Penny trick

[nitro]

Ive heard some people put pennys in their filter to kill snails.

Do i need to put the pennys before the year 92 in my tank that are 75% copper in or pennys after 92 which are only alloys or copper plated or something?

 

[Cavafish]

Youre right about the copper mix having changed (although I wouldn't have none when it was) but I would be careful of putting things in like that that will leach into the water............

 

[nitro]

Im sure the risk is pretty low.

check it out.

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[FishDan]

Some fish and inverts only need a "pretty low" level of copper to kill them. I'd try other, safer methods of removing unwanted snails before I decided to toss pennies into my filter.

\Dan

 

[Opcn]

1982

 

[nitro]

Some fish and inverts only need a "pretty low" level of copper to kill them. I'd try other, safer methods of removing unwanted snails before I decided to toss pennies into my filter.

Ive tried picking them them out but there are too many now.

I dont want to add a bottle of chemicals to kill them either.

 

[Nidge]

Why dont you add Some fish that eat snails like Clown loaches!

 

[nitro]

Because not many people have 5-6ft tanks to keep them.

Im will be re doing my whole tank and i want to get rid of snails so i can use the gravel for bacteria.

^^^^thats why i want to get rid of them.

 

[toggle]

cant u do the cucumber trick?

 

[nitro]

Ive tried that but it doesnt work for me.

 

[xXMrBonesXx]

its lettuce isn't it? or can you do it with cucumber as well?

 

[FrankSlapperinni]

Every morning in my tank I find a gigantic pile of snails somewhere, approximately where I threw in the algae pellet the night before. Maybe this will work for you?
I don't quite understand why you said you did not want snails, I have countless amounts of them in my tanks, both got in there from plants, and I can't say they have harmed a fish yet. I keep them in the hospital tank too so they will eat and produce waste to keep the filter going when they are not in there.

 

[fufanu360]

i dunno but dont snails taint your water when they die?

 

[freshmike]

Loaches.

 

[David]

Loaches or puffers. Alternately you can keep trying to bait them, or use chemicals. I don't know of any other solutions, really.