Mathfish Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 I dropped the ball and didn’t dip some new plants. Now my pristine aquarium is over run with rams horn snails. My water parameters are ammonia/nitrite = 0 nitrate < 5 and pH 6.5. I have crystal shrimp and 3 otos. How can I control the snail outbreak? Thank you! So far I have been picking them off with tweezers. I’m concerned since the water is some what acidic the snails will die and pollute the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Picking them out, reduce feeding and trapping them are effective. They won't die in your pH, they are actually survivers. They don't blink an eye in my 4.85pH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathfish Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 @Mmiller2001 thank you! Any recommendations for trapping them? I don’t think food is a problem, I use a feeding dish usually there aren’t any leftovers after 12hrs, I rotate feeding repashy and algae wafers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) Something like this. https://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f20/diy-pond-snail-trap-126550.html Edited March 2, 2022 by Mmiller2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathfish Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 Update: I picked up a betta from my LFS, snail problem solved. He is also friendly with the shrimp and otos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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