I have 3 tanks (165 gal, 125 gal, 29 gal). They are all freshwater. I decided to try putting in live plants, and ended up overloaded with snails. They are now breeding in my canister filters. What can I use to get rid of them? I don't want to use Had a Snail because I have catfish and I need a large amount. Please help.
Snails!!!!
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megladonsharky
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if you have the room some clown loaches in the bigger tanks and scunk botia s for the littler tank
Zagz
Aquarium Advice Addict
You could get some loaches to eat the snails. Other than that manual removal is the best. A piece of lettuce rooted to the bottom of the tank will work, my snails go after the algae wafers and I scoop them out in the morning, it is a pain but the only way to go. Had a Snail can also cause a massive snail death and cause an ammonia spike.
I have a skunk botia and a yo yo botia in the small tank and a clown loach in the biggest tank. The middle sized is full of cichlids. There arent too many snails in the tanks. They are all in the filters. Every time I clean the filters, they are full of snails.
megladonsharky
Aquarium Advice Freak
you need more loaches
... I get some in filters I wash them away...
... I get some in filters I wash them away...
Lonewolfblue
Aquarium Advice Addict
Try a bunch of striped loaches (Zebra Loaches). They are awsome.
Lonewolfblue
Aquarium Advice Addict
Striped loaches are snail busters. More than yoyo's. Plus they look cool.
Jchillin
Aquarium Advice Addict
Amazing that no one has asked: What kind of snails are they? Some snails are beneficial to your tanks substrate.
Zagz
Aquarium Advice Addict
aimeeo said:
I have clown loaches in my cichlid tank and have had for 1 month now with no problems. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/clown_loach.php That link should offer advice on loaches and cichlids.
As for the snails, unless having well over 100 of them in each filter is beneficial, they need to go.
On to the clown loaches. I might give that a try. I have 1 (who needs some friends anyway) in my large tank with my large tropical fish. If I add a couple more there, 3 or 4 in my cichlid tank, and maybe add a couple more zebra loaches to my 29 gal, maybe they'll help in the tank.
But the same question still comes up. How do I get rid of them completely? They are multiplying and living in my filters!
On to the clown loaches. I might give that a try. I have 1 (who needs some friends anyway) in my large tank with my large tropical fish. If I add a couple more there, 3 or 4 in my cichlid tank, and maybe add a couple more zebra loaches to my 29 gal, maybe they'll help in the tank.
But the same question still comes up. How do I get rid of them completely? They are multiplying and living in my filters!
Zagz
Aquarium Advice Addict
manual removal, I have them in my cannister filters and I just keep removing them. As of yet I am not snail free, but almost in the tanks that have loaches.
