Pest snails?

[Pinkmummy79]

I have hundreds of these fellas in my tank, they are also breeding inside my two filters.
I do have mts and a few large pink ramshorns but are these also ramshorn snails?
Anyway of reducing the population without harming my other snails?
Ta
Clive

 

[Tim Harrison]

Short answer is you can't really. If I were you I'd remove my pet snails and then dose with eSHa Gastropex (it's shrimp safe). You should notice a reduction in the little blighters (yes they are also ramshorn snails) after a few days. A week later, do a 50% water change and dose again, this will mop up any resistant stragglers. My tanks were plagued by them and I used the belt and braces method of introducing assassins as well after a good few water changes just in case; I've not seen hide nor hair since...

P.S. Don't forget to factor the capacity of your filter in to the dosing equation and remove any absorbent media.

P.P.S. I loath those little bar stewards with a passion.

 

[Pinkmummy79]

Ok cheers Troi, it may be difficult to remove all the mts and large pink ramshorns maybe better for me to do this when i strip the tank down in 2 weeks then dose, i have another home in the kitchen for the snails.
My media is just sponge and sintered glass is this ok to leave in?

 

[Andy Thurston]

Remove pet snails, shrimp and fish then gas the rest with co2. It takes a couple of days with 24hour co2 and you don't need to buy extra chemicals to pour in and the dead ones float for a couple of days. I haven't had any luck with eSHa Gastropex or any other snail killer for that matter

 

[stu_]

'No Planaria' had the added bonus of terminating my pest snails,as well as the limpets I was really after.
Not cheap though.

 

[Tim Harrison]

Good idea Big Clown, I've often wondered about that approach. Frankly, I use chemotherapy as well just to make sure...
...nuke 'em...nuke 'em all...muahahahahaha...

 

[Andy Thurston]

I recently tried it in a tank that i broke down just stratum water co2 and snails. I had to drop the ph by nearly 2points in approx. 4dkh and couldn't believe how fast it worked. Next time i rescape I'm going to try it before fauna goes in but I'm sure it will work

 

[drodgers]

I agree snails will gas easily .