Snail Infestation?

Is there a reef safe fish, that will help control my snail problem? i have thousands of baby snails, and when lights go out they all come alive and cover my tank.

[reefwars]

what kind of snails are they??? personally i like snails and think they are great for cleaning but any snowflae eels i had would make quick work of any snail or cran that hit my tank with him i could never have any snails or crabs.....some of my other eels didnt care for snails though and they do find a taste for small fish later.



the best answer would be to just scoop them out manually every night when they are active...eventually you should make a dent in their population cheers!!



***** edit**** reefsafe fish that eats snails arent really reefsafe then are they lol??? cheers

[cathyg_99]

Originally Posted by Trocar61

Is there a reef safe fish, that will help control my snail problem? i have thousands of baby snails, and when lights go out they all come alive and cover my tank.

i have alot of babies to and baby starfish but if they arnt there during the day does it really matter? if they are still covering the glass during the day i would get rid of them just scoop them out

Originally Posted by cathyg_99

i have alot of babies to and baby starfish but if they arnt there during the day does it really matter? if they are still covering the glass during the day i would get rid of them just scoop them out

they are there in the day also. Its not that i don't like them, its there is so many of them and they are on everything including my corals i,m sure there not hurting anything but it just looks ugly.

Originally Posted by reefwars

what kind of snails are they??? personally i like snails and think they are great for cleaning but any snowflae eels i had would make quick work of any snail or cran that hit my tank with him i could never have any snails or crabs.....some of my other eels didnt care for snails though and they do find a taste for small fish later.



the best answer would be to just scoop them out manually every night when they are active...eventually you should make a dent in their population cheers!!



***** edit**** reefsafe fish that eats snails arent really reefsafe then are they lol??? cheers

ya i guess not ..

[cathyg_99]

Originally Posted by Trocar61

they are there in the day also. Its not that i don't like them, its there is so many of them and they are on everything including my corals i,m sure there not hurting anything but it just looks ugly.

you can use a spoon to scrape them off the glass if you dont want to touch them... thats how i get them out of my overflow... also if you just want to kill them and make a fish snack, just run your magfloat over the glass when they are on them...

[toytech]

There probably not babies there asterna starfish(sp) and the snails are harmless too . I cycle between snail and starfish outbreaks , one day theres none the next theres hundreds then none again for a while . It will balance out soon enough .

[Chowder]

They are probably colonista snails. They are harmless and would be a clean up crew.

Chris

cool well i wont worry about them then.
thanks you guys.

[staceyd72]

I wish you were closer I would take a few(100+) for sure

I would suggest to keep them as they are great for clean up, however a Cuban Hogfish or Checkerboard Wrasse, in my experience, would wipe them out in a few days

Originally Posted by Trocar61

Is there a reef safe fish, that will help control my snail problem? i have thousands of baby snails, and when lights go out they all come alive and cover my tank.