Be vewy quiet, I'm hunting snails....

[jackiomy]

Carrots! They sink and the snails love them.

 

[excuzzzeme]

If you use cawotts watch out for the wabbit!

I use a regular suction cup like the ones for a heater, attach a veggie clip to the little clamps and let it free float on the clamps. Seems to work, clamped on front glass within reach.

 

[irishspy]

Thanks for the suggestions, folks! :clap:
As for what to do with the MTS after trapping, I hadn't thought of that... :huh:

 

[Hollygirl]

You could get a couple of "assasin snails" Anentome Helena. They may not eradicate the pond snail problem but they would help keep it down.

 

[jaylin]

Snails to control snail populations? Hrm ... might try keeping the tank a little cleaner too. Snails numbers are a good indication of how clean or dirty a tank really is. Lots of snails means - dirty tank.

 

[Hollygirl]

Snails to control snail populations? Hrm ... might try keeping the tank a little cleaner too. Snails numbers are a good indication of how clean or dirty a tank really is. Lots of snails means - dirty tank.

I don't think the tank has to necessarily be dirty. All you need is a little decaying plant matter and a couple of snails will turn into several dozen. I keep hornwort and pennywort cuttings in a plastic tub under a plant light. I change the water about every third day, and after a couple of weeks I still will find some pond snails. This is in a tub with no fish food whatsoever. I've even soaked cuttings in water with no Prime and the little buggers still manage to survive. JMO but if you have a heavily planted tank pond snails are going to be difficult to get rid of entirely.

 

[irishspy]

I don't think the tank has to necessarily be dirty. All you need is a little decaying plant matter and a couple of snails will turn into several dozen.

:iagree:

Exactly. I do water changes twice a week and, with just a couple of catfish in there, feed sparingly. But it is a heavily planted tank, and the snail population has grown slowly.

 

[DAVIDFBT]

As for what to do with the MTS after trapping, I hadn't thought of that... :huh:

I need some MTS for my tanks. (hint-hint)

 

[thebullit]

MTS are a good addition to any tank, as they stare up the substrate releasing any trapped air bubbles.

 

[irishspy]

MTS are a good addition to any tank, as they stare up the substrate releasing any trapped air bubbles.

They are at that. I just seem to have a talent for raising them.

These must have come in as eggs on plants.