Snail Over pop.

[EvanWells]

This might seem dark, but if I want to rid myself of my snail population. Is the best thing to do, is just flush the snails? Thanks for the help!

 

[Gillie]

What kind of fish do you have? You could just give them a squish and let the fish have at it.

 

[EvanWells]

What kind of fish do you have? You could just give them a squish and let the fish have at it.

4 Tiger Barbs
2 Blood SwordTails
1 Pleco
2 BLue Coral Dwarf Guoramis
6 Neon Tetras
4 Black Phantom Tetras.

 

[UpsideDownfish]

i got an amano shrimp and a pea puffer and they did the trick once but now i just use earth eater cichlids now that i have a larger tank

 

[Gillie]

4 Tiger Barbs
2 Blood SwordTails
1 Pleco
2 BLue Coral Dwarf Guoramis
6 Neon Tetras
4 Black Phantom Tetras.

With those fish, a little squishing and cutting back on feeding will help a lot.

 

[EvanWells]

With those fish, a little squishing and cutting back on feeding will help a lot.

Thank you sir. I will squish away!

 

[Mebbid]

A strong salt bath will be a little less gross. Flushing is a bad idea as they are an invasive species.

My friends turtle always loved pond snails plus they were a good source of calcium

I will say though, that snails overpopulate primarily because of overfeeding. So unless you cut back a little bit on food then the problem wont go away.

 

[brennae]

Goldfish like to snack on them if you.know anyone with some goldies. I also throw mine in the garbage. I figure they dry out and die before they go to the landfill so that they aren't entering the water ways. I also smash them for the fish too when I can.

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[ScotJudd]

I think it far to say that once you have snails, pond snails particularly, then you can only manage their numbers. Eradication is unlikely. I am fanatical about swishing the little devils whenever I see one, but they are still there (in very small numbers). Try to get the biggest ones out before they breed, miss one and you start all over again.



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