Snails

[andyj]

Right,

I know this is a 'common' topic, and yes I have tried searching.....

What do I use to get rid of pest snails in my L134 tank ?!?

I did a full strip down last night (except gravel) and within about 30mins of me putting it back together, there must have been 200 snails all over the tank :wb:

I know I could use Assassin Snails, but are there any chemicals I could use for a quicker 'fix' ?!?

I know Dane bought something a while ago, but I can't recall what it was called!

 

[Doodles]

:hi:
wormer plus by Kusuri which is flubenol


http://wormerplus.co.uk/shop/index.php?categoryID=1

Doesn't always work though as its not as strong as the flubenol 15 which was sold until last year.

 

[Rabbit]

My l134 eat snails to the point i put them in the tank for them, you could try using loach or corydra species?

 

[andyj]

flubenol - that's the one I was thinking of... thanks

I've been thinking about trying some sudimunki (spl?) botia's.... but can't find any locally.

Will give the "wormer plus by Kusuri" a try adn see what happens....

 

[FF MkII]

The only problem with mass murder is the clean up after. if you have 200+ dead snails rotting in your tank the fish will suffer.

I dont mind them, they keep the sand turned over and eat any left overs and when they are getting a bit too much i just syphon loads out that have gathered on a an algae wafer.

 

[macvsog23]

Please be very careful with any chemicals

I know that some people use them with no problems BUT I feel a more natural way is to use a fish or assassin snails.

Many fish will eat snails as Rabbit said his L134,s eat snails.

Most of the family Doradidae will eat snail but chose one that will not become a monster, sadly the bigger the fish the bigger the snails it will eat.

I have used Acanthodoras, Hassar, Opsodoras and Amblydoras to control snails but if you wish to breed your L134,s they will eat the fry at some point.

By far the best way is the assasin snail when they start to reproduce you can sell them. I believe they do slow down in the reproduction department once the food has become scarce.

On the subject of chemicals I am not happy with using anything that can not be absorbed or removed by the natural proses of biological filtration.

Again I do understand that many people use them with good results, so my caution is more a personal thing.

 

[andyj]

I have comtemplated doing a 'deep clean' of the tank, and replacing the gravel with either new gravel or sand, but it's getting the time to do it that's the problem! Just doing the strip down and rebuild yesterday took me 2 hours!

 

[Irene0100]

use adult assassin snails, small ones the plecs will eat

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
Assassin's are good, although I hardly ever see the ones G gave me they have cut a swathe through the MTS population.

As a quick fix, a piece of blanched lettuce in an aquarium net just before lights out, about an hour later it will be swarming with snails, lift them out and replace the lettuce and then repeat until they are back down to manageable levels.

cheers Darrel

 

[thegeeman]

Andy I have tons of Assassins and I am due to send some to Hullfishman this week so I can dig some out for you if you like.

Dont use the chemicals dude. Look what happened to Dane:cry: Or has Dane always looked like that?


Cheers

thegeeman

 

[Doodles]

I have got tons of MTS in my tanks, don't really bother me too much, they only mass produce if there is too much food for them. If mine get out of control i syphon a load at water changes or use veggies to trap them in a jar, then i put most of them in a tank that has zebra loaches. Personally i wouldn't use meds to get rid of them either.

 

[Stan]

As Macvsog23 stated, Doradiidae are great for this purpose. I use striped raphael in 2 of my tanks and snails are kept to a minimum.

 

[macvsog23]

As Macvsog23 stated, Doradiidae are great for this purpose. I use striped raphael in 2 of my tanks and snails are kept to a minimum.

One I did miss in my list but a fish that will grow to over 5"

On a subject slightly off post.

In the mid 70,s I was a keen collector of this amazing group of fish sadly you very rarely see them now days.

Regards

 

[Stan]

One I did miss in my list but a fish that will grow to over 5"

On a subject slightly off post.

In the mid 70,s I was a keen collector of this amazing group of fish sadly you very rarely see them now days.

Regards

We also have a spotted who is about 3.5" in my wife's planted tank that does the same

 

[andyj]

Andy I have tons of Assassins and I am due to send some to Hullfishman this week so I can dig some out for you if you like.

Top man, PM me with payment details etc

Dont use the chemicals dude. Look what happened to Dane:cry: Or has Dane always looked like that?

You have to agree that he makes a striking resemblance to the Geordie Rat on 'Creature Comforts'.... :woohoo:

 

[andyj]

I have got tons of MTS in my tanks, don't really bother me too much, they only mass produce if there is too much food for them.

If anything, I've been underfeeding the tank of late.... which seems to have triggered the population explosion!

Think I might try the jar/net trick as an interim measure until I get the Assassin's