Re: Maylaysian live bearing snails!

["Yvan Alleau" <yalleau@OCE.ORST.EDU>]

dominic,
loaches as sugested would do the work. Nevertheless my concern in doing so
is that those fish are sensitive to medication specialy cuper based
treatment as you've said you've used (because those fish have no scales).
One sure thing to get read of your snail and also of any bacteria or
whatever is in it is to have it lay under the sun for a while! natural way
Sir! Sure, it obliges you to get the sand out of the tank but anyway,
considering all the chemicals you've been puting in it i would anyway redo
the tank.
my 2cents.
take care
                        FLI USA

Yvan Alleau
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----- Original Message -----
From: "dominic" <apisto@planeteer.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 6:07 PM
Subject: Maylaysian live bearing snails!


> Does anyone know a way to get rid of Malaysian live bearing snails? I
> have a 90 gal with sand substrate and a Fluval filter. I had a
> persistent bacterial infection in the tank and decided to sterilize it.
> So I added 1/2 gallon of bleach, which I thought would clear anything
> out.
>
> It didn't even bother the snails. 4 days after treatment they were back.
>
> I am currently trying super dosing Aquarisol (copper based treatment).
> Guess what?
> The snails are still making tracks.
>
> I'd really rather not get rid of the sand because it took a very long
> time to clean it. I have been sifting it to ensure penetration of the
> disinfectant.
>
> I have been sieving them out, but it won't get rid of them properly, and
> I'm worried they may be carrying the infection.
>
> Help!
>
> Dominic Stones
> Richmond Hill, Ontario
>
>
>
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