Snails: Good Or Bad?

[joshwaldo]

I've got some snails in my tank which seem to be multiplying by the minute, are they a good or bad thing. do they eat the algae? how can i keep them iunder control?

 

[chibi]

Some people like snails. They do eat algae and turn the gravel around and such. However, I think they're a nuisance. They're an eyesore and produce a lot of waste.

Here's some sites to tell you how to get rid of snails. I'd do it ASAP so the problem doesn't get worse:
http/www.justbajan.com/pets/fish/article...nails/index.htm
http/www.aquatic-store.com/articles/snails.html
http/www.drhelm.com/aquarium/snails.html

 

[JackoUK]

My snails are now at epidemic rate in my 200L tank. Everytime I hoover the gravel I pick up hundreds more babies. I'd love to take them out and feed them to my two DP's but i've got an illness in my 200L tank at the moment so I don't want to move it to the DP tank. Pity really.