i started with a just a few snails and thought "hey there cute, and there cleaners, what could go wrong?". well they've overrun my tank in little over 6 months. they spawn like mad and grow at an alarming rate as well. so asking around i came across these bad boys
there called "assassin snails". they will devour all snails in contact with water, and rather quickly at that. as far as i know, they are a freshwater creature, so without a water feature this will not work. you only need one, unless you want to clear out the snails very quickly for after they finish off the snails they will eat each other. also since snails use the water to breed they will keep more from spawning. even if it cant reach all the snails in your tank, it will at least have a good hold on population control.
the problem with assassin snails is, if you have more than one, they WILL breed worse than the snails you are trying to get rid of. they will lay their eggs, and the juvies will stay under the substrate for roughly 6 months and you will never know. also, they rarely break the water's surface, so if you are trying to rid yourself of terrestrial snails, this isn't a viable option. on the upside, they will eat any aquatic snails, including other assassins if there is no food left. here's the catch, as they breed, then emerge, there's a steady food supply. i would only recommend you use one, if you use any. and for what it's worth, they are less than an inch, so frogs may decide they are a tasty treat. not sure what eating a snail will do to the frog since their shell is made primarily of calcium. i'd be worried more about them getting impacted.
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0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
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0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
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1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
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hmm i did not know that, thank you for the heads up. it seems that the terrestrial snails that i have seem to flock towards the most plentiful food source since i through an algae wafer into the water and within a few days most of them swarmed it. its alot for them to clean up so hopefully they occupy it for a while
If you want to get rid of them, boil a piece of boiled cucumber or zucchini and place it in the tank, when they flock to it, yank them out. I don't mind snails, they do a great job cleaning my tanks, but if i had them on land, then they gotta go!
1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
0.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
0.1.0 Bed Bully
I am in bit of bother with endless snails in my water tank. I have tried to used some pest control chemicals to kill them but effective results are not there. I will not try to use boiled cucumber and hope it works. Thanks for your suggestion and sorry to reply in this old thread.
its quite alright, snails are a common problem. i actually wanted to update this and share my success with my assassin snail.
i only bought 1 about 4 months ago and ive seen a significant drop in my snail population. it seems that the assassin snail not only feeds on other snails but he also eats the eggs; which is most important since they multiply quickly. i would recommend them to anyone
1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
0.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
0.1.0 Bed Bully
do these snails escape just wondering because I added two but only finding one
What kind of snail did you add? Assassin? They burrow under the substrate, which may be why one is missing
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1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
0.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
0.1.0 Bed Bully
Sounds like you got one too many assassin snails and they have started breeding.
According to deranged chipmunk you need only to get 1.
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thx to all for for the advice
one other thing what can I use for a false bottom instead of the milk crate thing same process different material
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