A manageable number of snails, whether deliberately used or introduced unintentionally, is definitely to be welcomed. The slimy animals help keep the freshwater pool clean and he althy. However, if they multiply excessively, you should take action immediately.
How do I rid my aquarium plants of snails?
Few snails are quite useful in the aquarium. Large snail populations must be combated comprehensively, not just on plants. Proceed carefully,collect snailsUse cucumber slices as bait, usesnail traps. Avoid an excess of food.
Do snails damage aquarium plants?
The useful aquarium inhabitants can no longer be described as useful when they become more and more numerous.
- yourexcretions pollute the water
- other living beings are affected by this
- Competition for food is increasing
- then he althyplants will be eaten
How do I prevent snails from attacking aquarium plants?
Snails are usually introduced via new plants because the small, hidden snail eggs are difficult to discover. Therefore, a snail-free aquarium is hardly possible. Here's how you can try to prevent a snail infestation:
- Carefully check the leaves of new aquarium plants
- watering new plants
- many aquarists use CO2 containingmineral water
- Never add water from pet stores to the aquarium
- remove dead plant material promptly
- Dosing feeding correctly, avoid leftover food
- Combat algae infestation (snail food) early on
How do I rid my aquarium plants of snails?
In order to permanently rid aquarium plants of bladder snails, tower snails or other types of snails, the entire tank must ultimately be (almost) free of snails. This should be done as gently as possible so that plants and other living beings do not suffer any damage.
- snailscollect manually
- Use lettuce or cucumber slices as an attractant
- Thread it onto a line and use it as a snail rod
- repeat several times, preferably in the morning
- Predatory snails Use as predators
- they multiply slowly and do not become a plague
- use asnail trap (plastic box with food tablet)
Tip
Leave chemical snail control products on the store shelf
Commercially available chemical products against snail plagues contain a lot of copper. The element is actually extremely effective against molluscs. But it is harmful to plants, fish, shrimps, crabs, etc. and can even be fatal.
