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    SNAILS appearance is becos..??

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    just to check out,
    i found some snails appearing in my tank recently.....

    Snail appearance is becos of "wat" imbalance.....??
    too much nutrients......??
    too much co2??

    and how to get rid of them??
    i'm ADDicted to this wonderful hobby

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    did you introduce any plants into your tank recently?
    snails are 'appears' because some snail eggs 'hitched a ride' on some newly bought plants.
    snails don't appear due to nutrient imbalance.
    thomas liew

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    If you not intending to bred any shrimps, then you can try puffer or ruby tetra (my own opinion) as I also got snails infesting my tank but after putting in 2 ruby tetras, all snails disappear in abt 4 weeks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by taz_boy
    just to check out,
    i found some snails appearing in my tank recently.....

    Snail appearance is becos of "wat" imbalance.....??
    too much nutrients......??
    too much co2??

    and how to get rid of them??
    Other than eggs that sometimes comes with the plants. You can always inspect and wash eggs off before putting the plants into the tank.

    I usually siphon them off, they usually comes out an hour or so after the lights are off. After a few rounds, the population should dwindle to a point where they are not that noticeable.

    Over feeding can also cause an explosion in the snails population. I don't like puffers, they are tails nippers after they finish or lose interest in the snails.

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    A similar question on snail? how long can snail egg "hibernate" before the snail are hatched;

    I used to have a puffer that snipe all my snails over a 1 mth period; For the next 4 mth, there is no more snail in my tank, and I quarrantine my puffer after that for another 2 mths;

    During the quarrantine period, I did not introduce any new plant, or change any water at all. But recently, i spot one to two snails crawling around. Where could they have come from - hibernated snail egg?

    any bros have similar experience?

    tango
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    Quote Originally Posted by tawauboy
    did you introduce any plants into your tank recently?
    snails are 'appears' because some snail eggs 'hitched a ride' on some newly bought plants.
    snails don't appear due to nutrient imbalance.
    i nv introduce any new plants recently......
    the last time was like 3 weeks ago........
    but the snail only appear recently.....
    i'm ADDicted to this wonderful hobby

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    Quote Originally Posted by taz_boy
    i nv introduce any new plants recently......
    the last time was like 3 weeks ago........
    but the snail only appear recently.....
    Not sure if this site http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=1093 can be trusted or not.. it says

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    Depending on the temperature, eggs hatch after two to three weeks.
    So your snails appearing after 3 weeks is normal.
    koah fong
    Juggler's tanks

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