i have over 200 ditch snails and i dont know how to get rid of them other than draining it which i dont want to do. any help will be used
2007-01-24 09:51:48 · 6 answers · asked by rick a 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Crush/remove the adults when you see them. You can also bait them as suggested earlier with a food source.
Clean plants/ornaments whith visible eggs.
You can try a product called "Had A Snail" (or anything with copper sulfate) if you aren't against using chemicals.
Go biological control - get a clown loach (needs a big tank as an adult) or puffer fish to eat them. Just be careful of the species of puffer. Some require salt in the water and some grow large. A dwarf is good for a smaller tank - they're only about an inch long.
Here's info on the fish species:
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/
http://www.elmersaquarium.com/000tropfishcareguides.htm
Getting rid of snails:
http://www.justbajan.com/pets/fish/articles/rid_snails/
2007-01-24 14:14:01 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a couple of ways to do this, you can either squish them on the side of the glass whenever you see them. You can take out all of the plants in your tank and wash them down since this is usually where the eggs are. Then make sure you wash the corners up and down in your tank. Don't use any chemicals like snail X or something that you drop in your water to kill snails, some of this can be harmful to your fish. Either those or take the water and fish out and wash the gravel/sand and the tank down.
2007-01-24 10:10:40 · answer #2 · answered by Flames Fan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw a piece of carrot in the tank, after a couple hours remove it, the snails will be attatched to it. Repeat until all the snails are gone.
look around the tank for egg sacs and remove them before they hatch.
2007-01-24 11:13:50 · answer #3 · answered by evil_lasha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way is to use a piece of lettuce. Let it sit in the tank overnight, then by morning it should be covered in snails, all you have to do is remove the lettuce with the snails on it, and do what ever you want with it.
2007-01-24 12:50:08 · answer #4 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sprinkle rock salt in the ditch the salt will kill them. For a more permanent idea get a Guinea hen they eat everything.
2007-01-24 09:58:45 · answer #5 · answered by mommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
youcan crush them all with ur fingers but you have to go back n back for the eggs there is a solution you can buy at any aqarium to add to the water and kill them off
2007-01-24 09:57:13 · answer #6 · answered by nendlin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋