Snails?? How do I get control the population?

Question

I have a freshwater fish tank, in it I had two snails, they came with a plant. Now have MANY snails, by many I stopped counting at 25, any idea how to control the population of my snails??

Answer 1

First off snails are A sexual which means they can reproduce on their own. ( The main reason we don't sell them in our store) The best way to get rid of them is to get any kind of Botia fish at your local pet store. Or if you have a goldfish you should try to get a crayfish. They also will eat the snails, but a warning to you they may try to eat your goldfish!

Answer 2

My boyfriend works selling tropical fish and knows a lot about this. There are some fish that will eat the baby snails like gold barbs. Another thing you can do is take some lettuce leaves or some kind of soft green vegetation and put the leaves on a small dish or jar lid, then weight the dish down with rocks. It might take awhile but snails love eating plants so they will all be drawn to the dish full of lettuce and you will be able to take them all out at once.

Answer 3

you could sell them to other people with fish tanks,other than that i dont know what you should do.

Answer 4

buy a carniverous snail :)

Answer 5

poor salt on them, or look at the stores and see if they have poisen.

Answer 6

take them out and pour salt on them.