mysteriousredsuns Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 hi ppl. i was wondering with snails whether adding alot of salt will kill them off? i have a big infestation but i have taken all my fish out and i dont plan on using the tank in the near future. and also how to take care of the snail eggs? (that jelly thing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgm Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 If you keep the tank running, Clown Loaches will eventually work their way through the snails, does take a while though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 There are anti-snail chemicals you can dose the tank with if you'd rather go chemical rather than natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Gday, had the same problem and the tank was over run with snails...pulled all fish out and ran the tank at marine salinity for 2 weeks and killed the lot... just remember when putting fish back you will end up with high ammonia and nitrite due to all the dead buggers in the tank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarTerror Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 what type of snails are you having problems with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agro77 Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 A piece of copper pipe in the water for a week or two will also do the trick, just do a few large water changes before readding fish. Convict's love them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 You could try and make a snail trap. You get a 2L coke bottle and cut it in half horizontally. Take the pouring end and place it upside down in the base so it looks like a funnel going into a cup. Jam it in nicely so that it isnt so loose it will fall apart as soon as you move it. Place some blanched lettuce, cucumber etc. in the base of the bottle. Leave the bottle in the corner of your tank overnight and by morning you should have a coke bottle filled with snails which you can easily throw out and repeat again if necessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.d.m Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 just keep americans, the natural enemy of the snail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 A mate of mine had snails covering everything in his tank. he chucked a smallish convict in and it ate them all in about a week. the best $3 he ever spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 If your not planning on using it then drain it, take everything out, give it good clean and they should be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysteriousredsuns Posted November 18, 2004 Author Share Posted November 18, 2004 thanks for the response. its a 2 ft tank with snails but i dont know exactly what type. they arent ramshorn or mysteries but some are brown shelled, a couple white shelled. and they are ony a cm big at the most. i put heaps of salt in so i hope that would do the trick. not sure about chemicals because a) costs money and b) might have to clean the tank after really really well. im curious tho with the copper, how does that kill the snail? i am earmarking the tank for sale so i would hate to have snail eggs on the glass. that would really be 'punkt'ing the buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Salt wont work . The amount of salt required will also kill your fish . Try clown loaches - the ultimate in snail removal as others have suggested. HTH - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 ive noticed that clownies tend to suck the snail out of the shell where as convicts eat thew whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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