Mandingo Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I have a 70 gal with 5 smallish red belly pirhanas in it. I added some live plants and now have an infestation of these black pond snails. I've tried assassin snails, but they can't seem to keep up. I have other algae eating snails in the tank too.Any ideas any ideas to get rid of the pond snails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humpty Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Not sure if they are compatible with your piranha but I've always used catfish to cleanup the snails. Currently I have 6 petricolas and 6 upside down catfish in my 120g planted tank. They do a really good job of eating the snails. Or I've heard copper treatments kill them quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Little_One Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 If one or two Dwarf Puffers can evade the Piranhas... presto. You could always sink some lettuce overnight and pick it out in the morning (it'll be COVERED in snails). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desol Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Not sure if they are compatible with your piranha but I've always used catfish to cleanup the snails. Nothing is compatible with red belly Piranha's but a good vacuum pump...to clean up the mess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trafford_66 Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 We put 2 dwarf puffers in our 55 to help with our snail infestation. They have done an amazing job in controlling the snail population. I'm not sure about the interactions with piranhas though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaja Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Hello. I have a fully planted tank and one of the ways I deal with snails is I put a glass jar in the bottom of the tank with an algae wafer or two in it in the evening and pull it out full of snails the next day. Supposedly there's something about it being clear glass that tricks the snail into not being able to escape. Since you seem to want to keep your other snails alive you could just sort through the jar the next day and throw back the good snails. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandingo Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I've tried quite a few differwnt things. Loaches, puffers, lettuce. Doesnt seem to work. I've only haad sucsess by picking them out of the tank one at a time and by destroying the egg clusters. Gotta keep on it tho. As far as other fish with red bellies, i've had limited sucsess with keeping my pirhanas with small tetras and with green tiger barbs. The trick is that the pirhanas need to stay well fed. I have one white skirt tetra that has been with my pirhanas for 3ish years now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percilus Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Why do people hate snails so much they are awesome. If you have way to many cut back feeding simple as that. If they are over populating it is because there is to much uneaten food in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBarry1 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Duckweed is also awesome IF you want it. Otherwise its a nuisance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vimmer Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 As far as other fish with red bellies, i've had limited sucsess with keeping my pirhanas with small tetras and with green tiger barbs. The trick is that the pirhanas need to stay well fed. I have one white skirt tetra that has been with my pirhanas for 3ish years now Wow I kept three red bellies in a 30 g years ago and if it moved in their tank they ripped the fins off it and left it live to eat later. A process they often do the wild; leave immobilized prey alive and the school follows as it floats downstream. Didn't matter what went in fish, baby mice, if it moved they ripped the appendages off. Of course all they ever got was weekly feedings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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