Planted...snail Tank?! =(

[SimonSays]

Well, I just started a new tank about 3 weeks ago, as I was letting it cycle i put a couple of plants into the tank...well, when I returned from my spring break I didn't take a very good look at my tank until today but I have little snails everywhere! is there any ways to get rid of these things? any snail-b-gone or something like that?

 

[Dave1]

get a few loaches, and they'll be GONE

 

[Tessla]

Well, if you haven't found it already the pinned pest snail topic in the invertebrates forum covers just about everything.

They're little pests, I keep a bunch in a tank and let them breed as puffer food. I keep lots of loaches, so they aren't a problem in my other tanks but I'm sure you've got stocking plans of your own and don't want to stock around snail eating fish.

 

[loachman]

if you're still cycling and really dont want them, you may want to consider just putting some anti-snail treatment in to kill them off. It'd be much easier to do it now rather than later once you have fish.

 

[mark.w.jones]

They are a bugger to get rid of once you get your tank fully stocked and planted. Get rid of them sooner rather than later. I now bleach dip all new plants in a 1 : 19 of of bleach to water. Each plant dipped for 1 minute then thoroughly rinsed afterwards. I also remember someonw on here recommending this:

http/www.flubenol.co.uk/

but I haven't used it myself so can't comment. If it works then let us know.