Pond snails????

Why are you killing them in the first place? I find most people bent on destroying them have received incorrect information on them. They've heard falsified statements such as "they'll eat all your plants" or "zomg they will take over your entire tank and you'll be completely overrun"

If you want to do it humanely and not as hands on as squishing, consider placing a container of water in the freezer until it forms a layer of ice. Break the ice and then drop the snails in the cold cold water.
 
AshK said:
They are not harmful and can be seen as beneficial for a tank. They eat left over food, decaying plants(not healthy live ones) and other gunk. Their population is easily kept in check by maintaining your tank properly. I use them as an indicator, meaning if there are a lot of snails, you need to decrease feeding and up gravel vacs.

They are also very interesting to watch. Sometimes they float from the bottom of the tank to the top or visa versa, almost as if they are riding an invisible elevator!
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That's a bit complicated. I bought a plant from LFS last week (I know this is where they came from) I don't think it's a husbandry issue, the problem is that they are in my fry tank, can't decrease feedings, and if I vacuum the gravel any more often I risk ridding my tank of the bacteria, thus causing my tank to have to cycle again. I already have 1 mystery snail in the tank and she does a pretty good job of cleaning up what the fry don't eat, so I really don't need the pond snails.
 
Which sounds more humane? Squishing, definitely. But I personally just make peace with them being there.
 
I agree that pond snails are a nuisance and breed like rabbits. Some people don't like them and some people do. I dislike them for a while now, but today just got some to roam around in my 5.5 gallon tank. My MTS are already spreading like wildfire throughout all my tanks, but I prefer them over MTS. I guess when assassin snails become a more cheap on the market, I will start breeding their future buffet :S.
 
I have a bunch in my 5 gallon tnk. they aren't hurting anything so I just let them be. I put a lettuce leaf in the tank and night and in the morning their were tons of snails on it. I just moved the leaf to my cichlid tank. But many dispose of them that way by freezing or whatever.
 
I'm in love with pond snails. See my tiger loaches over there?:naughty: I don't mind a few of them but certainly not a tank full of them.
 
If you had a larger tank I'd say get some clown loaches. They are eating my pond snails!! :dance::dance:

Otherwise, I squish them against the glass and the fish love the treat!! The fish cant get there fast enough to chow down.

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I thought i would keep my pond snails til i got over run with them lol. It didnt take long. But then i got my botita striata (sp) (zebra loaches) they go nuts when i scrape the eggs off the leaves and they sink to the bottom of the tank for lunch. They adore the eggs, and enjoy the odd snail too.
 
Lupin said:
I'm in love with pond snails. See my tiger loaches over there?:naughty: I don't mind a few of them but certainly not a tank full of them.
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My dwarf puffers are the same way... a tank full won't be that way for long! :evil_lol:
 
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