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rodthecod Newbie  
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   Topic: snailsPosted: 29 July 2010 at 4:46pm |
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ive just cleaned and added some more filter media to my fluval 305 filter and i noticed about 15 small black snails what is the best line of attack in removing them .
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kirstyandjack Novice  
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Posted: 29 July 2010 at 4:57pm
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Personally I just take them out one at a time. It's a long process but I just take them out when I see them :-)
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martyn71 Novice 
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Posted: 29 July 2010 at 5:46pm
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assassin snails |
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FACT you only get attacked by sharks when your wet.
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manutius Admin Group  
The Boss     AquaTrax User: YES View My Setup Joined: 06 January 2006 Last Active: 03 September 2010 Posts: 16418 Articles: 9 Member Rating: 424
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Posted: 29 July 2010 at 9:14pm
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It really depends on what snails they are. Mots snails are beneficial to a tank, they form part of the scavenging crew in a tank. How big are they and what shape would you say the are.
Google malaysian trumpet snail, ramshorn snail and pond snail to see if they look anything like them  |
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jennybugs Moderators 
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Posted: 30 July 2010 at 9:23am
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http://www.screwcumber.co.uk and fresh cucumber every night at lights out. Remove the cucmber the next day with the critters on and repeat as necessary.
Combine that with manual harvesting!
Oh, and cut down on the tank feeding - once every other day tops and small amounts at that - as the snails thrive in an over fed or well fed tank. The fish will be fine with that. I feed all my tanks (barring the marines) every 2 days or so. Edited by jennybugs - 30 July 2010 at 9:25am |
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Slowly, slowly, happy tanky! :D
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rodthecod Newbie
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Posted: 30 July 2010 at 9:46am
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they were small round and black i havent noticed them in the tank only in filter i feed once a day and the food is gone in seconds
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jennybugs Moderators
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Posted: 30 July 2010 at 11:23am
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If they're in the filter, they'll be in the tank so I would try feeding every other day to help get the numbers down
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Slowly, slowly, happy tanky! :D
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