newfound77951
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I am in the process of setting up a 55 gal planted tank. Things are going along well, I had a minor algae outbreak but am getting it under control with ferts and SAE's. My one big problem is SNAILS...I have zillions of them....they are breeding...help....
They do eat some algae, and I have nothing personal against snails, but they are covering every square inch of my substrate and plants with green snail poo. I don't know what species they are, they are not the "ram's horn" type, they have pointed spiral shells, semi-transparent, the biggest are only about 1/3" long.
Are there fish that will eat them? Something I can add to kill them? (copper? Some plants are sensitive to copper, though) Or should I just keep trying to pick them out? For a supposedly slow critter they are amazingly good at disappearing whenever I stick my hand in the tank to pick them out.
They do eat some algae, and I have nothing personal against snails, but they are covering every square inch of my substrate and plants with green snail poo. I don't know what species they are, they are not the "ram's horn" type, they have pointed spiral shells, semi-transparent, the biggest are only about 1/3" long.
Are there fish that will eat them? Something I can add to kill them? (copper? Some plants are sensitive to copper, though) Or should I just keep trying to pick them out? For a supposedly slow critter they are amazingly good at disappearing whenever I stick my hand in the tank to pick them out.