HannibalsMum Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 i ended up with them when i got some plants, there only two atm, an currently have them in my sick tank. i dont need to have an infestaion again. :S ( it was a differnt type last time.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanoz Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 O'OH!!!!!!! They are not good to have in your tank! It only takes one to get 1 Million, if only they were dollar coins then everyone would love them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3f0rg0t3n Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 hahah DESTROY THEM!!! infestation will happen before you know it. possibly a couple clown loaches / paki loaches to keep the tank safe that you did have them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanoz Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Def's add some Clown Loaches, they are like Mars Bars to them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_boi_ben Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 I had an infestation, pulled out as many as I could by hand and then added 2 YOYO Loaches, they cleaned up the rest quite well. I ended up pulling out about 100, and that was after 4 snail killing treatments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanoz Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 The only way to successfully get rid of them without chem's of loaches is too put your gravel in boiling water and boil the $h!t out of it, that's if you don't mind having snail shells in your gravel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannibalsMum Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 oh.. ok, i was hoping that it wasnt going to be those types,, hard luck.. thanks guys.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneself Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 They are the antichrist. Antichrists. I wonder if they're edible? [MENTION=4899]Yodapwnsasmurf[/MENTION] would know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__CAV__ Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 dwarf cichlds love demolishing them too. one of my tanks got an infestation, in went in a pr of dehane, 2 days later i had one well fed dehane pair and not alot of snails left. I've found all my apistos will eat them too, so if you have dwarf cichlids get a few and crush them up and feed them too them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannibalsMum Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 i've manage to get the larger one of the two, (i threw them back in the tank :S) so i'll crush it an let the khuli an blue rams have a go at it. an when i find the other one it will go the same way to the yoyos an mollies... lol with my last infestation i had got rid of them by hand picking them out as much as i could an then the khulis took care of the rest/smaller ones. cause they have been in my med tank will i have to worry bout making sure they are clean by putting them in a glass of clean water like you do with mussles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilpierre Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Do not handle them and then rub your eyes ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanoz Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Wait till night time. turn all the lights off, give it 15 - 30 minutes then turn the light on and go hell for leather as all the snails will be out on the surface, then you can go nuts once you see how many you really have other than the two you found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannibalsMum Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 i just did a major stone wash, an havnt seen any egg sacks yet. b/n could be mucnhin em down to. i just want to know bout cleansing em as i dont really want to posion my loachies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronny Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 i just did a major stone wash, an havnt seen any egg sacks yet. b/n could be mucnhin em down to. i just want to know bout cleansing em as i dont really want to posion my loachies Just so u know these guys are livebearers not egglayers. U won't find egg sacks ever just a buggerload of the little buggers . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannibalsMum Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 oh. no i didnt know that.. i thought all snails were egg layers. does anyone know what the name of this type is? well we will see. might have to stop meds an throw a couple of loaches in to polish em off.. i got three cheeky yoyo's that would enjoy doin that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 late afternoon the adults come up out of the gravel search destroy them then otherwise traps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Red-rimmed melania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Malaysian Trumpet Snail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Red-rimmed melania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMalaysian Trumpet Snail So they are actually authentic biotype in a Malawi aquarium? niiiiiiiiiiiiiice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannibalsMum Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 i'm still in two minds bout this...its good for the loches but bad for my tanks... also other than now, my med tank normaly doesnt have anything to eat the alge... :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanoz Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 I thought they were called "Pain in the A$$ all through your tank ninja night snails?!?!?!" :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
