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Snails in a fry tank | 13 comments (13 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Snails in a fry tank (none / 0) (#5)
by nathan on Sat Jan 31, 2004 at 09:39:52 AM PST

i think you should get maybe 2 Small snails. or more if 2 dont do the trick.

Re: Snails in a fry tank (none / 0) (#11)
by Angelee on Sun Feb 01, 2004 at 06:24:23 PM PST

First day log: 2 snails added
Second day: where did these little ones come from?
Third day: I have five snails. YAY!
Fourth day: Uh-oh ten more appeared.
Fifth day: Where are these little buggers coming from?
Sixth day: augghhh how do I get rid of them.

Keep a few, scrape the rest out by hand. (giggle giggle)
"The Rocky Mountain Gupster" ANGELEE
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Re: Snails in a fry tank (none / 0) (#12)
by maggie1270 on Sun Feb 01, 2004 at 06:31:32 PM PST

LOL!!! That's too funny. I think I'll either keep to scraping or get a small algae eater and transfer him to the bigger tank when it gets too big.
Maggie
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Re: Snails in a fry tank (none / 0) (#14)
by Angelee on Mon Feb 02, 2004 at 09:37:53 AM PST

Just be sure not to get one of the Chinese Algae eaters. Get a cory, they're happy fish!
"The Rocky Mountain Gupster" ANGELEE
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If you get two small pond snails, that should (none / 0) (#10)
by unclescott on Sun Feb 01, 2004 at 12:35:20 PM PST

do the trick over time. They are bi-sexual (not all snails are) and will fertilize each other. If there is enough uneaten food they will lay eggs and the tiny snails will grow according to the food supply.

We sometimes blame a population explosion on the blankity-blank snails. Remember who gave them the where-with-all to have that population explosion. ;)

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Snails in a fry tank | 13 comments (13 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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