tabrat Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 have a fishtank which has 11 large Tetras red-eye and peguion and 3 Bristle nose catfish, 14 fish total, 160 litre tank. But one thing that is becoming very prominant is the number of snails in the tank. tank is about 3 to 4 months old. How many sorts of snails are out there?, how do i get rid of the snails? are the snails helping the tank run so well? is there a tropical fish that eats snails. Thanks in advance. :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 most loaches do a good job at eating snails. i finnd it good to have some as they eat all the let over food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabrat Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 have a fishtank which has 11 large Tetras red-eye and peguion and 3 Bristle nose catfish, 14 fish total, 160 litre tank. But one thing that is becoming very prominant is the number of snails in the tank. tank is about 3 to 4 months old. How many sorts of snails are out there?, how do i get rid of the snails? are the snails helping the tank run so well? is there a tropical fish that eats snails. Thanks in advance. :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 waterlogged answered some of your questions. How many sorts of snails are out there? Quite a few of varying shapes and sizes. 4 or 5 are most common How do I get rid of the snails? Stop feeding so much. Snails become a problem when you overfeed the fish. Squish them against the glass Weight down a lettuce leaf each night and remove it, hopefully covered in snails, in the morning. Shake snails off and repeat. Are the snails helping the tank run so well? Snails can be good as they move through the substrate and help aerate it. Snails are scavengers so help keep the tank clean (when in smaller numbers. Too many and they create more waste than they clean). Is there a tropical fish that eats snails? Various loaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 this weekend I have started squashing my snails and the loaches come out and guzzle them almost straight away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 My tank was litered with them, I put a few clown loaches in there and after a week they are just about gone and there is empty snail shells everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabrat Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Put in some zebra Loaches,,they did the trick well and truely, very few snails can be spotted at all now. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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