Re: [APD] Snail control

[dstringf at comcast_net]

If you want to do it the "natural" way, I suggest adding a clown loach to the tank. He'll make quick work of the pesky snails.


> I have a population explosion of snails in my 30T tank.  I say they are 
> ramshorns - they are planispiral and reddish in color.  They are very 
> thin-shelled and crush easily but at the slightest disturbance they drop to the 
> bottom of the tank where I cannot reach them. Ordinarily they attack only dead 
> vegetation but are beginning to dames my Echinodorus and Aponogetons.  Any ideas 
> on pest control?
> 
> I have one idea.  I have plastic net pots, like those used y commercial aquarium 
> plant growers but largere. I'm thinking I could put some bait in one, weigh it 
> down with some gravel, and lower it on fishing line into the tank.  In the 
> morning I would use the line to retrieve the pot and the snails But what should 
> I use for bait?  Would frozen spinach be a good bait?
> 
> Kenneth Quinn
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