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Post by belxavier on Nov 4, 2011 19:23:13 GMT -6
So I got about 5 pounds of java moss today in a trade but it is full of snails. I have been rinsing it in a 5 gallon bucket trying to crush the boogers but I am sure there are still tons left. If anyone has some helpful tips that would be great.
Thanks,
Scott
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Post by bnoel210 on Nov 4, 2011 19:26:47 GMT -6
Get a loach
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Post by belxavier on Nov 4, 2011 19:29:00 GMT -6
Yeah I am impatient and want them gone tonight  |
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Post by belxavier on Nov 4, 2011 19:30:01 GMT -6
Plus I have red rams horn snails in the tanks I want to put the moss in. Sorry I forgot to mention that.
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Post by kyangelsncorys on Nov 4, 2011 19:31:34 GMT -6
they sell something called SNAIL - RID it kills the snails but won`t hurt the plants
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Post by belxavier on Nov 4, 2011 19:34:44 GMT -6
Thanks, Ill look for it tomorrow. Guess Ill keep it in the bag till then.
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Post by kyangelsncorys on Nov 4, 2011 19:37:52 GMT -6
YES THEY SHIP IT IN A BAG INSIDE A BOX WITH NO LITE FOR 3 DAYS. JUST MAKE SURE YOU GET A LITE ON IT AS SOON AS YOU CAN. SOME TIMES YOU HAVE TO USE SNAIL RID TWICE TO KILL BOTH THE SNAILS AND THEN THE EGGS AFTER THEY HATCH
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Post by glenoweth on Nov 4, 2011 21:37:32 GMT -6
LOL i just ripped all my java moss out of my tanks! i think im done with it.
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Post by kyangelsncorys on Nov 5, 2011 0:01:33 GMT -6
i bought a big bunch once but it never did any good in my tanks, it all died off after a few months
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Post by allierw on Nov 6, 2011 9:26:12 GMT -6
Assassin snails work but over time. They have really cut my population of MTS down, and pond snails, and ignore the ramshorns for the most part.
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Post by crazydaz on Nov 7, 2011 19:29:49 GMT -6
Saltwater and peroxide dips are pretty effective. Puffers/loaches work great too. You could try making a concentrated solution of Ich Treatment that has copper in it; that would kill any invertebrate in your moss.
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Post by belxavier on Nov 7, 2011 20:33:45 GMT -6
Actually I did do the ich treatment to my 5 gallon bucket with moss in it, as I didn't have time to get anything else. Glad to know I wasn't too crazy to doing that. Not sure how effective it was though. I will probably just have to save out the snails I want and get a loach to rid the rest.
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Post by bamaplants on Nov 8, 2011 0:03:36 GMT -6
be careful with "had-a-snail" or any other high copper treatment with plants.. some plants will succumb to the high copper and melt( become mush)- though java moss, specifically, is pretty stable under high copper treatment
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Post by fuzzylogic on Nov 8, 2011 6:59:49 GMT -6
Just out of curiosity. What are some of the disadvantages of leaving the snails in?
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Post by belxavier on Nov 8, 2011 7:48:59 GMT -6
Not too much if you have cichlids that will eat them. I am putting it in fry tanks and such so the snails will breed out of control and you will have to pick them out. I have had tanks will so many snails that they start to breed inside a canister filter and that becomes a pain when they get into the small parts and lock up the motor.
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