Howfie_03 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 I have a 5.5 gallon shrimp tank with freshwater limpets that I HATE. They constantly cover the glass and look awful. I had been told that they boom and bust and that if I ride it out they won’t be as bad. Well it’s been a year and they’ve been crazy forever. Doesn’t matter if I starve the tank or feed a ton the population stays at the same insane level. I’ve tried manual removal, I’ve tried feeding the shrimp in a dish and removing after an hour to make sure there’s no leftover food for them. Nothing works. I’m at the point where I might try to remove all of the shrimp and heat the tank super high to kill them? Anyone had limpets and gotten rid of them successfully? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted January 30, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 30, 2021 I've never wanted to remove limpets as they are a benefit to my tanks. So I'm not help on mass removal unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howfie_03 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Just now, Cory said: I've never wanted to remove limpets as they are a benefit to my tanks. So I'm not help on mass removal unfortunately. I totally get that they can help with algae and whatnot but they literally cover over 50% of the glass surfaces in the tank. I can’t even view the tank without scraping mass amounts of them off. I’d be happy with some but there’s just sooo many and they reproduce soooooo fast 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted January 30, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 30, 2021 Do you have a picture? Normally there is something else going on as well. I've seen people hold back food meanwhile having a strong light that produces algae which is just a farm for limpets and snails etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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