April 16, 201115 yr comment_429652 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: Report
April 16, 201115 yr comment_429654 most loaches do a good job at eating snails. i finnd it good to have some as they eat all the let over food Report
April 17, 201115 yr Author comment_429918 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: Report
April 17, 201115 yr comment_429919 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 Report
April 17, 201115 yr comment_429940 this weekend I have started squashing my snails and the loaches come out and guzzle them almost straight away Report
April 17, 201115 yr comment_429941 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. Report
May 10, 201115 yr Author comment_434025 Put in some zebra Loaches,,they did the trick well and truely, very few snails can be spotted at all now. :thup: Report
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