From: jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton)
Subject: Re: [F] How to get rid of snails?
Keywords: snails fresh help
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:51:51 GMT

In article <1992Dec15.154659.15964@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> shine@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (stephen.c.shine) writes:
>>>>2) Boil your gravel. Be aware you will also kill your good bacteria therfore
>>>>you will need to reintroduce fish slowly. This method does not
>>>>always get rid of the snails. But it may be worth a try.
>>>
>>>Never tried boiling, but I've washed the gravel with diluted chlorox and
>>>it sure killed everything.  Duh.  Be sure to rinse very thoroughly and use 
>>>sodium thiosulfate afterwards.  You can also try alum.
>> 
>>If your suggesting he use chlorox in his tank may I suggest you pay for
>
>I was following-up to your valid recommendation #2 (boiling).  I would no
>more put chlorox or alum in an "active" tank than you would boil the
>same active tank.  Chlorox will kill everything, but it is easily
>neutralized.  Why would I want to pay for anybody's new fish?
 
Because if you put diluted chlorox in a tank I proport that tank will
be nothing but trouble as far as keeping fish alive. In twenty five
years of keeping fish. Working at wholesalers and retail, breeding just
about any fish thats breedable in a tank I have to say this sounds
ludicrous. I don't claim to know it all but has anybody else ever treated
their tanks with diluted chlorox???????????
  
 
>
>Absolutely.  That's why this forum exists.  I personally don't see how
>they could eat ALL of the offending snails, but I can see how they'd reduce
>the population to an "acceptable" level.  As you noted, YMMV.  What works
>for me and thee may not fly for others.
>
 
Is there an exceptable level of pond snails in a tank? Not in one of my tanks.
One pond snail will get you a thousand.
 
>>Maybe you'd like to mention one constructive one then.
>
>I would consider both cleaning the tank and equipment with a dilute chlorox
>solution (if you're going to start from scratch), and introducing 
>snail-munching fish (so you don't have to tear the whole tank down) as valid 
 
Why, why its unnatural. I suggest if you don't want to stress the fish
stay away from chlorox.
IMHO.
 

>recommendations.  I also consider your first 3 recommendations as valid.  I 
>did not say otherwise.  I merely added my $.02 in, just as you've done above 
>per my #4 (clown loach) above.
 
I believe you closed with the statement you were sure their were many other
methods for ridding the tank of snails(but you edited it out this time). I
asked what those methods were? I don't see the need to get defensive.
I disagree with your opinion. I think if you want to get rid of a tank
infested with snails (even with copper) you will end up tearing down the tank.
If somebody else can give a second opinion on this chlorox thing I'll
apologize for inferring its ludicrous. Not that I'll ever use the method.
Happy Holidays and all that rot.
 
 
 
>-- 
>Steve Shine
>AT&T Bell Labs    (908)949-8517
>att!hoqub!shine   att!cbnewsh!shine
>My opinions, not my employers, not my fault, blah, blah, blah.

 
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