de-snailing new plants

[almostaskater62]

how does one go about de-snailing new plants? i got some on apc and he said there may be snails, so i wanna get rid of them before i put them in a tank


thanks

[Sploke]

I put about a tablespoon of bleach into about 4 cups of water, and swish the plants around for about 30 seconds or so, then rinse them in fresh water with a strong dose of dechlorinator. This should kill snails as well as any other waterborne illnesses that might be carried over.

[geofied]

OK, I try to use as little bleach as possible in everyday life. Bleach can also kill plants if you don't know what you are doing.

If you want to just de-snail, see tip #2

A ten minute soak in potassium permangenate (pale purple) works well; it is available in dilute form from Jungle products as "Clear Water". Permangenate is particularly good for killing bacteria and pathogens.
A 2-day soak in 1 tbsp/gallon of alum (buy it at drug stores) is good for killing snails and their eggs.
If the plants are kept in a fish-free system for three weeks, parasites like ich and velvet will die without their fish hosts.
A soak in a 1:19 diluted bleach solution; 2 minutes for stem plants, 3 minutes for tougher plants. Make sure to remove all traces of bleach afterwards by rinsing with water and dechlorinator. This method can kill your plants, so use only as a last resort against hell algae.Borrowed from this FAQ: http://faq.thekrib.com/plant-qa.html

[almostaskater62]

okay thanks, i'll probly look for some alum

[almostaskater62]

does salt work?
if i put the plants in a bucket with a high concentration of aquarium salt would that kill snails? (and eggs?)
thanks

[clayt101]

Personally, I use Alum. I have 0 snails.

[soobie]

You can also find alum in the spice or pickling section of most grocery stores.

[almostaskater62]

okay i'll look for that too

thanks

[Firebelly__girl]

So, just get a bucket do the alum/water concentration, put the plant in and let it sit for 2 days?