Please some help!! too much snails

[reefman]

Hi everyone, im here posting cause i really need a lot of help. In my tank there is a lot of snails, like millions of it. I was thinking to dismantle the tank, but them is hard cause i have natural plants and everything. Maybe someone knows about any fish that eats them. Any tricks i could do.

HELP PLEASE!!!

 

[BigJim]

Loaches are supposed to eat snails. If you get a loach, make sure it won't get too big for your tank. Clown loaches get big. Other than that, don't overfeed the tank. Snail populations explode when there is a lot of uneaten food for them to feast on.

 

[joy13]

Is it a SW tank or FW tank?

 

[Bige]

Clown loaches love snails. They will eat them all night long. They do get big but dont grow very fast. If FW of course.

 

[match55]

green spotted puffers~ they love snails XP

 

[joy13]

If it is a freshwater tank maxed out with fish I would think assassin snails would work to keep them under control.

 

[mgamer20o0]

snails will only breed if they have food. if you stop over feeding you will see the population go down. i wouldnt ever suggest adding a fish to a tank with out knowing what size the tank is and whats in it also.

 

[bmg07]

try putting a piece of letuce or cucumber it the tank they will swarm to it just keep doing that and it should help. yes loaches do eat snails

 

[reefman]

Thanks everyone for your help, i will get a couple of loaches

 

[cabezon]

I love my yoyo loach. he is one of the most interesting fish I ever had. He's been with me for years now too.

 

[JustOneMore20]

What size tank do you have? I wouldn't put loaches in anything smaller than 40 gallons....unless its Kuhli loaches which I don't think eat snails.

 

[marchmaxima]

DYI snail trap.

1 punnet of strawberries
Eat the strawberries YUM!!!
wash container + lid (this is the trap)

If the container doesn't have holes in it, poke some out with a metal skewer or something similar.

Put a rock or something in the container as a weigh
Put cucumber or some algae wafers in the container
Put container's lid on
Put container in the tank.

24 hours later, I guarentee the trap will have heaps of snails in it. Remove the container and wash.

Repeat as often as needed.

Works wonders to treat the immediate issue