mgr7686 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Hi all Just looking for some advice. I have a few mini snail poping up everywhere in my tank. i was hoping to go down the road of natral remerdy. IE a fish ? I have grass guppy and L397's along with cherry shrimp. I need something that will do fight will my babys. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TED Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Gday mate, clown loaches are a natural enemy of snails. I once had a plague of snails and it was suggested that i use clown loaches to get rid off them instead of any chemicals. it worked a treat. all gone in a matter of weeks, although im not exactly sure because i ended up keeping the loaches for years. just make sure they are compatible with your other tank mates. You can also purchase snail traps bought at local fish stores. not up to scratch on these as i have never used them. good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitmini Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 I just use a mulberry leaf every day , pop it in a night and the next morning it is covered with the blighters . This has worked for my pep fry tank and my shrimp tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauljones82 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 or you can put a leaf of lettuce in a cup to attract them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnexplainedWays Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Loaches will remove them from sight, however they will never get rid of them. Also, anything that will eat the snails will also eat your shrimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgr7686 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 ywe bit of a shame cause i love my little shrimp too all my tank mates atm get along with each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgr7686 Posted November 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Anyone else got any good idears on this ? i was even thinking of maybe trying a young yoyo loach ? i figured that the snales will get eaten and i may loose a few baby shrimp here and there but they should still live on ? Or is there anything other fish that will do this job haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgr7686 Posted November 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) lol geting tired ow swishing snales lol what are people's feeling on kuhli loaches Edited November 6, 2012 by mgr7686 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1991brouwer Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 the kuhli just wont cut it sadly i had them in my shrimp tank which now is only a fry growing tank till i can remove them to start fresh as there is over 2000 snails in this tank now grrr, sadly its either a clown loach or empty the tank of all crustations u dont want to kill and use snail rid cheers dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgr7686 Posted November 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 well i have heard that they will eat a few here and there. The snales i have are only the little tiny ones. so if they eat a few i i jsut squishy the few i can see every say. i think that sould stop a boom what you think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1991brouwer Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 could keep on top of it how big is your tank so i know how much battle ground u have to cover lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgr7686 Posted November 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 lolits just a 90 L. The only other proble i have seen too is when i do gravel vacs. i have noticed a few small worms get sucked up. They look like blood worms kinda. I have read up on them. They are not really harmful but it they grow from overfeeding woops. So i also though these kuhli loaches could help with them too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1991brouwer Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 yeah or corrydoras they love protein worms i also have these in my shrimp tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1991brouwer Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 oh and the khulis and frequent egg check/removal and squishing is really the best you can do next to pulling the tank down and starting up another and slowly and carefully transfering all the fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgr7686 Posted November 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 well i god 2 peper corys and they done seem bothered with the protein worms. Will the kuhli loaches eat them ?. I just think that kuhli loaches are my best option atm with my other tank mates, Speacally the sherry shrimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1991brouwer Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 i got 4 corrys and got rid of them just for the purpose of protein worm removal they won dig deep though so u have to stir up small spots at a time each day for them to eat them and i personally havnt seen kuhli loaches eat them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagged Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 This is something different. Take a small pump and pump the water from the tank to another tank which is higher up, say 100 mm only. Take a piece of PVC pipe, about 150 diameter, run it between both tanks. The water will trickle down the pipe to the tank with the pump and recycle back to the top tank. The pipe must be in the water at the bottom end. Shrimp will automatically migrate upstream and leave the snails behind. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1991brouwer Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 This is something different. Take a small pump and pump the water from the tank to another tank which is higher up, say 100 mm only. Take a piece of PVC pipe, about 150 diameter, run it between both tanks. The water will trickle down the pipe to the tank with the pump and recycle back to the top tank. The pipe must be in the water at the bottom end. Shrimp will automatically migrate upstream and leave the snails behind. Good luck. if this works you are a genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgr7686 Posted November 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 lol i am not looking to get a new tank yet otherwise i would have gotten loches a long time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quantum8 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Will the kuhli loaches eat them ?.I just think that kuhli loaches are my best option atm with my other tank mates, Speacally the sherry shrimp The kulhis that I have don't have the patience to eat snails. The only ones i've had luck with are clown and pakistani loaches. But they'll both feast on the shrimp as well. Maybe you can borrow a second tank for a few days, put the shrimp in there (with your cycled filter) and do a thorough clean of the first tank. They're a bugger to get rid of, but in the end they're not that bad really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
