More Getting Rid Of Snail Techniques.

Fishkeeper4567 · Apr 14, 2011

Hi everyone. Having got good advice last night on my huge snail problem I decided to put in a bit of carrot and leave it in over night. Woke up and found five snails on it. Now is that the maximum you would expect on it? I have moonlight cycle at night so maybe they will be more attracted to it during the day? My tanks to small for loaches and if you can think of any snail eating fish that will be happy in a 35l tank that would be good and are there any other getting rid of snail techniques apart form buying loads of assassin snails? Thanks again.

hensonc4098 · Apr 14, 2011

You can crush them with your finger against the side of the glass, a bit labour intensive, but effective.

Assasin snails do the trick if you have a couple. I have two in my 180L and they are slowly but surely getting through the snails in there. I can see the little pile of empty shells piling up in the corner where the filter pushes them

If the tank is the one in your sig then obviously you wouldn't be able to use snail killer meds because of the shrimp

I know I just used the "crush or remove" technique in my 35L and that did get rid of them. Just have a big crush-sesh the first time, and then any other time afterwards that you see one, just stick your hand in and get it. Keep a towel handy to the tank!

StandbySetting · Apr 14, 2011

There shouldn't be any need to sort out a snail problem in your tank, if you have a massive snail population there is a lot of decaying waste in the tank, which is more than likely from excess food, cut back on your feeding and the snail populating should come under control, snails are really good for tanks.

jonnyf84 · Apr 14, 2011

pygmy chain loaches and assassin snails are best i reckon, avoid clown loaches which are a popular choice and recommendation, there not really suited for the aquarium lifestyle barring public sized aquariums and rarely even reach adult maturity, they haven't even got the best shaped snouts to eat snails, pygmy chains are much more nimble, hardy, outgoing and entertaining.