Joe Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Hi everyone, I just went to look at my tank and noticed some stupid snails eating the leaves of the lovely sword plant I just got off phoenix44. The snails have been in my tank for quite a while, and have never been a problem up until now. They are those really small ones that look quite flat. I really need a plant-friendly solution to exterminate the little buggers. I don't want anything that: a. involves anything that will alter the water quality significantly b. involves buying extra fish e.g. loaches c. costs too much I was told you can place a piece of lettuce on the bottom of the tank, and the snails will gather overnight to feed and can be removed the following day. If they are feeding on my plants, how well would this work? Would they just ignore the lettuce and continue to eat my sword plants? Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 lettuce might work. you can build a snail trap by putting a piece of courgette in half a bottle and submersing that in the tank. Then in the morning just remove the contents of the bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Apparently the "old timers" used to put copper coins in their tanks to kill snails. I cant see it working but maybe you could do a trial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 See this one: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=48957 Although most suggest getting loaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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