The Editor
Aquarium Advice Activist
I bought some plants from my LFS a few weeks ago, unbeknownst to me they were infested!
I didn't QT the plants (didn't think I'd have to!), and now my tank is teeming with ramshorns
To make matters worse I ended up leaving a chuck of courgette in the tank for about 48 hours (would normally drop it in in the morning and pick it out in the evening), I think the snail population exploded over night!
I'd normally crush the ones that are out and about, just press them against the glass or driftwood. The guppies always seemed the clean up the gooey bits.. But after the population explosion I can't see myself doing that effectively any more!
So what can I do about these ramshorns?
Tank is 30L, stocked with 4 guppies. No room for extra fish, certainly none of the snail munching loaches..
I was thinking I could remove the guppies for a few days/weeks and introduce a dwarf puffer to try and decemate the population... Alternatively I could get a few Assassin snails...
What do you think?
I didn't QT the plants (didn't think I'd have to!), and now my tank is teeming with ramshorns
To make matters worse I ended up leaving a chuck of courgette in the tank for about 48 hours (would normally drop it in in the morning and pick it out in the evening), I think the snail population exploded over night!
I'd normally crush the ones that are out and about, just press them against the glass or driftwood. The guppies always seemed the clean up the gooey bits.. But after the population explosion I can't see myself doing that effectively any more!
So what can I do about these ramshorns?
Tank is 30L, stocked with 4 guppies. No room for extra fish, certainly none of the snail munching loaches..
I was thinking I could remove the guppies for a few days/weeks and introduce a dwarf puffer to try and decemate the population... Alternatively I could get a few Assassin snails...
What do you think?