Aquariums: Insane amount of snails after adding plants to aquarium?
What are these and how do I get rid of them all? At first they were cute but then I realized just how many are in here
Posted by cacknibbler
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Purple-Explorer-6701 on
The same thing happened to me about a month ago, and I have no idea just how many are lurking in there. I’m going to keep an eye out and as they get bigger, I will probably start giving them away on Marketplace.
Masterpiece-Aquatics on
Lucky you
Osmie on
You don’t get rid of them! They are called pest snails for a reason lol. I love them. They explode in pop at first but so long as you don’t overfeed fish they thin out. Some things will eat them but thats a bad route to go because you then need to constantly get snails to feed said thing.
These lil guys breath air and are a good indicator of the health of your tank. If they are all rushing to the surface at once it means something is amiss.
Enjoy your new Shelly friends =p
Neat-Mousse8483 on
My boyfriend’s older sister used to be a vet and also worked at petsmart and told me whenever they had way too many snails they would pop a goldfish in there so they would have a nice little snack!
Chemical_Knee_2918 on
Get it he assassin snail gun loaded if you don’t want them(I don’t mind them helps the plants)
Sir_Rene_ on
You shpuld see my tanks lol. What seems to be the problem? You don’t like them?
GrimKi11er on
Assassins snail special teams drop in.
They’ll get rid of the “pest” snails and, with no food source will turn cannibalistic.
Icy-Variation6614 on
Ya gotta pick em out by hand or get some fishies that eat snails. It’s annoying and has happened to me a couple of times
Edit: the fishies would need to be appropriate for you tank size, conditions and tank mates
MunkeeFere on
Cute little bladder snails. They’ll clean your tank for free! I don’t worry about the amount of them tbh – try not to overfeed but the population will stabilize after a month or two.
You can drop blanched veggies in and wait until a bunch get on to remove if you want, but then you either need to crush or find someone who wants them.
One of my Bettas eats them, so I’m always tossing more into his tank.
wmpottsjr on
Make a snail trap out of a clear plastic coke bottle.
Cut the spout off the bottle, then tie a string to it. Add a few algae wafers and sink it on its side to the bottom. Let the string hang out. In an hour or so, you will have a whole fistful of snails.
fielderkitty on
Don’t get rid of them! They’re a great clean up crew, don’t affect your bioload, and won’t overpopulate as long as you don’t overfeed. If you ever have an overpopulation issue just put some in a ziploc and roll a cup over them, throw it out.
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The same thing happened to me about a month ago, and I have no idea just how many are lurking in there. I’m going to keep an eye out and as they get bigger, I will probably start giving them away on Marketplace.
Lucky you
You don’t get rid of them! They are called pest snails for a reason lol. I love them. They explode in pop at first but so long as you don’t overfeed fish they thin out. Some things will eat them but thats a bad route to go because you then need to constantly get snails to feed said thing.
These lil guys breath air and are a good indicator of the health of your tank. If they are all rushing to the surface at once it means something is amiss.
Enjoy your new Shelly friends =p
My boyfriend’s older sister used to be a vet and also worked at petsmart and told me whenever they had way too many snails they would pop a goldfish in there so they would have a nice little snack!
Get it he assassin snail gun loaded if you don’t want them(I don’t mind them helps the plants)
You shpuld see my tanks lol. What seems to be the problem? You don’t like them?
Assassins snail special teams drop in.
They’ll get rid of the “pest” snails and, with no food source will turn cannibalistic.
Ya gotta pick em out by hand or get some fishies that eat snails. It’s annoying and has happened to me a couple of times
Edit: the fishies would need to be appropriate for you tank size, conditions and tank mates
Cute little bladder snails. They’ll clean your tank for free! I don’t worry about the amount of them tbh – try not to overfeed but the population will stabilize after a month or two.
You can drop blanched veggies in and wait until a bunch get on to remove if you want, but then you either need to crush or find someone who wants them.
One of my Bettas eats them, so I’m always tossing more into his tank.
Make a snail trap out of a clear plastic coke bottle.
Cut the spout off the bottle, then tie a string to it. Add a few algae wafers and sink it on its side to the bottom. Let the string hang out. In an hour or so, you will have a whole fistful of snails.
Don’t get rid of them! They’re a great clean up crew, don’t affect your bioload, and won’t overpopulate as long as you don’t overfeed. If you ever have an overpopulation issue just put some in a ziploc and roll a cup over them, throw it out.