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| okay...my snails are multiplying...i pick a new one out of tank every other day or so. a friend told me that i need to get rid of all traces of snails as they can spread disease. i definetely don't want to use any chemicals or poison and every fish and plant seems quite healthy. so...can i just continue to pick them out? will they spread disease? all seems fine to me. thanks!
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There are a few parasites that use snails as an intermediate host, but they use very specific species of snails, and none of these are the snails commonly found in aquaria. There is very little chance they are carrying anything on their shells either. I honestly wouldn't worry about it.
Most of the problem is 1- massive populations can be unsightly if snails aren't your thing, 2- once the population gets to a certain point, they will starve and you may have a die-off, causing an ammonia spike and a nasty smell. Basically this means that unless you really hate them, having a few isn't going to do your aquarium any harm. Some are very useful for eating unwanted food and wastes, some aren't.
If you do want to get rid of them, try taking a piece of zuchinni or cucumber or something similar and dropping it in the tank overnight. Early the next morning, most, if not all of the snails will probably be snacking on it. just remove the food, snails attached, and toss it.
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You could use thoroughly rinsed out salt shakers. Put in some lettuce, wait 12-24 hours around early morning and you should see most of the snails should inside it.
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Wow my little explanation was bad in grammar... I came back from school and immediately came here (no homework YAY) and I've been a little sleepy...
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| I've never really had a great amount of success with the cucumber method, but I don't have an exorbitant infestation in my tank. The ones I have seem to be finding ample food and are quite content to remain on the substrate or plants. I have live plants in my tank, and pruning time is an excellent opportunity to remove the snails. They can simply be crushed against the glass, or picked off and thrown away. However, you must have a steady hand during removal or they will drop to the substrate as a defense mechanism. In a planted/heavily aquascaped tank, this can make them almost impossible to reach. So grab 'em fast or wait for them to move to a better position for removal. With eggs, it's easy to remove them by scraping with a spoon. They're encased in jelly so it's difficult to pull them off by hand; I scrape them away and slowly remove them. Or just crush all the eggs using a hard object like a spoon or credit card.
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