RE: NANFA-- Snails.

geoff (gkimber2_at_alltel.net)
Tue, 17 Jun 2003 21:22:16 -0400

don't count on bleaching. I used to work in a nursing home when I lived in
Tucson and they had an aquarium infested with Malaysian trumpet snails. The
aquarium service decided to eradicate the snails for no good reason. They
took out all the fish, put a few inches of bleach water (strength unknown to
me but it smelled of chlorine pretty badly) and left it for a week. Then
they came and rinsed the gravel and filled the tank back up. Most of the
snails were dead, but a few dozen survived and repopulated the tank in no
time.

I would have to say that once you have these snails, get used to it.
they'll be around a while.

Although, I suppose that they would not survive boiling the gravel, but then
again, neither would anything else.

geoff kimber
lexington,ky

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net On Behalf
Of Bob Bock
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:04 PM
To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Snails.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these, short of bleaching
the tank?
----- Original Message -----
From: "unclescott" <unclescott_at_prodigy.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Snails.

> The Malaysian snails are great around plants too and keep the gravel
sifted.
>
> However, don't try to spawn egg layers in a tank with them. The
carnivorous
> night shift will devour any unguarded eggs. Can't speak to the issue of
> guarded eggs, but have my doubts that in all cases the eggs would be safe.
>
> And assume that once introduced to a tank, that they are there to stay.
>
> Great snails for tanks of livebearers and mouthbrooders.
>
> It's a little disconcerting though, to be watching the tank after a long
> day - and suddenly the gravel lurches several mm to the side! ;)
>
> All the best!
>
> Scott
>
> > I keep the live bearing snails with my cichlids. they are nice because
you
> > really don't see them much during the day. At night they come out and
> scour
> > the tanks. During the day the burrow in the sand cleaning it pretty
> > thoroughly. When you do see them, they are nice looking snails. They
> remind
> > me of a unicorn.

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