Snails!!!

[Scottishnewbie]

Hi, I was womdering if anybody can help. I have tiny snails taking over my tank despite my best efforts to squish them! They disappeared for a couple of weeks or so I thought but today I've seen another 20 or so! They are tiny but I want rid of them.
I have a bristle nose plec, apple snail, danios, cories, rainbow Celebes, Betta, dwarf gouramis x 2, diamond terra and neons in my tank.
Any suggestions on being snail free? I think they came into tank on new plants.
Any help appreciated x

 

[brennae]

try cutting back on how much you feed. Over feeding causes snail population explosions.

 

[joemamauggly]

Two words Clown loach

 

[Rivercats]

You can't use assissan snails with your apple snail in the tank but I have found if you get zucchini, cut a slice long ways, microwave it a few seconds to soften it, put it in a jar and weigh down the zucchini, you will get tons of snails coming to feed on it. The apple snail will too but when you lift out the jar to dispose of the pest snails you can just put the apple back in the tank. I don't know why but softened zucchini seems to act like snail candy, at least in my tank. Another option depending on the size of your tank is getting something like yo-yo loaches. After they learn to hunt and suck snails out of their shells they reduce or eliminate snails.

 

[Scottishnewbie]

Would yo yo loaches or clown loaches not attack my apple snail? I kinda like her!

 

[Rivercats]

Yep kind of forgot about her. Loaches would pester her constantly and possibly keep her from openning long enough to eat. I'd try the zucchini in a jar.