Help! I Have Snails!

[toomie]

I have been doing fishless cycling on a 3 gallon and a 5 gallon for my bettas. The 3 gallon is almost ready to go, and when I was checking the water today, I noticed 2 snails in the tank!! I had no idea they were there until today. I have one live plant, so that`s where they came from. I think I see some other little tiny things sticking to the glass also (like maybe 2 others) but they are so small I`m not sure what they are. I did NOT want snails in my tank, because I am afraid the tank will become overrun with them. What are the chances of that happening?

Also, are snails pretty hardy? I would have assumed the cycle would kill them, but I guess not.

 

[mixmaster jay]

yoyo loaches and clown loaches are a good natural way of getting rid of them the love snails but they do best in small groups of 3 and up the minimum for 3 is about 20/30g

keep taking out each time you see them, it is the only effective way. chemical killers will just kill the snail and leave your tank littered with dead bodies, that can cause an ammonia spike or even a planaria outbreak. hand picking is the best way, although a little intrusive and far from an instant, it will be effective in the long run. be sure to stir up the substrate each partial water change, trumpet snails will bury into gravel/sand. that would be the best time to go on a picking and squishing spree!

snail-eating fish such as loaches and puffers often won't touch malaysian trumpets due to their shell shape, just too difficult to eat!

just found this on yahoo answers for you


Hope this helps

JAY

 

[drobbyb]

yoyo loaches and clown loaches are a good natural way of getting rid of them the love snails but they do best in small groups of 3 and up the minimum for 3 is about 20/30g

keep taking out each time you see them, it is the only effective way. chemical killers will just kill the snail and leave your tank littered with dead bodies, that can cause an ammonia spike or even a planaria outbreak. hand picking is the best way, although a little intrusive and far from an instant, it will be effective in the long run. be sure to stir up the substrate each partial water change, trumpet snails will bury into gravel/sand. that would be the best time to go on a picking and squishing spree!

snail-eating fish such as loaches and puffers often won't touch malaysian trumpets due to their shell shape, just too difficult to eat!

just found this on yahoo answers for you


Hope this helps

JAY

Umm...no to the tank sizes. Both 5 gallons and 3 gallons are just way too small for them.

 

[mixmaster jay]

Yeah i know that thats why i put minimum for 3 is 20/30 gallon as a guidline that bit i wrote and checked b4 quoting of the net.


nice rainbows mate

 

[toomie]

And yes, now I have noticed snails in my 5 gallon also. GRRRRRR......

How did I NOT see these before today, in either tank??

 

[mixmaster jay]

thier sneeky little buggers lol

 

[JustKia]

snail-eating fish such as loaches and puffers often won't touch malaysian trumpets due to their shell shape, just too difficult to eat!

How true is this?
Anyone any experience?
Or am I just wishful thinking/hoping?

 

[mixmaster jay]

ive never really had a problem with snails touch wood lol

 

[Amunet]

If you don't want the snails, just pick them out when you see them.
In my experience, pond snails are easy to control. And yes, snails seem to be pretty hardy.
I put in some snails in our 125 pretty much right when I started to fishless cycle the tank, and the snails are still there and doing well.

Personally, I don't mind snails at all. I thought I would, but after we got some pond snails in w/ some plants... they're really cute and fascinating to watch.

Next time w/ real plants.. make sure to check them very well. Pond snails often lay their eggs in clear mucus things that look like water drops. So very easy to look over.