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10-27-2009, 09:11 PM
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#1 | | Guppy
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sidney, OHIO
Posts: 17
| assassin snails
i need assassin snails  but i dont have enough posts for the classifieds section.
my snails are over-running my tanks! common/gilled, mts, ramshorns, UGH!
all my plants are being eaten! | 
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10-28-2009, 02:36 AM
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#2 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose, California
Posts: 417
| Re: assassin snails
Pretty sure most loaches will eat up snails as well. You could also try throwing in some squash or cucumber tied to a rock. Turn the lights off and leave it in there for 20 minutes or so. It should be covered with snails before you know it. Grab it, throw it away, and repeat. This method is really tidious, but it can be an effective way to at least try to control the population of snails. | |
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10-28-2009, 01:16 PM
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#3 | | Guppy
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sidney, OHIO
Posts: 17
| Re: assassin snails
i'm not interested in any fish for the snails, i need a snail for the snails. My botia wont eat the MTS. Its a 75 gal tank so doing the whole veggie-on-a-string trick i think is nothing more than a waste of time for any full-blown snail infestation.
Nobody has any assassin snails? or knows how to get any? | |
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10-28-2009, 05:23 PM
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#4 | | Smod/Admin
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waldo, Arkansas
Posts: 2,167
| Re: assassin snails
Well, I Googled Assassin Snails and all kinds of stuff came up...like, for sale 3.99, etc. Why don't you try that.
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10-28-2009, 06:08 PM
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#5 | | Guppy
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sidney, OHIO
Posts: 17
| Re: assassin snails
good idea judge, idk y i didnt think to try google?
i currently have a bid going on ebay for 4 assassins for $21.00, free shipping
i'm kinda hopin i lose cuz i dont want to pay this much for a few snails, & am convinced i will find them atleast $5 cheaper from somebody throughout the different forums I go to :s | |
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