PattysAquatics Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 So I have a crap ton of Malaysian trumpet snails in my tank and want to cut the population down in my tank and wondering if anyone has any tips or ideas. I know less feeding works some and have tried the cucumber trap ( my pleco eats it and never get a snail on it )and tried a diy water bottle trap and didn’t get one in there. Don’t really want to spend an hour picking them out one by one so any ideas would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Assassin snails perhaps? We got a pair of Assassins to help combat the bladder snail Armageddon in our guppy tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattysAquatics Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/22/2021 at 8:47 PM, GameCzar said: Assassin snails perhaps? We got a pair of Assassins to help combat the bladder snail Armageddon in our guppy tank. I thought of that but I have nerite snails , rabbit snails and rams horns I like and assume they would eat them too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/22/2021 at 9:09 PM, Grizzly said: I thought of that but I have nerite snails , rabbit snails and rams horns I like and assume they would eat them too The Nerites might be okay, but yeah that probably would not be a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 as much as i like assassins for snail control, i would not put them in with nerites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattysAquatics Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 I could try the diy water bottle trap again. Maybe fast the tank for a day or two then put it in? I was surprised I didn’t get one snail when I tried it the first time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/22/2021 at 10:18 PM, Grizzly said: I could try the diy water bottle trap again. Maybe fast the tank for a day or two then put it in? I was surprised I didn’t get one snail when I tried it the first time Try algae wafers plus veggies in your trap not sure if it will help but worth a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Playz Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Put a cucumber in there. After a few hours take it out and there will be tons on it. You may get other snails too but it's a good way to get rid of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik_n Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) On 8/23/2021 at 4:09 AM, Grizzly said: I thought of that but I have nerite snails , rabbit snails and rams horns I like and assume they would eat them too I got 3 assassin snails to help control the pond snail population. I also have two nerites in my 50 gallon and they haven't did get eaten. I think the nerites won't get eaten, as long as there are snail is the tank, because of their unique shell shape. I read or heard it somewhere and from my experience it is true. I'm sure it has already been said but general maintenance is the best way to control any snail population. Check if you LFS might want any, you might even get some store credit for them. Edited August 23, 2021 by Nik_n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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