I currently have a 38gal freshwater tank with just amano shrimp right now. However, I'm starting to have a problem with pond snails. I've been manually taking out the big ones and egg sacs, but getting the little ones out is another story. My java fern is starting to look holey.
The thing is, as soon as I get my zebra nerites next week, I'm going to start converting the tank to brackish. Planned salinity is 1.005 spgr. When I do this, can I expect all the pond snails to be killed off? I can't imagine they're able to take salt, but knowing my luck, they could if I convert over slowly enough. What do you think? Can I kill all the snails off with brackish water?
The thing is, as soon as I get my zebra nerites next week, I'm going to start converting the tank to brackish. Planned salinity is 1.005 spgr. When I do this, can I expect all the pond snails to be killed off? I can't imagine they're able to take salt, but knowing my luck, they could if I convert over slowly enough. What do you think? Can I kill all the snails off with brackish water?