Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 3:24 pm Post subject: Removal of Assassin Snails
Hello,
My 60 gallon densely planted Aquarium is flooded with Assassin Snails. Clown Loach doesnt help. Snail Trap doesn't work (The snails just didnt enter the trap in 8 days.)
My tank has 15 Guppies, 6 Swordtails, 10 Neon Tetra and 4 Clown Loach. Any other solution to remove the snails?
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: Removal of Assassin Snails
wow, I'd like to pick up a few if you're giving away..
Try putting a pond snail, the assassins will all attack the pond snail and maybe you can pick them in batches?
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:20 am Post subject: Re: Removal of Assassin Snails
I sprayed Hydrogen peroxide to kill algae and it killed all snails as well. It do not affect fish.
Buy a bottle of hydrogen peroxide (it is inexpensive) from medical shop, buy a spry bottle and fill hydrogen peroxide. Reduce aquarium water level 1/3 rd and spry hydrogen peroxide on plants and snails, wait for 10 minutes then you can fill up the aquarium. Repeat the process once again after a week.
When adding new plants to aquarium spry them with hydrogen peroxide it will avoid algae and snails coming into your tank.
I sprayed Hydrogen peroxide to kill algae and it killed all snails as well. It do not affect fish.
Buy a bottle of hydrogen peroxide (it is inexpensive) from medical shop, buy a spry bottle and fill hydrogen peroxide. Reduce aquarium water level 1/3 rd and spry hydrogen peroxide on plants and snails, wait for 10 minutes then you can fill up the aquarium. Repeat the process once again after a week.
When adding new plants to aquarium spry them with hydrogen peroxide it will avoid algae and snails coming into your tank.
Would recommend that you don't , I procured hydrogen peroxide from the local chemist and it killed over 10 (penguin tetras/kuhli loach/guppies/betta) of my fishes. Great it worked for you but different brands may have different compositions. Try finding a more natural way to remove algae / snails. The learning for me is less chemicals in the tank means less chances of anything going wrong.
I sprayed Hydrogen peroxide to kill algae and it killed all snails as well. It do not affect fish.
Buy a bottle of hydrogen peroxide (it is inexpensive) from medical shop, buy a spry bottle and fill hydrogen peroxide. Reduce aquarium water level 1/3 rd and spry hydrogen peroxide on plants and snails, wait for 10 minutes then you can fill up the aquarium. Repeat the process once again after a week.
When adding new plants to aquarium spry them with hydrogen peroxide it will avoid algae and snails coming into your tank.
Would recommend that you don't , I procured hydrogen peroxide from the local chemist and it killed over 10 (penguin tetras/kuhli loach/guppies/betta) of my fishes. Great it worked for you but different brands may have different compositions. Try finding a more natural way to remove algae / snails. The learning for me is less chemicals in the tank means less chances of anything going wrong.
Is quarantine of fishes to a breeder/hospital setup or tub an option? In that case, you could treat your plants in the main tank.
I sprayed Hydrogen peroxide to kill algae and it killed all snails as well. It do not affect fish.
Buy a bottle of hydrogen peroxide (it is inexpensive) from medical shop, buy a spry bottle and fill hydrogen peroxide. Reduce aquarium water level 1/3 rd and spry hydrogen peroxide on plants and snails, wait for 10 minutes then you can fill up the aquarium. Repeat the process once again after a week.
When adding new plants to aquarium spry them with hydrogen peroxide it will avoid algae and snails coming into your tank.
Would recommend that you don't , I procured hydrogen peroxide from the local chemist and it killed over 10 (penguin tetras/kuhli loach/guppies/betta) of my fishes. Great it worked for you but different brands may have different compositions. Try finding a more natural way to remove algae / snails. The learning for me is less chemicals in the tank means less chances of anything going wrong.
Is quarantine of fishes to a breeder/hospital setup or tub an option? In that case, you could treat your plants in the main tank.
i don't think there is a "one size fits all" remedy for algae. What i would do when i get algae is the following-
a) Get algae eaters (ottos, SAE, snails etc.)
b) regular water changes, water mix of 50:50 (RO/Distilled and tap water)
c) Build an algae scrubber
d) remove leaves affected by algae or brush algae off leaves prior to water change
I may action on all or some depending on the outcome. Some level of algae is more or less there in every tank.
I sprayed Hydrogen peroxide to kill algae and it killed all snails as well. It do not affect fish.
Buy a bottle of hydrogen peroxide (it is inexpensive) from medical shop, buy a spry bottle and fill hydrogen peroxide. Reduce aquarium water level 1/3 rd and spry hydrogen peroxide on plants and snails, wait for 10 minutes then you can fill up the aquarium. Repeat the process once again after a week.
When adding new plants to aquarium spry them with hydrogen peroxide it will avoid algae and snails coming into your tank.
Would recommend that you don't , I procured hydrogen peroxide from the local chemist and it killed over 10 (penguin tetras/kuhli loach/guppies/betta) of my fishes. Great it worked for you but different brands may have different compositions. Try finding a more natural way to remove algae / snails. The learning for me is less chemicals in the tank means less chances of anything going wrong.
This is your one time experience possibly hyderogen peroxide used was contaminated.
Lots people around the world use hyderogen peroxide to control algae, i have been using it for few years now. What i do is spray it on aquarium glass inside and plants during water change, fish in my aquarium are many types of Tetras, it has not affected them at all. My planted aquarium do not have too much algae, if too much algae comes, then best natural way to fix it is do "black out" for 5-6 days.
All Snails getting wiped out after spraying hydrogen peroxide is something i observed, thought might be useful to someone trying to eliminate snails.
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