Ok, i started a 10 gallon aquarium and added a few live plants and fish. Well a few days later i started spotting small snails (2-3) crawling around. I knew they must have been in with the plants, and didn't mind. WELL. Now i have about 65 snails! And to make matters worse, i can see the egg sacs they leave all in the leaves of my live plants....i don't want to kill them, but they have taken over my aquarium! What should i do?
2007-07-05 12:03:54 · 11 answers · asked by beaniebaby 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
You have two choices. Kill them or allow them to take over. You won't find anyone willing to take those little guys from you.
There are several treatments available on the market, but I wouldn't suggest you use any of them. Most are rather tough on your fish and especially tough on your plants.
I would suggest you use a more natural approach. Use a small plastic container with a snap top lid. Poke several holes all around the container that are big enough for the snails but too small for the fish in your tank. Add a piece of lettuce and a handful of gravel from your tank. Place this in the tank over night. In the morning you can remove the container and you will be amazed how many snails you will remove. Do this several times in a row and you will really cut down the numbers in the tank. Then just do it once a week or so to keep them under control.
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2007-07-05 12:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Use a small plastic container with lid. Put a piece of lettuce inside the container. Then punch some small holes (smaller than your fish) on the container. Snails like lettuce and will craw into the container. Check every second day and remove them... keep doing this will help you to catch most of the snails. Although this won't get them all, it can ensure your tank has small number of snails.
You can also go ask aquarium stores about fidh that eats snails... But, be cautious about some fish as they eat snails only when there're snails around. Once they eat them all, they will eat small fish if you have small fish in your tank.
2007-07-05 13:59:05 · answer #2 · answered by CC 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To get rid of the snails you can drop a piece of cucumber or lettuce into the tank and leave it until morning. Snails will congregate on it and in the morning take the lettuce out and discard it. Don't over feed your fish as this encourages the snails to breed.
You can also get fish that eat the snails or the snail eggs. Bettas like the snail eggs. I am not sure what all like the snails themselves. Pufferfish are one but they are difficult to care for.
2007-07-05 12:23:32 · answer #3 · answered by nyteglori 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You HAVE to remove the snails from your tank, preferrably(( thats if you dont want to kill them..)) Place them in another. Also, use fake plants, and clean out the egg sacks the snails have laid. Hopefully, the inavasion will continue elsewhere from then on.
2007-07-05 12:14:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I am having the same problem with tank and at first i did not want to kill them but now my tank is covered i just scoop them out once a day to cut down the numbers i dont mind having some they do keep the bottom of the tank cleaned out but when they started stopping up the filtration system i had to do something
2007-07-05 12:39:01 · answer #5 · answered by charlenenc26 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
particular they're snail eggs! i've got had the are available in one new flora that I actual have offered. i'm undecided how comfortable your fish are yet i might basically attempt to eliminate as many of the eggs as possible. The eggs are coated in goop so it could take you somewhat longer them predicted.
2016-12-10 03:15:19 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Above are good suggestions. Remember snails are hermaphrodites. They don't need another snail to make more.
2007-07-05 12:19:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have the same problem I couldn't do anything I just moved my fish turned off all tank lights and filters and eventually let nature take it's course they all died and I cleaned it outr but now it is happening again and I don't know what to do
2007-07-05 14:04:21 · answer #8 · answered by guy f 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you should clean out ur aquarium and get rid of the snails. make sure there isnt any hiding anywhere too.
2007-07-05 12:08:14 · answer #9 · answered by Dec 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you should clean it all out and use fake plants. or maybe salt water if the fish can handle that, but it may kill the snails cuz salt kills them,but i see no other way.
2007-07-05 12:08:52 · answer #10 · answered by Candy Ice 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋