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EmeraldMoon

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Right it started off with one tiny orange snail but soon multiplied and now there are far too many to count. I do have live plants in my tank so was assuming that's where they came from. I have searched the Internet and can't find these particular tiny snails, they've been in there for a while now and am wondering what the best way to get rid of them are since they are reproducing fast! I have 2 guppies, many baby guppies, tetras and a big brown shrimp (can't remember the name) but he cleans the tank so would like something that wouldn't harm them. Any advice is appreciated!
 

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EmeraldMoon said:
Right it started off with one tiny orange snail but soon multiplied and now there are far too many to count. I do have live plants in my tank so was assuming that's where they came from. I have searched the Internet and can't find these particular tiny snails, they've been in there for a while now and am wondering what the best way to get rid of them are since they are reproducing fast! I have 2 guppies, many baby guppies, tetras and a big brown shrimp (can't remember the name) but he cleans the tank so would like something that wouldn't harm them. Any advice is appreciated!

I read some where that you can put a green bean in and they are drawn to that. You can then pick out the bean with the snails on it and throw it away.
 
Looks like a miniature ramshorn. Have lots of them as well and the only thing you can really do is to pick them out manually and place them in a bowl of very strong saltwater to kill them off.

Look underneath any driftwood you might have. Mine always hides underneath there.
 
Looks like a ramshorn snail. Harmless IMO. They will only get out of control if you over feed. You can manually remove them or set a tap with lettuce left in the tank overnight.
 
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