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Old November 4th 05, 05:14 PM
Rocco Moretti
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Default Tank Doing Great...Snails totally out of control

Jeff wrote:
The snails are on the glass, in the rocks, on the
plants (Live and artificial), they are everywhere. The fish look to be real
happy and content and healthy (If fish can be happy) and I really dont want
to go through 5 more weeks of cycling and setup and in all probability kill
all the fish. Any suggestions?


Short of being an intermediate host for pathogens (unlikely in a
fishtank) snails won't probably harm fish. They may (depending on
species) harm plants, and they may (depending on you) harm asthetics.

If you have a "snail bloom" the most likely cause is overfeeding -
snails have to eat, and more food means that there can be more snails.
Be fastidous about feeding only the recommended amount, and coordinate
with spouses/roomates/children so that you aren't double dosing the food
accidentally. If you remove the food source, the snails should stabilize
to a managable population level.

In the mean time, try physically removing as many snails as possible.
(Leaving a piece of green vegatable in the tank overnight will draw
snails to it - remove it and the snails in the morning.)
 




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