snail.......

[weileong]

I found 4 small and 2 tiny ones in my tank.

Sucks must have come with the plants. Now I need to do prevention. Get puffer fish? Go where buy?

How many do i need for my 4ft heavily planted tank.

[BFG]

Hi Weilong,

Me also have same problem but I am leaving them alone right now coz mine only looking 4 algae. In 3 days I counted more than 20 snails. Only when there r too many will I add 1 puffer fish. My tank only 3 feet. 4 ur case 1 puffer is enough or else the puffer will turn on the other fishes in ur tank.

B.F.G

[sherchoo]

Wei Leong,
For any tank, 1 puffer is enuf. Can you help me and adopt my puffer. Me staying in Serangoon. Call me if you're interested..... 96230997

[Simon]

Weileong, sinceu can count them, i suggest u remove them manually []

[hwchoy]

best way is still your finger, "Yi Yang Zhi".

[weileong]

Thanks for all your suggestion and help.

I've removed those that I can see but sad to say got two big ones they "drop" onto the gravel and I can't find them anymore although I tried very hard to look for them.

I think I will go adopt Sherchoo's puffer if I still can't find them.

Sick these few days Sherchoo, I will call you once I recover.

[DEA]

just keep on squashing them with your fingers, weileong
confirm + guarantee can
but it'll take a while
for best results squash at night

[binbeto]

Snail are quite harmless(at least those that I came to know of).

They may be unsightly but they do help to remove some of the aglae.

If it is not too much, just leave them alone. If it get too much, a small puffer fish should get rid of most of it.

My tank have snails but can only see one or two if I "look" hard enough.

If you really, can't stand snails. Remember to give your new plants a bleach bath before adding them.

[hoppinghippo]

I noticed just about everyone has snails in their tanks and want to do something about it but are afraid to use puffers due to their habit of attacking fish when snails run out. I have a suggestion, why don't we have an "aquaticquotient snail buster"? ie. we adopt a snail, say sherchoo's, and whoever needs it just keep it till the snails are gone and the puffer starts to attack fishes, then just remove and pass on to the next person who wants it? kinda like rent-a-snail.