Snails in the filter

[only6foot6]

I have found snails in my HOB filter. How do you recommend getting rid of them? Just scrub the heck out of the filters?

[bullseye69]

send them to me :)

[kj5kb]

Snails you WANT...and just got in the filter? and you want to keep them out.?

Or snails you DON'T want...like pond snails?? methinks your fish would eat small ones (?)

[only6foot6]

I have MTS in my tank. They are under control but I really don't want them in my filter. I really don't like putting snails down my sink drain when I am rinsing off my filter pads / cleaning out the filter.

I used to have tall background plants and I am assuming that is how they got in there.

Or is this a useless adventure and I should realize that they will be in my filter?

Thanks again!

[bullseye69]

pretty much they will find a way in there as they like to crawl every where. they even get sucked in the filter.

[kj5kb]

Ahh...IC...better MTS than the dreaded pond snail plague!

I have lots of MTS and ramshorns. I have sponges on all my filter inlets and rarely get any snails in the filters...could they be climbing up or getting sucked up the inlet tube?

[Mgamer20o0]

pull them out. i also have sponges over my intakes.

[Rbishop]

I'm not sure if you ever actually can do enough to stop it from happening.