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Subject Author Date Snails BaBeL FiSh 11-13-2005  Re: Snails Gill Passman 11-13-2005  Re: Snails BaBeL FiSh 11-13-2005  Re: Snails Gill Passman 11-13-2005  Re: Snails Fishman 11-13-2005  Re: Snails Edward Cowling ... 11-13-2005  Re: Snails slylittlei 11-14-2005  Re: Snails BaBeL FiSh 11-14-2005  Re: Snails slylittlei 11-15-2005  Re: Snails BaBeL FiSh 11-17-2005  Re: Snails Gill Passman 11-17-2005  Re: Snails steve 11-17-2005  Re: Snails slylittlei 11-18-2005  Re: Snails Fallout 11-18-2005  Re: Snails slylittlei 11-18-2005  Re: Snails Fishman 11-18-2005  Re: Snails Fallout 11-19-2005
Posted by BaBeL FiSh on November 13, 2005, 1:22 pm Please log in for more thread options Hello everyone, I have discovered some snails in my aquarium. I had some a couple of years ago which must have come with some plants I bought. I let them be, and they multiplied and multiplied until the tank was covered in them killing my fish (assuming down to bad water quality, or perhaps parasites - I don't know!) Anyway, I have discovered a few small ones which again, must have come from some plants I bought. I have bought some snail treatment which warns that it may be toxic to fish! I am loath to put this stuff in if there is a chance I will unnecessarily kill my fish. I am quite happy for them to be in there so long as they don't wipe out my fish. If anyone can offer any advice, that would be much appreciated. Thanks. Posted by Gill Passman on November 13, 2005, 1:42 pm Please log in for more thread options BaBeL FiSh wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I have discovered some snails in my aquarium. > > I had some a couple of years ago which must have come with some plants I > bought. I let them be, and they multiplied and multiplied until the tank > was covered in them killing my fish (assuming down to bad water quality, or > perhaps parasites - I don't know!) > > Anyway, I have discovered a few small ones which again, must have come from > some plants I bought. I have bought some snail treatment which warns that > it may be toxic to fish! I am loath to put this stuff in if there is a > chance I will unnecessarily kill my fish. > > I am quite happy for them to be in there so long as they don't wipe out my > fish. > > If anyone can offer any advice, that would be much appreciated. > > Thanks. > > Do you have room for any Loaches? Clowns seem to be the best at tackling the snails - I don't get a single snail in the tank were I keep the Clowns....I've got some Yoyo loaches in another tank and am hoping that these will also keep the snail population down If you don't have room for any more fish then maybe try putting a lettuce leaf in the tank overnight and then remove any snails that have attached themselves. I also spotted a snail catching gizmo in the LFS (one of the Maidenheads I use) today but didn't look too closely. I'd probably avoid the chemicals especially if they say "toxic to fish" - makes me a bit cross this - why is someone producing something for aquariums that might kill the fish ???????? You are right to question it... I don't think the snails would harm the fish but you can end up with thousands so keeping a handle on them is a good idea. Gill Posted by BaBeL FiSh on November 13, 2005, 1:53 pm Please log in for more thread options > BaBeL FiSh wrote: >> Hello everyone, >> >> I have discovered some snails in my aquarium. >> >> I had some a couple of years ago which must have come with some plants I >> bought. I let them be, and they multiplied and multiplied until the tank >> was covered in them killing my fish (assuming down to bad water quality, >> or perhaps parasites - I don't know!) >> >> Anyway, I have discovered a few small ones which again, must have come >> from some plants I bought. I have bought some snail treatment which >> warns that it may be toxic to fish! I am loath to put this stuff in if >> there is a chance I will unnecessarily kill my fish. >> >> I am quite happy for them to be in there so long as they don't wipe out >> my fish. >> >> If anyone can offer any advice, that would be much appreciated. >> >> Thanks. > Do you have room for any Loaches? Clowns seem to be the best at tackling > the snails - I don't get a single snail in the tank were I keep the > Clowns....I've got some Yoyo loaches in another tank and am hoping that > these will also keep the snail population down > > If you don't have room for any more fish then maybe try putting a lettuce > leaf in the tank overnight and then remove any snails that have attached > themselves. I also spotted a snail catching gizmo in the LFS (one of the > Maidenheads I use) today but didn't look too closely. > > I'd probably avoid the chemicals especially if they say "toxic to fish" - > makes me a bit cross this - why is someone producing something for > aquariums that might kill the fish ???????? You are right to question > it... > > I don't think the snails would harm the fish but you can end up with > thousands so keeping a handle on them is a good idea. > > Gill Thanks for the suggestion - I like the sound of it! However, the tank I am talking about is a BiOrb and I wonder if loaches would be OK considering the substrate that's in there. Posted by Gill Passman on November 13, 2005, 3:05 pm Please log in for more thread options BaBeL FiSh wrote: > >>BaBeL FiSh wrote: >> >>>Hello everyone, >>> >>>I have discovered some snails in my aquarium. >>> >>>I had some a couple of years ago which must have come with some plants I >>>bought. I let them be, and they multiplied and multiplied until the tank >>>was covered in them killing my fish (assuming down to bad water quality, >>>or perhaps parasites - I don't know!) >>> >>>Anyway, I have discovered a few small ones which again, must have come >>>from some plants I bought. I have bought some snail treatment which >>>warns that it may be toxic to fish! I am loath to put this stuff in if >>>there is a chance I will unnecessarily kill my fish. >>> >>>I am quite happy for them to be in there so long as they don't wipe out >>>my fish. >>> >>>If anyone can offer any advice, that would be much appreciated. >>> >>>Thanks. >> >>Do you have room for any Loaches? Clowns seem to be the best at tackling >>the snails - I don't get a single snail in the tank were I keep the >>Clowns....I've got some Yoyo loaches in another tank and am hoping that >>these will also keep the snail population down >> >>If you don't have room for any more fish then maybe try putting a lettuce >>leaf in the tank overnight and then remove any snails that have attached >>themselves. I also spotted a snail catching gizmo in the LFS (one of the >>Maidenheads I use) today but didn't look too closely. >> >>I'd probably avoid the chemicals especially if they say "toxic to fish" - >>makes me a bit cross this - why is someone producing something for >>aquariums that might kill the fish ???????? You are right to question >>it... >> >>I don't think the snails would harm the fish but you can end up with >>thousands so keeping a handle on them is a good idea. >> >>Gill > > > Thanks for the suggestion - I like the sound of it! However, the tank I am > talking about is a BiOrb and I wonder if loaches would be OK considering the > substrate that's in there. > > It's more the size that would be the concern...you can't keep one Clown Loach (or any botia as far as I'm aware) as they are social fish that love being around their own kind. You could maybe do some checking on Loaches On Line to see if there is anything small enough but even something like Yoyos would probably outgrow the tank very quickly.... Link is:- http://www.loaches.com/ If there isn't anything suitable for your tank (which I suspect there won't be) try the lettuce trick Gill Posted by Fishman on November 13, 2005, 3:16 pm Please log in for more thread options > Hello everyone, > > I have discovered some snails in my aquarium. > > I had some a couple of years ago which must have come with some plants I > bought. I let them be, and they multiplied and multiplied until the tank > was covered in them killing my fish (assuming down to bad water quality, > or perhaps parasites - I don't know!) > > Anyway, I have discovered a few small ones which again, must have come > from some plants I bought. I have bought some snail treatment which warns > that it may be toxic to fish! I am loath to put this stuff in if there is > a chance I will unnecessarily kill my fish. > > I am quite happy for them to be in there so long as they don't wipe out my > fish. > > If anyone can offer any advice, that would be much appreciated. > > Thanks. In addition to Clown loaches the Doradid group of catfish are good at eating snails. These can be kept solo. Some stay fairly small. i.e. Amblydoras hancocki stays under 4 inches. Have a look here: http://www.scotcat.com/articles/article58.htm Note also: Some species do grow LARGE - Pseudodoras niger to 3 foot long. So be careful what you buy. Strongly suggest you avoid any chemical treatment. Similar Threads Posted Malaysian Trumpet Snails for sale? July 18, 2006, 5:08 pm