snail problem

[apitso]

Currently i am keeping a 20cm cube tank with just cheery shrimp and some moss in it.
The problem is i found i getting more small snails everyday, they seem to multiply quite fast. (feel like i am keep snail instead of shrimps)
Heard keeping puffer fish would help in controlling the problem, but it at the same time be a threat to the shrimp offspring. Is there another way of gettting rid of snails?

Thx

[exotic]

it easy for you as your tank is small..when you see one you kill it....

[daveteogh]

Is it true that snails eat algae?? Will they start eating moss??


I have some random snails and OTOs in my tank and they seen be working hard fighting algaes in my tank

[Aquaculture]

Is it true that snails eat algae?? Will they start eating moss??


I have some random snails and OTOs in my tank and they seen be working hard fighting algaes in my tank

Depending on snails... some eat plants too. I have Horn snails but they don't seem to bother my plants at all.

Before I place newly bought plants into my main tank. I would soak it into a lightly dilutted mixture of water and bleech for a couple of minutes to kill any snails. After which I soak the plants into clean water for a day with about 2 WC just to clear the bleech. Troublesome but it gets the job done.