Mr McFish Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Can I get plants out my pond and put them in my tropical tank and would there be a way of killing the snail eggs before putting them in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr McFish Posted April 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Nothing is in the tank and the plant is just oxygen weed. Was going to get a couple of lillies out but figured the roots are to big. I Want to set it up to get a couple of kribs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 You'll need to do a permanganate dip to kill snails. Go to the pharmacy and buy some potassium permanganate. Mix a 1/4 teaspoon with water (it will go a pretty purple colour) and put the plants in for a couple of minutes. It'll nuke them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 does KMnO4 work on snail eggs too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Yup. It turns the jelly mass purple, and the actual eggs purple too. If you look really closely, you can sometimes see the eggs have burst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 uber cool! lol. thanks for that... i thought it only worked on snails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr McFish Posted April 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Thanks will go to the chemist tomorrow and get some. Do I treat them in a bucket or the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 treat them in a bucket that you aren't fond off. if you treat it in your tank it will turn the silicone brown. PS- your fingers will turn brown too - but that will fade in a few days. maybe more than a few days if you aren't nice and brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Also, don't stir with anything you want to keep. Go find a stick, or something. You may have to shop around to get permanganate, I got mine after going to about 4 pharmacies, it was about $5 for more than I'll ever use. It's a good thing to keep on hand, because you can do dips (for the fish) which will kill any external parasites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr McFish Posted April 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Ok just thougt about it and read somewhere that you can use bleach or is permanganate beter to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 I'd use permanganate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Hmmm. I don't like putting bleach in my tank. I guess it would work, but you'd need to do some serious rinsing afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr McFish Posted April 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Ok will try and get some tomorrow but if they dont have any does snail rid work ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Sorry, I've never used snail rid before. I try really hard to breed snails, so it's unlikely I'll ever need it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 snail rid contains copper sulfate, so be careful when you use it.. I'm not sure if it would work on snail eggs either. Im sure i have a bottle lying around ill see what the instructions say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 treat them in a bucket that you aren't fond off. if you treat it in your tank it will turn the silicone brown. PS- your fingers will turn brown too - but that will fade in a few days. maybe more than a few days if you aren't nice and brown. You reminded me of another random use for potassium permanganate: Mix some with glycerine and rub it into your skin as a fake tan! True!! But make sure you wear gloves if you don't want the palms of your hands to be brown. Disclaimer: I only know about this because it's what my grandfather used to do in the old, old days before commercial fake tan was invented. I have never tried it myself and have no intention of doing so. Do it at your own risk (then post pics here so we can all have a good laugh). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 It's a carcinogen and poisonous, so I'll leave it to someone else to try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Which compound is a carcinogen? They are all poisonous as we are tryinmg to poison snails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I am naturally gifted and am nice and brown :lol: lol... no need to resort to fake tan ha ha. although my hair bleaches when i go to the beach etc. its all very tragic :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Anything with copper into will kill them, you can get copper based medication. If you want to try an old school method connect some copper wire to each terminal of a 9 volt battery and have each wire bare and hanging in the tank, just make sure the wires aren't touching or they will short out. I've never tried it myself but have heard it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Which compound is a carcinogen? They are all poisonous as we are tryinmg to poison snails. Shrug. My bottle says 'Use caution: Carcinogenic". I believed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 If you mix pot. permangenate and glycerine it will spontaneously ignite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 If you mix pot. permangenate and glycerine it will spontaneously ignite. :lol: That would explain why my grandad was a firey redhead! :lol: Potassium permanganate (Condy's Crystals) has been used for generations to treat open wounds as an antiseptic. My Mum used to put it on our knees if we grazed them - we rarely complained to Mum about grazed knees because the treatment was worse than the injury! Ouch! http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/permanganate.html Apparently it's safe in dilute amounts but can irritate the skin if too concentrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 It is a strong oxidizing agent like chlorine. If you make a small pile of condys and pour a drop of glycerine onto it it will oxidise the glycerine and burst into flames. We used to use it for fuses when kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr McFish Posted April 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Ok I might just buy some plants from the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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