How to get rid of tank snails? Fix snail invasion/plague fast & easy!

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  • @AquascapingCube
    @AquascapingCube  2 роки тому +4

    Did you hava any problems with snails in the pas? Snail invasion ? How to quickly remove pest snails from aquarium? Here are easy solutions to reduce snail population in case of snail invasion/plague in your tank!
    Don't forget to like the video and stay tuned for the next episodes!

    • @pelhamsaquatics
      @pelhamsaquatics 2 роки тому +2

      @aquascaping Cube : mayasian trumpet snails are the worst invaders.. they also burrow in the substrate I sometimes in the middle of the night turn the lights on and they are all over the glass… can get 100s of snails in mins.

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  2 роки тому +2

      @@pelhamsaquatics Yes, those are crazy. And often people don't know they have a plague because those snails are hiding and it's too late to act.

    • @pelhamsaquatics
      @pelhamsaquatics 2 роки тому +2

      @@AquascapingCube very true my friend! So I have went to the assassin snails 🐌 to help it’s just them, nothing else In Danger. I think I need more than the 3 assassins I bought😂

    • @garboi5188
      @garboi5188 Рік тому

      But I have shrimps, wouldn't they eat my shrimps

  • @Sea-cucumber1151
    @Sea-cucumber1151 9 місяців тому +4

    Those snail catcher you slide up the aquarium glass are amazing you roll it up slowly and allow them to be rolled into the trap, saves a lot of time and far more caught.

  • @trak957
    @trak957 2 роки тому +19

    This is another great video matt, I manually removed my snails as have a lot now I only brought 4 now I have about 100 so I guess I am really overfeeding the tank, so I will slow down on this. Thanks again for all the great info have a fabulous day :)

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  2 роки тому +1

      Hi Tracy. If you have over 100 snails there is a good chance you are overfeeding ;) Thank you for lovely comment as always and also have a great day!

    • @0j0rivera0
      @0j0rivera0 2 місяці тому

      I got a pea puffer in my tank, he takes care of them over populating. Used to clean my tank for snail every weekend and now I can see no more than 6 to 10 around but I see shells on the floor. They feed the fish and he keeps them under controlled

  • @heyrobin
    @heyrobin 2 роки тому +10

    I really like your videos because of the way you explain things. I can understand everything you say. I hope you stick with it and that your channel grows!

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you very much for your comment! I appreciate that! Yes, I'm planning to stick with it and have tons of ideas for new videos. Comments like this one keep me going :)

  • @gdn86
    @gdn86 Рік тому +6

    At first I let them stay, and then they were a solid indication that I was overfeeding and tank cleaning was lacking. I've successfully removed hundreds over the last weeks and the population has declined with more regular cleanings and reasonable feedings. I will have to try the lettuce and cucumber, but they all go for the algae wafters I feed my shrimp and mystery snails with, so they seems to attract a ton over to an easily accessible side of the tank. I'll also have to try the tweezers. I've been using a shrimp net to knock them off and catch them as they float.

  • @guardianofthesacredflame1649
    @guardianofthesacredflame1649 Рік тому +9

    Where can I release the snails after taking them out of the tanks?

    • @blanca0625
      @blanca0625 10 місяців тому +5

      I came here to ask the same thing, did you find an answer?

    • @kornfreak940
      @kornfreak940 3 місяці тому +1

      The bin

    • @PiotrBaciński
      @PiotrBaciński 16 днів тому

      Garlic and butter 😊

    • @louiseneale6637
      @louiseneale6637 15 годин тому

      I'd be interested to know too as we've been putting them in the garden (I do feel cruel that they just die in the garden - but we have hundreds of them in our tanks at the moment)

  • @flowjo4038
    @flowjo4038 8 місяців тому +4

    100 snails😳I was worried when I just found 1 just a moment ago and had to look up how to get rid of them and came across your channel 😁Very helpful vid👍subscribed😁

  • @MelCarden
    @MelCarden 11 місяців тому +3

    Very informative, thank you I definitely been over feeding.

  • @junehall2563
    @junehall2563 Рік тому +4

    Great video explaining what to do, Yes like snails, Brought plant like other plants didn't wash it first now got lots snails out of tank , Doing what you said cucumber great for catching them, Will keep the ones I want get rid of other ones. They are fascinating to watch. Wash plants in future definitely thanks again was very helpful.

  • @RexWu
    @RexWu 4 місяці тому +2

    I like my bladder snails because they do ana amazing job at cleaning the tank. But the breed crazy fast. I purchased 1 single Assassin snail which attacks my snails at a rate that my bladder snails dont get completely all killed. So i have a small population of bladder snails and my tank stays clean and i have a super cool looking assassin snail.

  • @boebender
    @boebender 7 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely spot on video!! This is so well presented and your content is well researched. Thanks!!

  • @debraking2516
    @debraking2516 4 місяці тому

    I was so happy to see your video. Some people are wondering what to do with them so I decided to say where I've gotten to on that. I have a 10G tank with some young Assassin snails. They need to eat too! When I was a kid a few decades ago I was inundated with nuisance snails after buying one snail [must have been a pond snail], nothing else available 50 years ago to a young teen. I was never was able to get rid of them until I took down the tank for a move and didn't re-stock. I'm back into having aquariums now and learned about Assassin Snails. I wasn't going to get any but it turned out I needed them after all. Bought some plants and now have nuisance snails in all tanks. I was feeling very overwhelmed until I realized the simple solution. Makes me squirmy to do it but I've learned it's called the circle of life ;-) THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO!, I appreciated it very much 🙂

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  4 місяці тому +1

      Well, it''s true. They do need to eat :) Even fish - they eat other fish all the time in nature. I'm planning to make a video about Assassin snails in the future, I'm just gathering materials for it right now :)

  • @smit17xp
    @smit17xp Рік тому +7

    After removing snails, what should I do with them ? I can't release them in wild can I ? I also don't want to kill them. Why don't platies or guppies eat the snail eags ? Will it be good idea to put extra shrimps ( I like shrimps) which can act as competition as algae eater to snails ?

    • @jineshbhaskaran3024
      @jineshbhaskaran3024 4 місяці тому +1

      Put them in salt water

    • @smit17xp
      @smit17xp 4 місяці тому +1

      @@jineshbhaskaran3024 I do not wish kill them

    • @PiotrBaciński
      @PiotrBaciński 16 днів тому

      In that case you need aquarium just for them. Or try to sell them. Peapuffer owners often buy pond snails.

  • @rhonduh
    @rhonduh 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you! This was helpful for me.

  • @joevasquez1776
    @joevasquez1776 2 роки тому +4

    You Sir Are Great

  • @beyondfubar
    @beyondfubar 3 місяці тому

    Love my snails. They're my sump workers. Though I decided to get some pea puffers in case I want to turn snails into more fish or fertilizer for my plants which turn into more snails by filtration into the sump and I place clippings in there when I trim my planted tank. It's fantastic!

  • @idio-syncrasy
    @idio-syncrasy Рік тому +4

    I love the little snails.

  • @justinlay9229
    @justinlay9229 Рік тому +4

    they honestly look good for nano aquariums, but too much can be bad, they can clean small corners very well and leaves

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  Рік тому +2

      Very true! The problem is the speed of reproduction, not the snail itself.

  • @alyssa0411
    @alyssa0411 Рік тому +6

    Great…..I’m in the middle of doing a fishless cycle that involves adding fish food to spark up an ammonia spike. My tank has a bunch of old food sitting on the substrate and I just plucked 4 baby bladder snails that were climbing on the glass. No ammonia spike yet but hopefully they won’t last through one if it happens.

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  Рік тому

      Fingers crossed that it doesn't change into full invasion :| Good luck!

  • @frank_qc8506
    @frank_qc8506 Рік тому +2

    Thanks you sir for the good video 👍🏽

  • @josephwaldroup8289
    @josephwaldroup8289 6 місяців тому

    what are the big floating plants called?

  • @m4m5s2m2
    @m4m5s2m2 Рік тому

    Super a jak w terrarium zapobiec ?

  • @Sea-cucumber1151
    @Sea-cucumber1151 9 місяців тому +2

    Pond vs bladder snails
    Pond have triangle antennas shell to the right
    Bladder thin antennas and shell to the left

  • @JamesJeskey
    @JamesJeskey 2 місяці тому

    What are the floating plants in your video? Also, what is the white stone-like substrate that you are using? I like the translucent look.

  • @98mviewstechji
    @98mviewstechji 8 місяців тому +1

    Good solution sir

  • @cindycarr9813
    @cindycarr9813 Рік тому +1

    What is the name of the floater plants you have?

  • @lukaszef6089
    @lukaszef6089 2 роки тому +4

    Vege traps? I'm testing this today! :D

  • @zaursk2494
    @zaursk2494 Рік тому +1

    Should the lettuce be fresh or blanched?

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  Рік тому +6

      I let it soak in boiling water for few minutes. It makes it sink much easier and is generally safer for fish.

    • @zaursk2494
      @zaursk2494 Рік тому +2

      @@AquascapingCube I'll try. Thank you a lot!

  • @MarionSaebisch
    @MarionSaebisch 8 місяців тому +1

    Where do you give up the snails? Or should they be killed?

    • @MrFullService
      @MrFullService 6 місяців тому +1

      Seems nobody wants to address THIS question.

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  6 місяців тому +1

      I give them away to the people that have clown loaches. So they basically become food for them :P

  • @IamSimbha
    @IamSimbha 2 роки тому +3

    Hey nice video.Keep doing more
    What is Name of the snail that invaded?

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  2 роки тому +3

      Thanks! It was probably Bladder snail (Physa acuta)

    • @gayefanner731
      @gayefanner731 4 місяці тому

      @@AquascapingCube Wandering Snail/Pond Snail has ‘Yoda’ ears rather than long, thin tentacles of Bladder Snails. Lovely 🥰

  • @andrechandra7872
    @andrechandra7872 11 місяців тому

    Another good fish that’s available to control pest snail are barbs, I used Six banded Barb in my tank they will go for the snails when they are hungry, you can use also cherry barb, snakeskin barb, Sumatra barb or golden barb

  • @roserdgz
    @roserdgz 9 місяців тому +2

    Ok but what do you do with them?

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  9 місяців тому +3

      I give them to a friend that gives them to Clown Loaches. It's good option because he sometimes has a problem with food for those guys :P

  • @rhondafitzpatrick1646
    @rhondafitzpatrick1646 Рік тому

    thank you for all the great info, 1 question though, is the cucumber raw or did you blanch (boil for a few minutes) first?

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  Рік тому +1

      I was rinsing it in boiling water for few minutes. This way it will not float on the surface :)

  • @janemarriott3389
    @janemarriott3389 Рік тому

    Very helpful. Thank you.

  • @snipersnake777
    @snipersnake777 8 місяців тому

    I don't mind them nut then they move around their slimes make the aquarium glass dirty

  • @HasibTum
    @HasibTum 7 місяців тому

    informative video. Thanks.

  • @sudarshanbanerjee5455
    @sudarshanbanerjee5455 2 роки тому +1

    Just great 👍

  • @christinaturner6883
    @christinaturner6883 Рік тому +1

    Thank you

  • @ejbrinegar
    @ejbrinegar Рік тому +1

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    Przez ostatnie dziesięć lat nauczyłem się technik, których używasz do pozbycia się ślimaków-szkodników. Dziękuję za udostępnienie tego pouczającego filmu.
    Najlepiej jak potrafię,
    Z poważaniem,
    Nowy Abonent,
    E. J. Brinegar
    Jak masz na imię?

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  Рік тому +2

      Witam. Bardzo się cieszę że film się podobał i witam na kanale! Tak, jestem z Polski i mam na imię Mateusz.

    • @ejbrinegar
      @ejbrinegar Рік тому

      Dear Mateusz:
      Oh wow, I didn’t expect someone with such a large channel to respond. I appreciate your work, very much.
      Thank you for your correspondence.
      Sincerely,
      Brinegar

  • @King._.Fisher
    @King._.Fisher 10 місяців тому

    Thanks bro

  • @Imyourmoose
    @Imyourmoose 7 місяців тому +1

    I bought a liquid to put in a bucket with water kill all living organism on the plant. Did it work? No, idk why lol

  • @serpentsilver6323
    @serpentsilver6323 Рік тому +5

    Did I just see an assassin snail at 7:50 😂.

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  Рік тому +3

      Haha. Those 2 Clithon Coronas are really trying to look tough ;)

    • @Aquatic_journey2024
      @Aquatic_journey2024 10 днів тому

      My assassin snail doesn't care about other snails. I guess he's old

  • @pchykins6680
    @pchykins6680 9 місяців тому +1

    Bladder snails do look ugly when they go out of hand, but they keep your aquarium healthy...just control their population but don't remove them..they are the MOST EFFICIENT tank cleaners I know because they clean the glass evenly - not in patches...just set a snail trap every now and then to control them.

  • @hawkmoon4459
    @hawkmoon4459 Рік тому +1

    You can do all that or put one or two yoyo loaches in the tank, sit back and relax.

  • @Mrscruffyxx
    @Mrscruffyxx 7 місяців тому

    Aquariums are more beneficial with snails then without.

  • @kevinsmith8076
    @kevinsmith8076 Рік тому +11

    Heres a tip. Buy a goldfish. Goldfish will gobble up all the snails you have. Leave it in there for about 2weeks. Snail eggs might be present, but once hatched the goldfish will get em all. More time if needed. Once all snails are gone give goldfish to a fish store. Big chains stores most likely won’t take them.

    • @iceblood16
      @iceblood16 Рік тому +8

      Goldfish “may” eat them, I had one to attempt this, he didn’t care at all about snails. Yo-yo’s do a better job or a pea puffer. Also assassin snails also will absolutely hunt and kill them.

    • @mclovin2408
      @mclovin2408 9 місяців тому +9

      Buying a goldfish would change the entire aquarium just to remove an infestation, that’s not a good idea for most aquariums.

    • @flowjo4038
      @flowjo4038 8 місяців тому

      My goldfish(fancytails) are not bothered they did try but soon gave up😜

    • @MRworldEtIkA
      @MRworldEtIkA 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@iceblood16 I'm using assassin snails, leaving the empty husk for my shrimp to devour lmao. put 3 in 60L tank filled with 3 nerites, they never bothered them, probably because of the yummy ramshorns.

    • @Dangerousdave26
      @Dangerousdave26 2 місяці тому

      Goldfish would also eat every plant in the tank. Even those they don't like will not be left unscathed. Far better to manually pick them out of the tank. Keep them at a safe level and let them clean your tank

  • @PiotrBaciński
    @PiotrBaciński 16 днів тому

    Peapuffer, its small and cute. Will eat pond and bladder snails like a machine :-)

  • @1legend517
    @1legend517 2 роки тому +2

    Get some Clown Loaches or Koi Carp. They love to eat these snails and you'll have none left in your fish tank or pond.

    • @inessazhukova8592
      @inessazhukova8592 Рік тому

      Really?!?😅 Better check on clown loach size first though (8-12 inches /20-30 centimeters! ) and you are supposed to keep them in groups of 5 minimum. Great solution if you have a swimming pool as a fish tank, - thanks for the advise 😂

    • @1legend517
      @1legend517 Рік тому

      @inessazhukova8592 You can think that then. We had 2 clown loaches that used to fight all the time. They didnt get along at all and seemed to enjoy their own space. One of them died due to disease but the other was perfectly healthy. Ours never grew close to that size when kept in an aquarium and we had them for about 5 years. Also my auntie has also kept a tonne of clown loaches over the years in an aquarium and none of them EVER grew to that size. I think it depends on the size of the aquarium, pond etc where they're kept.

  • @cdropbox
    @cdropbox Рік тому +1

    liked

  • @lambshank8743
    @lambshank8743 11 місяців тому

    I made the mistake of adding one great pond snail now i have hundreds of this things 🙄

  • @shahshank
    @shahshank 4 місяці тому

    But the snails are so cute

  • @idcao
    @idcao 2 місяці тому

    Those poor otos and their flat bellies. Mine hide all the time but they’re all fat and sassy.

  • @mannyblackstar
    @mannyblackstar 2 місяці тому

    Just buy assassin snails and you're good to go

  • @bojohannesen4352
    @bojohannesen4352 8 місяців тому +2

    Well this was a tremendous waste of time

  • @Eškala_Iśa
    @Eškala_Iśa 7 місяців тому

    Just to the point gay ah

  • @_allatt2
    @_allatt2 6 місяців тому +1

    Very informative and helpful. TY 🫶

    • @AquascapingCube
      @AquascapingCube  6 місяців тому +2

      Glad it was helpful!

    • @_allatt2
      @_allatt2 6 місяців тому +1

      @@AquascapingCube definitely 🙂‍↔️

  • @cynsue1618
    @cynsue1618 Рік тому

    Thank you