Okay, I admit it - I have problems directly killing the pond snails in my new 10g planted tank. AC member Irishspy has warned me to eradicate them before they take over my tank and eat my plants. For now I have put two of the three that were in the tank (still looking for the other fugitive), plus a batch of their eggs into a clean half-gallon jar of water with some food, while I give this some thought. The jar is a kind of holding cell while these kids await trial but maybe it will also double as death row.
Not wishing to release these snails into the stream at the foot of our land, I have a dilemma that many of you will find laughable, because I am sure experienced aquarists would not hesitate to crush these as live food for my other fish...I'd feel guilty about doing that though - you know, all God's creatures, etc...
But I have no problem paying for a hit man or, more correctly, a 'hit fish' who will undertake the contract in return for food and shelter and maybe a new identity to elude the FBI (Fish Bureau of Investigation).
Thing is this; I wanted this heavily planted tank to house serpae or neon tetras and dwarf corys, because of the peaty substrate I have used. If I hire a hit fish, it would need to co-exist with these other breeds after all snails were slain in cold blood, so I need a fish which is not a psychopath. It is a 10g tank, so no Oscars! (Anyway, oscars are remorseless assassins, as I know from past experience).
Suggestions? I considered hiring a dwarf gourami...would this co-exist peacefully with neons and corys?
Not wishing to release these snails into the stream at the foot of our land, I have a dilemma that many of you will find laughable, because I am sure experienced aquarists would not hesitate to crush these as live food for my other fish...I'd feel guilty about doing that though - you know, all God's creatures, etc...
But I have no problem paying for a hit man or, more correctly, a 'hit fish' who will undertake the contract in return for food and shelter and maybe a new identity to elude the FBI (Fish Bureau of Investigation).
Thing is this; I wanted this heavily planted tank to house serpae or neon tetras and dwarf corys, because of the peaty substrate I have used. If I hire a hit fish, it would need to co-exist with these other breeds after all snails were slain in cold blood, so I need a fish which is not a psychopath. It is a 10g tank, so no Oscars! (Anyway, oscars are remorseless assassins, as I know from past experience).
Suggestions? I considered hiring a dwarf gourami...would this co-exist peacefully with neons and corys?
