maestromad
Aquarium Advice Addict
OK so I have a massive snail problem in my 110L tank, I literally have about 100 of the things
My tank is planted with 4 guppies (still small) 8 various corys, and 4 ottos and 6 assassin snails.
I've not been home properly for a few days as I've had family issues but came home yesterday and did a big clean out as the tank was a bit grubby with alge.
However my biggest problem is what I think is poop on the sand (it may be some form of algea but it looks poop like) I removed 80% of the water using my gravel vac sucking up as much as I could but there is a layer of tiny bits I cannot get rid of. I think is from the ton of baby snails, mid size snails and large snails I have. My assassins are doing their best but I was wondering if anyone had any advice?
I took all the decorations out yesterday and scrubbed them under boiling water to try and destroy any egg sacks (loosing an assassin that hid well from me) but I'm fed up with the tank looking dirty, could I need to replace the filter cartridge? I've given it a good rinsing in tank water?
I would even contemplating adding a snail eating fish if need be
My tank is planted with 4 guppies (still small) 8 various corys, and 4 ottos and 6 assassin snails.
I've not been home properly for a few days as I've had family issues but came home yesterday and did a big clean out as the tank was a bit grubby with alge.
However my biggest problem is what I think is poop on the sand (it may be some form of algea but it looks poop like) I removed 80% of the water using my gravel vac sucking up as much as I could but there is a layer of tiny bits I cannot get rid of. I think is from the ton of baby snails, mid size snails and large snails I have. My assassins are doing their best but I was wondering if anyone had any advice?
I took all the decorations out yesterday and scrubbed them under boiling water to try and destroy any egg sacks (loosing an assassin that hid well from me) but I'm fed up with the tank looking dirty, could I need to replace the filter cartridge? I've given it a good rinsing in tank water?
I would even contemplating adding a snail eating fish if need be