r/AquaticSnails • u/FishGeek0407 • May 23 '24

How do I get rid of them? Help

My 50 gallon is overrun with Malaysian Trumpet Snails. I already have 6 assassin snails in there, but I don't think they are enough. I do overfeed the tank, as it is a breeding tank (guppies and bristlenose plecos). Any suggestions?

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u/ForeverGuapalupa May 23 '24

Kuhlis, they are cute and funny and munch on snails

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u/AmandaDarlingInc Neritidea Snientist [& MOD] May 23 '24

This is so odd, I’ve had kuhlis since I was like five years old and never heard this and in the last month I’ve see this advice three times.

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u/Gastropoid Snail God (Moderator) May 23 '24

In my personal experience, they only eat snails if they're not getting appropriate protein in their diet.

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u/AmandaDarlingInc Neritidea Snientist [& MOD] May 24 '24

Mine have choked on garlic soaked thawed blood worms simply by getting distracted 😅 I can't say I've ever wondered if they were capable of a hunt and kill but this is good to know. I'm raising well fed pacifist loaches.

Also, if thats the case they're a TERRIBLE solution to an "infestation". You'd have to starve them into the hunt. That feels real shitastic.

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u/Gastropoid Snail God (Moderator) May 24 '24

Yeah...so. funny story.

I had a very heavily planted tank, a busy schedule and five loaches that just kinda... vanished while I was having trouble getting more in to boost their numbers. I legit thought they died, until the lot of them squiggled out like six months after disappearing, and I figured out what had been leaving empty bladder snail shells. They weren't fat, but they were healthy, and I quickly resumed dropping their carnivore wafers and they immediately got more plump and stopped eating snails.

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u/AmandaDarlingInc Neritidea Snientist [& MOD] May 24 '24

hahahahaaa nothing good ever starts "Yeah...so."

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u/Gastropoid Snail God (Moderator) May 24 '24

You're not wrong, lol