January 26, 200917 yr comment_287054 I have a problem with them again. I have a gruop of clowns loachs in a couple of tanks that are doing a great job but... What else can I use to control them before resorting to chemicals, I have tried the snail traps but I only managed to trap guppies. Report
January 26, 200917 yr comment_287061 Grab them up, put them in a container, and post them to me!!!!!! What sort of snails are they, because if they're ramshorns or pond snails, I seriously want them. What I do which has depleted all of my snails is each time I see one, I grab it out of the tank. Get most of them out when you're doing a big clean, then when you see them up near the edge, just pick them off. It's labour intensive, but it sure does work. Report
January 26, 200917 yr comment_287080 Another factor that allows your snail population bloom is too much food available to them. You could try reducing feeding your fish twice a week and your snails won't breed as prolifically. Worked for me. Report
January 26, 200917 yr comment_287201 Silverwolf, if you have clown loaches, surely you can't have snails?! My loaches will hunt doiwn the snails wherever they are hiding and gobble them up. At one stage I had another tank just for breeding snails to feed to my loaches. If the snails are in a different tank to the loaches, perhaps you could put a loach in there for a short holiday? He will come home fat and happy! :lol: Report
January 26, 200917 yr Author comment_287203 yep the loach tanks are snail free but thats only 2 out of the 20 odd I have. It got out of hand when some helpful folks moved some weed around Report
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