Snail overload!

[Bfunk89]

I didn't think I had snails at all in my new ebi, but as its been cycling they have been appearing like crazy! Pretty sure they hitch hiked off my plants cause I have no idea what kind of snails they are. I've been picking them out nearly a dozen every couple days and they just keep coming. I've seen the assassin snails in store but heard they aren't as efficient in ridding your tank as much as just keeping the population down.

Does anyone have tips on getting rid of these hitch hikers?

Thanks!
Bri

[effox]

Copper kills them, but it will kill invertebrates like shrimp also rather easily.

The natural way it to put a piece of lettuce in the tank, let them go for that, and then take it out, it attracts them like a magnet. Much easier the pulling them out\squishing them one by one.

Cheers,
Chris

[jobber604]

assassin snails cured my tank.

[neven]

Chain loaches decimated the snails in one of my tanks

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[Tarobot]

You can use a combination of things. Assasins. Lettuce. But most importantly dont overfeed

[cichlid]

I wasnt aloud to get rid of those little pests, " they are cute"... So the wife said. * shakes head*

[Bfunk89]

The only fishes in there are ottos and they get a small piece of algae wafer every second day (2 ottos) do I don't think it's overfeeding cause I take out what they don't eat, but it will be a shrimp tank when I'm ready so coppers out. I will try the lettuce though! I was contemplating an assassin but I don't want to end up with babies and I've heard one snail isn't worth it? But it's a small tank so I might just pick one up.

[cichlid]

I had no luck with veggies, they do clean your tank nicely! Lol

[Diztrbd1]

I took a net and placed it in the tank, pushed the frame into the substrate slightly so the snails could crawl in easier and leaned it against the side glass. Put some gravel in the net to weight it down so they can't crawl underneath the net then put lettuce or an algae wafer in the net....next day pull the net out, should have caught alot of them. Helps to reduce quickly but will not get rid of all of them completely. I have learned to live with a small population as they are quite good with eating algae atleast the pond type are.

[Athomedad]

IMO pond snails & trumpet snails are helpful and don't overpopulate if feeding is controlled. My problem snails are the filter clogging ramshorn snails. Luckily all my fish have learned to enjoy escargot.