RevTerry
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Im getting java moss and want to dip it for snails what are some good options?
More bad advice, you suggest Copper sulphate without knowing what fish or inverts the OP has, What if the OP has Shrimp or Mystery snails?Copper sulphate.
I have to third the snails. They are a good thing in the tank. They eat leftovers and waste in the tank. I wish I could get copopods in mine and I’m really curious about the bivalve @Chief Brody mentioned.
Do not use copper, if even a tiny amount gets in your tank it could kill your shrimps and may do nothing to keep snails out.
I knew to not use copper with my shrimp. I just don't like snails, have had too many bad times.
If they are common peat pond snails, you could get some assasin snails. They breed very slowly and will rid the tank of them. However they aren’t too effective with Malaysian trumpet snails. I think they are an attractive snail to have as well.
More bad advice, you suggest Copper sulphate without knowing what fish or inverts the OP has, What if the OP has Shrimp or Mystery snails?
I said put the plants in a bucket of water with copper sulphate and rinse well after. I did not say put copper sulphate into the tank.Copper sulphate. Just get a bucket of tap water and double dose with copper sulphate. Put the plants in and stir them up. Let them sit in the solution for 5 minutes and then remove the plants and rinse off well in a few clean buckets of water.
The snails will feel the copper in the water and let go of the plant to close their operculum and fall to the bottom of the bucket. Other things in the plants (planaria) will drop off and die.
Pet or Pest? A Questionable Reputation
Malaysian Trumpet Snails may be called Malaysian Burrowing Snails, Malaysian Live Bearing Snails, Malaysian Sails, MTS, Trumpet Snails, or simply Trumpets.
As a pet: Malaysian Trumpet Snails can make interesting pets for some aquarists. Under the right conditions, Trumpet Snails can be an asset to an aquatic environment. This is especially true in tanks with live plants. Malaysian Trumpet Snails are so common that pet stores may throw a few in for free with another purchase. If purchasing Trumpet Snails, look for specimens that appear to be moving or affixed to hard surfaces. Avoid snails that are lying motionless or upside-down on the tank bottom. Also avoid purchasing snails kept in display tanks with dead, dying or diseased tank mates.
As a pest: To some hobbyists, Malaysian Trumpet Snails are an unwanted, invasive and annoying pest. They are quick to reproduce and their numbers can increase in no time. Malaysian Trumpet Snails can find their way into tanks inadvertently, most often as hitch hikers catching a ride on live plants. Whether Malaysian Trumpet Snails are considered pet or pest depends on each individual hobbyist and the tank they are trying to keep.
I know what you said, but the plants will absorb some of the copper sulphate and there is nothing you can do to remove it short of quarantining the plants for at least a few weeks to make sure there is no copper in them before adding them to the tank.I said put the plants in a bucket of water with copper sulphate and rinse well after