simfish Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 I have a pair of guppys and they dont lay eggs, I have a pair of bottom feeders / catfish, the albino ones and I have baby snails which I think hitched a ride on one of my plants. This in a small 1'x1'x1' tank. I now have another 4 foot which I am busy aquascaping.. I want to move these plants over but want to try and not take the little buggers over (snails). Over and above I find there is a couple blobs of jelly with eggs in them. The largest snail is no bigger than a 5 cent..... What do I do if they are fish eggs? if they are not what do I do to prevent this from taking over my tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 If they are blobs of jelly then more than likely they are snail eggs. normal fish eggs are usually seperate and don't have a jelly holding them all together. Guppies are livebearers so no eggs at all which is pretty cool what you could do is to rinse the plants in some amonia first then give them a good wash with clean water. Or you could get a couple clown Loaches to control snails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simfish Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Are these guys okay in a community tank and can I please know the ammonia or concentration of ammonia to use....... thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 cory eggs are in a sort of jelly. You have the same problem as me. I treated all my plants with double dose snail rid (copper sulphate) and it killed all the snails but not the eggs ---now overloaded with them. Tried snail trap and thought that was working (20 odd a day) bought a medium sized clown loach and still got heaps. Presently trying to catch all fish so I can dose the hell out of it. I am a bit reluctant to treat it with discus, cockatoo and clown loach (among others) in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 alanmin... you need more than 1 clown loach to do a good job. I have 2 in my 4ft tank and don't really notice the snails now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 I think they are most likely to be snail eggs if they are on the plants. You could introduce snail eating fish. Bleach - soak plants for 2 to 10 minutes in a dilute bleach solution (about 1 part bleach to 20 parts water), then soak for 20 minutes in fresh water with a high concentration of dechlorinator. This may damage sensitive plants. Bleach also kills algae. Various species of plants are more sensitive than others and cannot tolerate this more intense treatment. You DO NOT use the bleach in the aquarium of course! Remove the plants and treat them separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simfish Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Are clown loaches good guys in a community tank...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Yep Clown loaches are docile and good in community tanks. They keep to themselves and don't bother other fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetom Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 the more the merrier with clown loaches, 2 minimum but more is even better. simfish; have you got any pics of the aquascaping in process?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 I was told clown loaches dig out plants, is this correct? I'd love to have some but don't want my planted tanks wrecked. Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 I have built 3 caves in my community tank to breed some cave spawners. I got a clown loach to keep down snails but I am in the process of getting rid of the snails permanently. this involves taking all the fish out. If I put it back will it eat the eggs of spawning fish or will it be OK back in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simfish Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Tom, Ill possibly post some pics this weekend.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Clown loaches also need a well established and mature tank (over 6 months). I don't think they are particularly bad at digging up plants Jude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 They are partial to eating some types of plants though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simfish Posted November 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Like what, If I get them I don't want them harvesting by aquascape setup... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 I had mine in a tank that was really heavily planted. They only ate the buds of this one type of grass like plant, they left all the other plants alone. There were a fair few plants in there too, so you should probably be ok. Here's a pic to give you an idea: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simfish Posted November 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Thanks, that sets my mind at rest... bring on the clowns let them take care of the snail mobs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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