On 04/02/09, Jeff Snyder quoted Carol Shenkenberger: Re: Anyone Reading
This Echo?.

Oh we are here and there. Right now, trying to figure out how I have a snail explosion. I mean, I got maybe a hundred of them little things over night.

Humm. No new plants, and no snals in the tank for over a month.

Hello again Carol. The fact that you discovered them over night suggests one thing: you had a snail egg pouch stuck somewhere and didn't even realize it. Depending on the type of snail, it was either a small, clear, gelatinous blob, which could very easily have been overlooked, or it could have been a more foamy-looking thing, kind of like a sac of praying mantis eggs. And the thing is, not all snails lay their eggs in the water. I remember many years ago,
like around four decades ago, when I discovered that a large snail -- I can't remember the variety now -- laid such a foamy egg pouch on the inside of the light fixture where it was nice and warm. I honestly don't know what the incubation period is for snail eggs, but if the parent was one of those tiny snails, you could very easily have missed it, as depending on the size and color of your gravel, it could very easily have blended in. Also, some will borrow just below the surface of the gravel, near the glass sides of your
tank. One could have also been hiding within the fronds of one of your plants, assuming that you have any.

The cure: I really don't recommend any chemical solutions. Even if used properly, they could still mess up the chemical balance of your water, and possibly kill plants or livestock, or both. The best solution is to either
take the time to closely inspect your tank and manually remove them before
they reach maturity, or to purchase a fish which eats them. Right off hand, I don't recall which fish those might be. The manual approach can be tedious,
but it won't cost you any money.

I hope this helps.

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Oh we are here and there. Right now, trying to figure out how I have a snail explosion. I mean, I got maybe a hundred of them little things ov night.

Humm. No new plants, and no snals in the tank for over a month.

Hello again Carol. The fact that you discovered them over night suggests one thing: you had a snail egg pouch stuck somewhere and didn't even realize it.

I suspect so. Old one before dying must have been preggers somehow and left
a final gift.

Depending on the type of snail, it was either a small, clear, gelatinous blo which could very easily have been overlooked, or it could have been a more foamy-looking thing, kind of like a sac of praying mantis eggs. And the thin is, not all snails lay their eggs in the water. I remember many years ago, like around four decades ago, when I discovered that a large snail -- I can' remember the variety now -- laid such a foamy egg pouch on the inside of the light fixture where it was nice and warm. I honestly don't know what the

No sign of that now, if there was one.

incubation period is for snail eggs, but if the parent was one of those tiny snails, you could very easily have missed it, as depending on the size and color of your gravel, it could very easily have blended in. Also, some will borrow just below the surface of the gravel, near the glass sides of your tank. One could have also been hiding within the fronds of one of your plant assuming that you have any.

I suspect below the gravel or inside one of the ornaments.

The cure: I really don't recommend any chemical solutions. Even if used properly, they could still mess up the chemical balance of your water, and possibly kill plants or livestock, or both. The best solution is to either

No live plants, but I don't want to kill the existing fish either.

take the time to closely inspect your tank and manually remove them before they reach maturity, or to purchase a fish which eats them. Right off hand, don't recall which fish those might be. The manual approach can be tedious, but it won't cost you any money.

A snail eating fish would be good!

xxcarol


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On 04/04/09, Jeff Snyder quoted Carol Shenkenberger: Mysterious Snail Explosion.

A snail eating fish would be good!

Hello again Carol. Following are two web links which will provide you with
some information regarding snail-eating fish. If you enter the phrase "snail-eating fish" in the Google search engine, you will find many similar pages which cover this same topic:

www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/4742/snail_faq.html

www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/snails.htm

By the way, the snail I purchased some four decades ago which left an egg
pouch on the inside of my light fixture was an Apple snail.

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