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This is my original post and the assassin snails worked an absolute treat! It also took me a while to track some down but eventually found some in a privately owned pet shop. They've cleared the snail infestation up no problem and I only had two in a 125L. Took about a week.
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Is this normal?
I've had a 126L tank set up for a couple months now and yesterday got my first fish.
At the moment I've got two assassin snails, 4 neon tetras, 2 male guppies and 4 female guppies.
It was apparent when I brought them home that all 4 females were pregnant and when I've checked...
In my experience the PAH near me is actually BETTER than the local aquatic store. The staff are not maybe as clued up as they could be but the fish are kept in much better conditions than the aquatic store and i always see someone on the aquatic section either testing water, treating water...
That's brilliant. I might consider leaving them in the large tank and doing this to every now and then to keep numbers down. Is there an ideal way to dispose of them? As I'm sure I read they can't just be thrown outside.
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Okay sounds good. Yes I'm hoping for a heavily planted tropical tank for the big one. I assume assassin snails will be okay living with the betta fish then? Do they prefer to be on there own or do you need a group?
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Thanks for your reply.
Okay the fungal I can deal with, just wanted to check it wasn't related to the snails.
Yes ideally I don't want to use chemicals in either of the tanks.
Would you suggest putting the betta in a quarantine tank while the main tank is being treated for the fungal growth...
Hi guys,
I'm new to this forum so please bare with me.
I am currently cycling a 125L (33US gallon) tank and recently introduced some plants. The plants were soaked in tap water for a few days and rinsed thoroughly before adding to the tank (however not thoroughly enough!). I've not become...