Any idea what this is?

geo242 · 03-12-2011, 07:49 PM

Just found this in my sump. I assume it's eggs, but I have no idea what they are from. A couple pygmy rasboras ended up in my sump recently, and a few snails. Nothing else as far as I know. Any ideas?

Hobbes1911 · 03-12-2011, 07:53 PM

pond snail eggs

geo242 · 03-12-2011, 08:03 PM

Oh wonderful :/

I just examined my tank thoroughly and found a few more groupings.

So, what fish are recommended to keep the snail population under control?

**jmowbray** · 03-12-2011, 09:02 PM

yoyo loaches or Assassin Snails.

Darkblade48 · 03-13-2011, 03:11 AM

Before looking at adding fish to control your snail population, I would just manually remove as many snails/snail eggs that you find.

geo242 · 06-11-2011, 03:11 AM

Unintentionally, I found that Peacock Gudgeons seem to like snail eggs. I haven't really done much since the original post to control the population of snails, but they haven't seemed to get out of control... yet.

eser21 · 06-12-2011, 01:07 PM

Assassin snails are amazing, they have cycles of hunting time and hiding, but when they hunt 5 assassins will clear out my 55g tank of pond and rams horns(50+) in one sitting , if they arent hungry they just kill them for 'fun'!
Assassin snails = $5, no pest snails = priceless!!

03-12-2011, 07:49 PM	#1
geo242 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 55	Any idea what this is? Just found this in my sump. I assume it's eggs, but I have no idea what they are from. A couple pygmy rasboras ended up in my sump recently, and a few snails. Nothing else as far as I know. Any ideas? Attached Thumbnails

03-12-2011, 07:53 PM	#2
Hobbes1911 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,217	pond snail eggs __________________ Crab tank build: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=312721

03-12-2011, 09:02 PM	#4
jmowbray Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Standish, MI. Posts: 1,716	yoyo loaches or Assassin Snails. __________________ Fluval Ebi Pimp #14 Hi-Tech. 72 Gallon Bowfront

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Darkblade48 Moderator (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 7,034	Before looking at adding fish to control your snail population, I would just manually remove as many snails/snail eggs that you find. __________________ Anthony A Primer to Pressurized CO2 and A Primer to Planted Tanks Eheim Pimp #362 - Eheim 2213 x2, Eheim 2028, Ehein 2217, Eheim surface skimmer and Eheim autofeeder. Victor Pimp #33 - HPT272-125-350-4M

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03-12-2011, 08:03 PM	#3
geo242 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 55	Oh wonderful :/ I just examined my tank thoroughly and found a few more groupings. So, what fish are recommended to keep the snail population under control?

06-11-2011, 03:11 AM	#6
geo242 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 55	Unintentionally, I found that Peacock Gudgeons seem to like snail eggs. I haven't really done much since the original post to control the population of snails, but they haven't seemed to get out of control... yet.

06-12-2011, 01:07 PM	#7
eser21 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: cambridge uk Posts: 435	Assassin snails are amazing, they have cycles of hunting time and hiding, but when they hunt 5 assassins will clear out my 55g tank of pond and rams horns(50+) in one sitting , if they arent hungry they just kill them for 'fun'! Assassin snails = $5, no pest snails = priceless!!