Snail question
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Well I put the algae wafer in the tank and the snails didn't get a chance to even touch it before my oto decided to join it and heck even the tetras decided to try a few bites as well. So I have decided to try the film canister trap instead. I poked 3 holes in the top of the film canister and I will put the algae wafer inside and see what I catch. The holes may be too small so if it doesn't seem to catch anything I may have to make them larger. Anyway, here is a picture of it right now.
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Well the canister didn't really want to sink on its own so I decided to bury it in the substrate (right by the oto eating the other wafer and he wouldn't move no matter how close I got haha). I think that the holes might be larger enough, here is a picture of the canister and there is even a small snail in the picture so you can see how tiny they really are.
I don't feel like cutting up a potato tonight so I will be lazy and just try my algae wafer inside the canister for tonight and see how it does.
Tab- I was going to give them some bloodworms tonight too but I think they got their treat for today with the wafer haha
Anyway... here is the picture and the snail is on the left side.
hahaWell the canister didn't really want to sink on its own so I decided to bury it in the substrate (right by the oto eating the other wafer and he wouldn't move no matter how close I got haha). I think that the holes might be larger enough, here is a picture of the canister and there is even a small snail in the picture so you can see how tiny they really are.
I don't feel like cutting up a potato tonight so I will be lazy and just try my algae wafer inside the canister for tonight and see how it does.
Tab- I was going to give them some bloodworms tonight too but I think they got their treat for today with the wafer haha
Anyway... here is the picture and the snail is on the left side.
This thought initially crossed my mind, but I was afraid of falling asleep like that and waking up with my whole arm all wrinkled LMAO
I will check my trap in a little bit to see what it has done. If it didn't work I will try larger holes and different bait tonight. I will also put gravel in it to hold it down.
I will check my trap in a little bit to see what it has done. If it didn't work I will try larger holes and different bait tonight. I will also put gravel in it to hold it down.
I'm very concerned with the snail population in my tank as well. There also seems to be holes in some of the leaves of my plants which I suspect is from the snail issue. I really do hope that this trap works tonight so I can get the problem under control before the population explodes even more.
I will make sure to update and let you know how this works for me.
I will make sure to update and let you know how this works for me.
That's a bummer.
Have you tried the lettuce?
I wonder what it is about my tank that keeps the population growing so slowly? I'm sure that my tetras and my catfish are ignoring the snail eggs. I do see the eggs from time to time, so I know they're being laid. Maybe my ghost shrimp? Maybe it was my swordtail?
Have you tried the lettuce?
I wonder what it is about my tank that keeps the population growing so slowly? I'm sure that my tetras and my catfish are ignoring the snail eggs. I do see the eggs from time to time, so I know they're being laid. Maybe my ghost shrimp? Maybe it was my swordtail?
Well I haven't updated this in a few days. The snails didn't seem to like the potato at all, but I have been doing some reading and saw that you actually need to blanch any vegetables you put in the trap or else they will more then likely stay away from it. So tonight I will blanch a small piece of potato and put that in the trap.
I really hope that this works to get rid of the pond snails because it seems as though they are on the leaves of my plants and I have been noticing holes in the leaves which I suspect is from them.
I really hope that this works to get rid of the pond snails because it seems as though they are on the leaves of my plants and I have been noticing holes in the leaves which I suspect is from them.
