JenniB

@Lennie yes that is how small they are in the cleaned out tank. 96g i have a Fluval FX4 only have 2 (3-4inch) Siamese algae eaters in it, as my 2 Fancy goldfish passed after 13 years of having them. I honestly can't catch the Siamese algae eater as they are too fast or they would be out of the tank as well. I also have 1 large co-op sponge filter on the other side. I also have Ramshorn snails, but they are dying off since i am not feeding the tank. 36g bowfront, 1 Osae filter and 2 medium co-op sponge filters. For the 20g x2 tanks i have 2 large co-op sponge filters. 1 tank (in picture) has the most and no fish, no feeding nothing, and they still survive :(. the other 20 gallon i emptied and bleached but they still came back. TBH i want them gone, not just managed, but it seems like bleaching the tang and all the filters didn't help as they are back.....not sure how that is possible but they are. I want to get some amazon puffers but i know these guys are not good for them as the shells are too hard. I also want to get rid of them before i start feeding the tanks again as i know that will only cause them to populate even more. My BF and i argue about the tanks all the time as he hates those tiny snails and says it makes the tank look horrible, which i completely agree. Appreciate the help as i have been googling them but have never found the name so that is super helpful. Also appreciate the willingness to help. @Darax I hope it doesn't end up like mine, i tend to go with black substrate and they just make the tank look dirty and really stand out. Wishing you all the luck it doesn't end up like all my tanks 😞

Searched before sending and nothing really fit and hoping for some advice. I have 4 tanks: 94g, 36g and 20g x2. The snails started in 1 tank and have infested all of them. There are several thousands of them between all my tanks. They are about the size of the end of a pin, so super tiny. I want to get rid of them but nothing helps, i have added bleach and lots of salt to no avail. So finally i broke down my 1 of my 20g, bleached it with boiling water as well as my sponge filters. I left them in the bleach for a week. I put it back together without substrate as i didn't want to end up with the same problem. Glad i did it that way as they are back, not sure how as i used new hoses and new cleaning equipment and they came back. I really don't want to buy new filters, even though i love Aquarium Co-op i can't afford to purchase everything all over again. Plus replace all the media filter in my FX4 and Oase filters as well....that is a huge expense. Not sure what type they are as the never get bigger than that tiny one in the picture. I thought they might be trumpet but those get big, these are not. I even removed all the fish from the other 20g and stopped adding food about 6month ago as they are still going strong. Note, the picture with the scrubber, all those dots are the snails in question....it is just a fraction of the snails. So not dots, snails and that is the small side of the tank, now think of that being everywhere all over everything, i mean there are thousands of them and i am sure more than that from what i can't see. Not sure what to do and have been trying to control get rid of them for well over a year. This is causing me to want to sell everything and get out of the hobby that i have loved for almost 20 years. I am in tears over this, if anyone can offer help i would be greatly appreciate it. TIA Jenni.