Re: [GSAS-Member] what's the state-of-the-art of snailicides?

["Betty Goetz" <haika@drizzle.com>]

Not me, but I think it was someone on one of the Badis/Dario forums that
had this happen...or one of the other yahoogroups fish forums I dabble in.
I rely on Botia striata colonies (grin).

Betty Goetz

> I believe it was Betty G. that got a bad infection from crushing snails
> with
> her finger.  If you're are going to do this, go to an office supply store
> and purchase some "rubber fingers".  They are the things peoples who
> handle
> a lot of paper to avoid paper cuts and aid in leafing through stacks of
> papers.  Put one by each aquarium that has snails.  That way you won't be
> tempted to short cut.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Nichols
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:44 PM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] what's the state-of-the-art of snailicides?
>
> I don't have any special trick to feeding. I like to make sure that all of
> the food is gone after a few minutes in the tank. I have "honed my skills"
> in the feeding area since I started doing tanks to get closer to what the
> fish need and not too much. In the past, I used to over feed and had a
> pond
> snail explosion as a result. I cut back on the food and the snails cut
> back
> too. Also, it is quite effective to kill snails by crushing them against
> the
> glass when you see them. It takes a while but eventually you'll get em.
>
> A side note: Malaysian trumpet snails can actually be good for your
> substrate because they help keep it aerated.
>
> -Bryan
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