Apparently some Malaysian Trumpet snails hitched a ride on plants I got from a fellow hobbyist a few months back and the little buggers multiplied. Then when my C02 tank ran out and I didn't have time to fill it for a few hectic months, they chewed up our prize large Indian Red Amazon and a few other prize specimens. They seem to leave my more plain plants, like corkscrew val and green crypto and dwarf sagittaria alone.
I have a planted Tanganyika cichlid tank - what's the best way to get rid of these guys in that type of environment?
I think with my CO2 going again the snails won't be able to keep up with the rapid plant growth, but I'd like to get rid of them if possible. So far I've been controlling them by sucking them up with a siphon at night when they come up. I've gotten 40-50 at a time that way and they are fairly in check because of this regular "pruning."
I know they play one beneficial role in "aerating" the substrate - by borrowing in in the morning and out at night, they help move nutrients in the substrate and help them get to the plant roots.
I have a planted Tanganyika cichlid tank - what's the best way to get rid of these guys in that type of environment?
I think with my CO2 going again the snails won't be able to keep up with the rapid plant growth, but I'd like to get rid of them if possible. So far I've been controlling them by sucking them up with a siphon at night when they come up. I've gotten 40-50 at a time that way and they are fairly in check because of this regular "pruning."
I know they play one beneficial role in "aerating" the substrate - by borrowing in in the morning and out at night, they help move nutrients in the substrate and help them get to the plant roots.