How do I get rid of snails I don't want (while keeping the ones I do)?

[hluke2131]

I've got a 10 gal freshwater planted community tank with 2 nerite snails whom I want in the tank. And suddenly a fair amount of uninvited, tiny little invasive snails I don't want (they must have hitched a ride on a recent plant purchase).


How do I get rid of them? I'd prefer not to use any sort of chemical to wipe 'em out (the thought itself I'm not crazy about anyway, but I especially don't want to harm the 2 snails I aim to keep). So what else is there?

Appreciate the advise! Cheers!

 

[goatnad]

I would say use an assassin snail. Remove the nerites and add an assassin or 2 and in no time your snail problem will be gone. You can also use algae wafers, squash, zucchini to bait the snails and then scoop and remove.

 

[King Fisher]

I second putting zucchini, squash or even lettuce to bait them then manually remove them

 

[Fresh2o]

I second putting zucchini, squash or even lettuce to bait them then manually remove them

Algae wafer works as well. I give then a few hours to collect and then scoop them out with a net.