need to get rid of snails ?

[PhishPhreek]

I have started a brackish water tank of local plants & fish
It lacks color but the price is right
I have noticed that I have a big pile of mylasian trumpet snail shells in the corner of the tank
(the snails were in the gravel when I converted the tank to local)
So why all the empty snail shells.....
could be they were out of water too long when I converted the tank.....
could be they don't like the small amount of salt in a Brackish tank......
But I believe it is the SheepsHead minows I added to the tank..... (they sure are fat)
I have posted a picture of a Sheepshead minow in my photo gallery if you need help identifying them
Has anyone else captured a few from the local waterways ?
Have you got any snails left in their tank ?

[Mzungu]

Re: need to get rid of snails ?

Do you know what the salinity is in this tank? I have a slightly brackish native tank, and the snails do really well. Actually, they seem to die on me more when the water is softer and more acidic. I don't really have an answer for your questions, but maybe if you knew the salinity you could start ruling things out?? I dunno. Also, what about other snails? Have any pond snails, or ramshorn snails? From what I've heard, fish that eat snails tend to go for those before they try to get to the MTS, whose shells are harder. But, then again, I've never had sheepshead minnows...

[danielp]

Re: need to get rid of snails ?

I was onve told to use Coppersafe. It works. Takes awhile for them to die. Make a good water change after treatment

[geoff_tropheus]

Re: need to get rid of snails ?

To kill malaysian Trumpet snails this is what has worked for me.

Use a product called Had-a-Snail and follow the directions on the bottle.  Then perform a waterchange, and add coppersafe per directions.

In a severe case, I also removed the gravel and microwaved it in a old microwave to kill all the snails, and snail larvae.

It works!

[Armadillo_Del_Rio]

Re: need to get rid of snails ?

I have talking catfish that feast upon snails.

Stirp and spotted raphaels do great jobs cleaning up at night... but they are not brackish.

[ItsDubC]

Re: need to get rid of snails ?

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