Damn snails

[Lynnzer]

My new tank which is undergoing a planted cycle has started showing bladder snails on the glass, more than likely from some of the plants I put in.
As I don't have any fish, shrimp etc in the tank right now can I just zap them with copper snail killer stuff.
Would it be likely to mess up the cycling?
I really want to be rid of the things and if snails do become a useful asset I would prefer to choose which ones I want to add.

 

[Lynnzer]

Ah, found some eSHa Gastropex that has good reviews so I may give that a try.
The tank is still cycling though, and the filter has both an active carbon content plus a UV light. The Gatropex instructions say that it's not supposed to be used with them. I don't want to switch the external filter off at present ads I need it to build up beneficial bacteria even though I have a small internal pump and a sponge filter.
So I'm wondering ..... as the tank has no life forms at all except plants, apart from the snails that is, would I be best perhaps just to give the CO2 a really high dose instead. I can knock up the bubble count significantly and I can't see it harming the plants. That should deplete the oxygen and stop the snails in their tracks

 

[Deleted member 149562]

You could always get some Assassins, they will get rid of the snails already hatched and stay on top of any that are waiting to hatch later on. Once the aquarium is clear they can live elsewhere in another aquarium

 

[Essjay]

If you use any chemical in a tank it needs to be totally and utterly removed before shrimps can be put in there. Decor such as wood may absorb it so getting rid of the last will take longer than you'd think.


In the future, get in vitro plants. Horizon Aquatics has a good supply of those, I bought some there

 

[Lynnzer]

If you use any chemical in a tank it needs to be totally and utterly removed before shrimps can be put in there. Decor such as wood may absorb it so getting rid of the last will take longer than you'd think.


In the future, get in vitro plants. Horizon Aquatics has a good supply of those, I bought some there

That's where I bought a load of plants, however I also got some from their trays in the display room.
Neverthless I wouldn't go past them for anything else.
I'm giving it a really high stream of CO2 at present, ie tap turned to full. I have only found 3 snails in total since I first observed one. Since I turned the CO2 up one more has climbed up the glass and been eliminated. I'll keep an eye on things while the cycle is ongoing as I really don't want to turn off the filter.
My other tank with Galaxy Rasboras and panda loaches is infested though. This tank also has some crystal red shrimp. When the new tank is fully cycled I intend to move the inhabitants of this small tank into the new one so I can then give it a damn good going over.
I found a dead Galaxy in there this morning. The water is spot on though so perhaps it was an age related thing or being hassled by a male in a competition for a female.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

I like bladder snails. I say let them live. They'll let you know if you're overfeeding...

 

[betta4ever!]

I like bladder snails. I say let them live. They'll let you know if you're overfeeding...

Αgree. I love my bladder snails! I love all my pest snails in general...!

 

[Rocky998]

I enjoyed the snails when my tank was cycling... It gave me something to watch... So I repaid them by letting them live their lives in my tank... They are pretty cool to watch when you stop and look closely. Especially their mouths. If you look close at their mouths it looks alien like!

 

[Sgooosh]

You could always get some Assassins, they will get rid of the snails already hatched and stay on top of any that are waiting to hatch later on. Once the aquarium is clear they can live elsewhere in another aquarium

Make sure the assassins dont breed

 

[Rocky998]

Make sure the assassins dont breed

There are no assassins for the assassins that assassinate the one to be assassinated.

 

[Slaphppy7]

Make sure the assassins dont breed

Please elaborate....I've never heard of assassin snail birth control (?)

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Please elaborate....I've never heard of assassin snail birth control (?)

Easy; you just make them watch lots of Carrot Top, Pewee Herman, and Marilyn Manson videos.

 

[Slaphppy7]

Easy; you just make them watch lots of Carrot Top, Pewee Herman, and Marilyn Manson videos.

Hey! I like PeeWee...lol...the others?....eh

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Carrot Top actually really makes me laugh. Not exactly romantic, though.

 

[Lynnzer]

It just hit me; now I know why they;re called bladder snails.
I saw one in my totally new tank with nothing in to eat, and I said "oh bollocks"
They're like seagulls. Or tank rats