What is the best way to kill snails?

[Flamegourami 13]

I have a 29 gallon aquarium, and out of nowhere, these little annoying Trumpet Snails get into my tank and I cant seem to get rid of them. What would work best to get rid of them? A Clown Loach maybe?

 

[splishsplash]

Try this. Put a bowl or glass  bottle that has a few pieces of food (pellets or something that will stay in the bottle) in it on the bottom of the tank. THe next morning, most of your snails will be in the bottle, and you just remove it.  Repeat as necessary.

Jan

 

[arcab4]

if that doesn't work, go with clown loaches. they love eating snails. =)

 

[rockfish]

Clown loach.  One two inch loach took away all my snails.

 

[clothahump]

Clown loaches are naturally shoaling fish and are insecure as an individual,Try to find "platyadoras costatus" the chocolate or talking cat,they are quite happy on their own. 8) 8)

 

[ryanp15]

Do they get rid of snails?

   Ryan  

 

[clothahump]

8)Yes.

 

[ryanp15]

[glow=color,strength,width]Didn't know that I always have heard about the clown loaches killing the snails but never heard about chocolate cats!

    Ryan ;D[/glow]

 

[Cillana]

Gouramis like snails too. Also cherry barbs seem to like to eat snail eggs. I think their mouths are too small to eat bigger snails.

 

[ryanp15]

My cousin says her gouramies eat snails eggs too. She had a very large infestation of them earlier in the year.

     Ryan ;D

 

[Bettaman shane]

Goldfish eat snails but they aren't very nice looking. You can get Chemicals that kill them and the eggs. But i think the Clown Loaches would be better because they are very nice fish and they do a good job of killing snails.I also don't think the bowl thing would work because there will still be eggs every where.

 

[Flamegourami 13]

Is the Chocolate Catfish something that I would find at a local pet store, or might I have to Special order that one?

 

[Bettaman shane]

some stores have them some don't you'llhave to look around and ask.

 

[FishChick]

This Chocolate cat wouldn't be a pleco, would it?

 

[clothahump]

The chocalate cat belongs to the doradid family,they are all wild caught as they will not breed in captivity. 8)

 

[Flamegourami 13]

I know prices differ, but how much would you think that the Chocolate Catfish would cost?

 

[clothahump]

You should be able to pick one up for about $5, 8)

 

[Franky099]

Go with the clown loach.  I keep one in my 38 gallon guppy tank .  He eats the small ones, but leaves the larger ones to keep my tank clean for me.  Its a great set up.  I very rarely have to clean anything in that tank![glow=color,strength,width][/glow]

 

[kitten]

I get my little brother to (wash his hands) collect them from my 2ft tank and squash them to feed my convicts He loves it, it's the only time he's allowed in my room to see the fish!

I guess that’s irrelevant though