hovmoller Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Have anyone out there succesfully used a "snail rid" product and eliminated all your snails without damage to fish, plants, etc.? Yes I know about traps, loaches, etc. to minimise snails but just want to hear from someone who have used a snail rid product and their experience. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I have used snail rid at the recommended dosage on a tank filled with fish in an attempt to treat a disease.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Copper. Anything copper will kill snails. Even coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted May 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I have used snail rid at the recommended dosage on a tank filled with fish in an attempt to treat a disease.. And your fish survived? or at least didn't die from the snail rid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 i put a large triton shell in my tank a while ago & most of the snails made their into so I pulled it out & rinsed them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I've heard of people using a copper washer with good success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 How long would you need to leave it in for? I have trumpet snails, and I only see them at night. Found hundreds of them in my 60l tank last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted May 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I'm not talking about minimising snails here.. I want to get rid of them!... for good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Inspect plants before adding them to tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 not a guarantee unfortunately. I faithfully groom my new plants but still got snails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I've never had them :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I put ten ramshorn snails in my little 20 litre tank, big ones too, hoping they will breed for future small snails to feed my dwarf puffers, but a week later and I have ten empty shells in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 try trumpet snails or apple snails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 try trumpet snails or apple snails apparently trumpet snails are bad for their teeth but I will try apple snails. Its so cute when they hunt and eat the snails, they creep up on them and suck them right out of the shell and then they put their head in the shell like a cat does with a box and wiggle about to get every last bit of the snail :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Snail rid is copper sulphate solution and contains a warning that it should not be used with fish unless the hardness is above 50ppm (mg/litre or about 3 degrees dH). Since the tap water in Christchurch is about 45ppm hardness many pet shops have stopped stocking it because people come back saying their fish have died. I have used it at 2-3 times the normal dose but without fish. If you add copper as metal the amount of copper in solution is unknown and will depend on lots of things including the pH. Safer to use in a known concentration. In the "good ol' days" pennies and copper wool were used to treat diseases like white spot and velvet and were left in the tank until the snails started trying to crawl out of the water. They were also the times when a floating potatoe was used to test the brine solution in a butcher's shop---a bit hit and miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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