Uninvited Guests

[Ian Brown <Ian at mailbox25_freeserve.co.uk>]

Hi,

I’ve set up a heavily planted tropical freshwater tank, and it’s just coming to the end of its one month maturation period.

Unfortunately, it appears I have been the recipient of some “uninvited guests” – namely snails – that have started making an appearance over the last week. I’m assuming they have hitched a ride in on the plants.

So far they haven’t reached infestation levels, and I have been picking them out when I see them, but the number has started to rise, and they are now beginning to get larger and I’m getting concerned that they may be breeding soon.

Can anyone recommend a method of poisoning them off without killing the plants? With the tank only just becoming mature I don’t yet have any fish, so that’s not a concern so long as the treatment can be removed through water changes.

Thanks,

Ian.




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