Snails on the Uprise!

by **2tall** on Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:09 pm

What can one do to rid a tank of snails or to hold them at bay( I doubt this is possible)?

I will be planting the tank soon so will be able to remove most, but I'm sure I won't be able to capture
all the smaller ones. There are several tiny ones on the plants with more on the way I imagine.

They are holding hands so to speak as I write this. They have no shame! lol

by **Lilfishie** on Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:04 pm

My 15gal had loads of them (50+) i added 10 Assasin Snails about a week ago and haven't seen more than 1-2 since. I hate the look of snails but the Assasins/Bumble Bee are rather nice, i have really taken to them

by **2tall** on Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:49 pm

I heard the Assassins being mentioned before and was reminded. I'll see if
I can find them locally. I'd rather have the Assassins snails than be the assassin!! Thanks!

by **Lilfishie** on Fri Mar 18, 2011 7:44 am

thats what i thought plus if these do breed (which is nowhere near the amount MTS do) i can sell them on for a bit of money Very Happy

by **2tall** on Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:35 am

I found Assassin snails on the first phone call this afternoon. Will pick 1 or 2
up tomorrow morning. I thought it might be more difficult than that!

by **Lilfishie** on Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:14 am

thats good, i spent ages looking for mine, lookily found a breeder thinning there stocks

by **Better than Betta** on Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:26 pm

Im curious never heard of assassin snails what do they look like?

by **KalandraJane** on Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:35 pm

They have an elongated pointed shell which is quite rough, and they're yellow and dark brown striped all up the shell. The max size is about 1" shell, so they stay small.

by **Lilfishie** on Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:37 pm

and they don't breed like rabbits, i have eggs already but aparrently they take 6-9 weeks to hatch then you don't see them for months until they are about 1cm

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