Will ammonia kill pest snails?

[Skyman7231]

I recently planted my aquarium and today, while I was getting ready to fish less cycle, I noticed that I have a few of the small pest snails. So I was wondering if anyone knew if the ammonia from the cycle will kill them or if I need to be considering other ways to deal with the alien invasion I know is coming.

 

[Wepwawet]

Ammonia will not kill them. I am fishless cycling at 4-5 ppm and my snails are reproducing at a feverish pace. But they are getting the algae in check so I'm cool with it

 

[Skyman7231]

Alright that stinks I was hoping it would But thanks for the help!

 

[54seaweed]

you could use a high dose of aquarium salt since your doing a fish-less cycle that will kill them off than just do a big water change before adding stock

 

[Skyman7231]

Alright cool and that won't hurt my plants?

 

[jlk]

Alright cool and that won't hurt my plants?

A high dose of salt will harm or kill your plants as well as affect your good bacteria negatively. Stick to old fashioned removal by hand or let them be.

 

[54seaweed]

sorry didn't realize you had plants
kholie loaches love them lil snails mine wiped them out in no time

 

[Coursair]

Most Snails won't harm healthy plants and won't overbreed unless you overfeed.

I mostly leave my Pond and MTS alone. I catch them by baiting them if needed.

 

[Wepwawet]

They self regulate themselfs if you have a boom of snails in an established tank 95% of the time you are over feeding. As you fishless cycle you will get a boom due to the algae bloom your almost bound to get. I like it cause they are cleaning it up for free and as some of your plants leaves die they eat that too. Win/win.

Now if seeing a few snails in your tank bugs you then lettuce in a jar every day and scraping eggs out of the tank should after awhile kill them off. Or if you have buddies that have assassin snails ask to borrow a cpl and watch them feast

 

[jlk]

+1 to Coursair & Wepwawet

I have pond snails in all of my tanks as well. They do not bother me or the plants and I rarely ever notice they are even there unless I am cleaning my filter media.