57 · answer #1 · answered by Taldeara 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, did you know that when you write all your words in capital letters, it gives the reader the impression that you're SHOUTING AT THEM? People like it better when thing's are a little less in-their-face, so to speak. Just a suggestion! =)
As far as snails and slugs, I have no clue. Sorry!
2006-07-10 22:06:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snails infest tanks. The only way to get rid of them (since their eggs are too small to see) is to get your fish into another tank, and completely clean everything in your tank with strong bleach, then rinse it all very thoroughly, and restart your tank.
2006-07-11 09:43:55 · answer #3 · answered by farfromfl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take them out. take the plants out and rinse them off too. they will stop breeding and you wont have the risk of killing your fish. they might be fish worms. almost the same parasite that causes dogs to get really sick. they will eat your fish if they arent snails. if they are snails they would have grown their own shells in the eggs
2006-07-10 22:05:12 · answer #4 · answered by Ally L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep the ones you want. Then sell the other ones to a pet store.. and about the adult snail pick it up and see if it moves. if not then bury it.
2006-07-10 22:05:42 · answer #5 · answered by tkeetot 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
snails are very prolific breeders, they will produce hundreds of babies.as the older snails die off, there will almost always be babies to take thier place.
2006-07-14 15:25:21 · answer #6 · answered by retrac_enyaw03 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First thing I would do, is press the caps lock key... It is really annoying, reading something that someone typed in ALL CAPS!!!
2006-07-10 22:06:03 · answer #7 · answered by Snappy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋