I have a 60 litre tank with 4 Breeding cory and a pair of breeding albino bristlenose. The tank has 2 filters running on it. everything is perfect but the snails, i think they're pond snails but not sure. They are the most mesy things ever they have more waste then all my fishes and i have to regulary clean the tank. Every morning when i feed the fish and in the afternoon i take of all the snails i can see off the glass and chuck them into unused tank that is filled up with water and these days you cant see water but only snail even after chucking it away once 3 weeks ago, but know its enough i totally want to get rid of them without ripping apart the tank, what should i do?

Hi Manmeet

Snails can be very difficult to get rid of because they lay eggs absolutely everywhere! When they get overwhelming it is generally a sign of overfeeding as there population tends to mimic food availability!

I have snails in my tanks and don't mind them but if I want to get rid of some, I will put a slice or 2 of courgette into the tank overnight (held down with a teaspoon through it) In the morning snails will be all over the courgette so they are nice and easy to take out!

one of these

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You can put some fish food in a coke bottle without the lid, or with a hole in the lid smaller than your fish. Weight it down on the bottom. Snails go in, then you pick out the bottle and wash the snails away. Repeat.

Also you can siphon them out using a 1/2" or 1" tube into a bucket each water change.

There are not really any loaches suitable for a 60L tank which is already stocked.

a couple of zebra (striata) loaches will keep the population to zero, they dont get big either. alternatively get Dwarf chains, they are happiest in groups of 5 or more and at $20-25 each can get expensive

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There are not really any loaches suitable for a 60L tank which is already stocked.

Dwarf Chains, tiny bioload, Striata will keep pretty small for ages too

Hi thanks all for replying , i probably will invest in some dwarf chain loaches and after the snails are gone put them in my 240 litre tank

Clown loach also like snails - commensurate with their own size of course -

One way is the loach family. They love them, but your tank is too small id say. You can purchase bottled liquid that kills them off, also snail traps.

They are so easy to get but impossable to get rid of them.

To prevent further introductions search the leaves of plants for the eggs, if your getting wood or a ornament from a tank boil it. The same with gravel too.