Pest snails

[hixyhicks]

hello, my tank is sumped and when I started it I kept plants which have now gone,but my problem is I have lots of snails that i want to get rid off in the sump and main tank,is there a chemical which i can safely use to kill them,

[Adam S]

Are there fish in the tank?

[bluelagoon]

There's always this:https://www.marinedepot.com/Seachem_Laboratories_Cupramine_Copper_Saltwater_Fi sh_Parasite_Medications-Seachem-SC4713-FIMEPS-vi.html

[AngryBird]

There's always this:https://www.marinedepot.com/Seachem_Laboratories_Cupramine_Copper_Saltwater_Fi sh_Parasite_Medications-Seachem-SC4713-FIMEPS-vi.html

I used cupramine once and it killed snails but along with that I lost a school of tetras so beware if you have small fish in the tank!

[bluelagoon]

Might be time to try assassin snails;at least when they run out of live snails they stop reproducing and just eat other stuff.I use them and it's a lot better than a tank full of trumpet snails.They don't reproduce quickly.

[Paul Sabucchi]

Get a few killer snails (Anentome helena). Very effective and (not being hermaphrodite) they breed very slowly so easy to remove once the job is done

[Pardal]

Another option will be clown loaches, they have a taste for snails, and if you want to mantain the biotope you can remove them later after their job is done.

[sanjay21]

I've tried different ways to remove these pest snails from my tank and "Yo-Yo loaches" are by far the best eaters of these snails. You will be surprised on the results in a week's time.

From thousands of snails to almost nothing ! I later sold those loaches and got some Assassin snails and I don't have any pest snails at all.

[bluelagoon]

Also,killing a tank full of snails all a sudden with chemicals can lead to ammonia spikes.

[GriMAcE]

I have heard of people putting things like lettuce leaves in tank overnight for snails to climb on to eat to fish them out in the morning. Also dosing with salt can be effective as many freshwater snails are effected by salt causing them to dehydrate and such and die off also.

I know at the store I work at when they order freshwater snails they typically die off quickly which I attribute to the fact that we are required to use salt in aquarium maintenance.

It's also a natural option to try first, over adding other fish or anything, over using any type of medication. I'm always a fan of trying what you can naturally before considering any kind of medications.

[Jack L]

what worked best for me was assassin snails.