fishyfish

do most of you quarantine and/or treat plants to kill snails and pests before introducing them into your tank?

Stephmkt

hey im new to planted tank but the best way i keep nails out is my clown loachs they do wonders...although depending on your tank size you should try to get a medium sized one also i have about 3 cory cats and whenever i see a snail at the top of the water line i take it out and crush it then drop it back in they go nuts over them and i see them sometimes even picking at the ones that are at the bottom

also you can also buy snails called assinan sails they eat other freshwater snails and dont reproduce that fast

fishyfish

thanks stephmkt. I'm afraid my current 3g is already over populated. I did have a clown loach, and he did almost iradicate the snails, then he got ich and died. I rather not do that again until I'm sure I can keep all conditons stable for the Clown Loach. Maybe an assassin snail, I'll look into that. thanks again.

rich815

If you're over populated with snails you're likely feeding too much. Cut your food in half, at least. Your fish WILL survive and the snail population will taper off.

fishyfish

Thanks rich, I'll try that. I think I may be over populated with fish and over feeding. 1 betta, 3 neon tetras, and a cory cat in a 3g. I think I may even get another nano, asap, and set that up to put some of them in there after it's cycled.

flashbang009

What kind of snails do you have in the tank? If they look like this, then they are harmless and only help. Otherwise, you can take them out by hand, or introduce assassin snails.