Fish tank problem...snail related

[Ticks]

So, i caught about 10 small snail-type things from a pond behind my parent's house. I added them in to my tank...probably about 10 months ago...

there are now, probably, a hundred or two in my tank.

No fish are dying but they are freaking everywhere. Should I completely empty the tank and destroy them?

I can only guess that they will continue to multiply and eventually overrun the entire tank. It's a 30 gallon tank or so.

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Snail Attack
Snail Attack 2
Other possible infestation problem

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found lots of info on them here

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They are actually keeping the tank super clean...i read that if they get crazy you can put a piece of cucumber in and they will flock to it. That way I can gradually reduce the numbers if it becomes too much.

 

[OCGuy]

Where are you MikeMike??

You missed one.

 

[ivan2]

holy shit, pics.

 

[spidey07]

Snails are good, they eat poo. Or get a fish that eats snails.

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: ivan2
holy shit, pics.

What he said.

Also you can always see if you can cook them for a tasy snack.

 

[Azraele]

Relocate the extras back behind your parents house?

 

[randay]

so which is it, one hundred snails, or two snails?

 

[bobdole369]

I can only guess that they will continue to multiply and eventually overrun the entire tank. It's a 30 gallon tank or so.

You would guss right. You need a fish that eats snails in the tank.

 

[Ticks]

Originally posted by: randay
so which is it, one hundred snails, or two snails?

There are 100-200 snails in my tank....

I found out they are Malaysian Trumpet Snails...I think i figured out how to get rid of some of them. If i leave the light off for a day or two they come out like crazy. Otherwise, about half of them stay hidden.

Heres a pic from someone else's tank

 

[SagaLore]

You can't get rid of them now. Their little offspring are all throughout the gravel. The only way to eradicate them is by emptying the tank, sanitize anything that water flows in/through/past, and get new gravel.

 

[funkymatt]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
You can't get rid of them now. Their little offspring are all throughout the gravel. The only way to eradicate them is by emptying the tank, sanitize anything that water flows in/through/past, and get new gravel.

this may not even completely rid them.

 

[MrMatt]

don't feed the fish as much? That got rid of my snail problem. The snails feed on leftover food.

 

[Wag]

Hahahahahaha!!! I always pick-up nameless shit and just pop them in my tank to see what happens!!!

Nah I don't.:laugh:

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
You can't get rid of them now. Their little offspring are all throughout the gravel. The only way to eradicate them is by emptying the tank, sanitize anything that water flows in/through/past, and get new gravel.

When I got my 55 gallon tank, it was riddled with these. My red eared slider went genocidal on them. Now there are no snails in the tank at all.

 

[paulney]

Zerg rush.

 

[hiromizu]

NUKE the ENTIRE SHIT FROM ORBIT! ITS THE ONLY WAY TO BE SURE!

 

[I Saw OJ]

No poison that is safe for the fish but will kill the snails and their eggs?

 

[Newbian]

http://www.aquariumfish.net/in...id_of_small_snails.htm

 

[seemingly random]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: SagaLore
You can't get rid of them now. Their little offspring are all throughout the gravel. The only way to eradicate them is by emptying the tank, sanitize anything that water flows in/through/past, and get new gravel.

When I got my 55 gallon tank, it was riddled with these. My red eared slider went genocidal on them. Now there are no snails in the tank at all.

You have a fish with ears?

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: SagaLore
You can't get rid of them now. Their little offspring are all throughout the gravel. The only way to eradicate them is by emptying the tank, sanitize anything that water flows in/through/past, and get new gravel.

When I got my 55 gallon tank, it was riddled with these. My red eared slider went genocidal on them. Now there are no snails in the tank at all.

Wow, we need some of these.

 

[krylon]

Puffers will eat snails like a bat out of hell. Only problem is what to feed them after the snails are gone.

 

[Ticks]

i'm going to turn the light off for a few hours and see i can get them to all come out for a group picture.

I only have 4 fish in this tank plus a humongous plecostomus.

 

[SSSnail]

I can assure you, it wasn't my doing.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: seemingly random

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: SagaLore
You can't get rid of them now. Their little offspring are all throughout the gravel. The only way to eradicate them is by emptying the tank, sanitize anything that water flows in/through/past, and get new gravel.

When I got my 55 gallon tank, it was riddled with these. My red eared slider went genocidal on them. Now there are no snails in the tank at all.

You have a fish with ears?

No, that's a turtle

 

[randay]

clown loach