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First, to get rid of pest snails in aquarium, you must go for the root problem.
There is an increase population of pest snails because there is too much food. You must be feeding the fish (or rather the tank) too much. All the leftover food become a feast for the snails. You must not feed the fish more than once a day, and you only need to feed as much as they can finish within a minute. All leftover fish food must be removed immediately by using either a net, or an aquarium vacuum.
Second, you can manually get rid of pest snails from the aquarium. Remove them by hand, or use a piece of veggie to set a trap for them. Remove the piece of veggie after there are lots of snails on it. Repeat doing that will quickly lower the snail population.
Third, get the snails' natural enemies.
You can get puffer, loach, etc. fish who love to feast on snails. There is also assassin snails who are good at eating other species of snails. All these natural predators will get rid of pest snails for you.
Apply all 3 methods, you will get rid of your pest snails from the aquarium before you know it.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo. Snails breed in their thousands and die in the tank too. The decaying snails put a strain on the filters capacity to keep the water clean and liveable. They also use up exactly the same things like oxygen etc that the fish need and so reduce the tanks fish holding capacity. They also eat both cheap and expensive water plants and prevent them from growing and using up Nitrates in the water. Another reason snails are not a smart thing to add to a fish tank is that once they are there they are almost impossible to get rid of.
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∙ 16y agoUnless you want snails or have a snail-eating fish, yes.
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∙ 13y agoDepends on many factors, including:
- if you want to breed
- the kind of fish in the tank
- what laid the eggs.
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Finding out what the jelly sacks are in your aquarium?
Probably snail eggs.
What are those egg clusters in your aquarium?
Probably snail eggs.
How do you kill snail eggs in aquarium?
Turn off all of the power in the aquarium, use an algae scrubber thingy, and wipe the eggs off.
What should you feed a snail after they lay eggs?
leaves
How long does it take for snail eggs to hatch?
Female squid lay eggs only once in their lifetime. They lay many eggs at one time at die shortly afterwards. Two weeks later, the squid eggs will begin to hatch and a new life cycle will begin.
Can watersnails be tiny?
Yes they can ! You might find a water-snail in your aquarium - but it may have already laid a large number of eggs - which will hatch into tiny snails !
What is the colour of snail eggs?
- Most snail eggs are clear, but not all of them are.
How many eggs do snails lay?
It depends on the type of snail. Maybe 30 to 20 eggs depends on the tip of the snail. Snails that lay their eggs in aquarium's tend to give birth from 200 to 300 eggs. Snails can only lay 2 at a time. Hermaphroditic snails lay about 80 eggs 6 times a year. Most land snails lay 40 to 60 eggs (according to some authors even 100). Well that's all I know about how many eggs a snail lays a year! :)
How long do aquarium snail eggs take to hatch?
"After about 3-6 weeks depending on species and temperature, the babies emerge" see: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_mystery_snails_reproduce_and_how_many_offspring_can_they_have_at_one_time
What are snail eggs called?
I've only ever heard them called "Snail Eggs".
Pictures of snail eggs?
Look at the link below these are Golden Apple Snail eggs.
I need to change the water in my aquarium will this harm the snail eggs?
Once you have snails infesting your fish tank you will find it very difficult to get rid of them. They seem to live no matter how hard you try to kill them.
