Pyramid snails

[Nilsfish]

how the hell do I get rid of these pyramid snails muckin up my tank with their mucus strings? Is there any type of fish or invert that will eat them?

 

[XrayGuy]

Do you have any pics to show these?

 

[reefD]

If you don't have coral then you have tons of options. Example : puffers triggers

 

[MiNdErAsR]

Umm....mucus strings? Don't pyramids bore into clams?

 

[Mr. Brooks]

I think you mean vermetid snails. I haven't found a way to get rid of them.

 

[Palting]

Vermetid/vermatid snails. No, there are no definite predators for them, AFAIK. There are scattered anecdotal reports of the copperbanded butterfly, a blenny, and such eating them.

Do they look like these?

 

[Nilsfish]

yes they look like that but lighter in color. I have coral so fish that arent reef safe are not an option.

 

[olemiss reb]

I break the tube off and cover the remaining bit with frag glue.

 

[Amphiprionocellaris]

Out of curiosity, why get rid of them, aside from the occasional mucous nets? They remove particulates from the water and process any water-borne waste (as well as being fascinating imo, but that's obviously subjective). If you're set on it, though, I find physical removal to be somewhat effective if harsh on the hands.

 

[MiNdErAsR]

Out of curiosity, why get rid of them, aside from the occasional mucous nets? They remove particulates from the water and process any water-borne waste (as well as being fascinating imo, but that's obviously subjective).

This ^^^^

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[tdwright1971]

I have found the mucus nets tend to irritate corals, and clams, I use super glue gel to seal the openings.

 

[Misled]

Snails, snails and more snails!!!!