what eats little snails?

[omeg]

I got a bunch of little snails in my tank, was wondering if there's any natural controls that won't bother my softies.

 

[818]

triggerfish,Puffer Fish

 

[tptp279]

a lot of wrasse's eat snails but keep in mind they like hermits as well

 

[NicoleC]

You can control their population by producing less algae for them to eat.

 

[coralGoodie]

My clown tigger eats these guys whenever I put some in my F/O tank.

 

[otterpop510]

like someone said earlier, wrasses seem good to me..

 

[john37]

why dont you just manually remove them?

 

[JenDub]

Hawkfish love snails-try a falco hawk

 

[omeg]

thanks all, i was thinking of getting a wrasse real soon, so that works out well..

i dont' like to manually remove them cause I don't like to kill needlessly.

NicoleC, you're right, I do have algae they like to munch on. it helps with the phosphate too

unforntunately, my tank is too small for triggers or puffers (these guys grow big don't they?).

 

[TOURKID]

i feel like i have a billion of those lil suckers. cone shaped, and round white ones with brown markings. I suck them of the glass with a turkey baster when i see them but its hard getting them off rocks. ... and thats where mine like to be.. all over every inch of my rocks.. lil buggers

 

[NicoleC]

They are collonista snails - mini turbos, sort of. They are harmless and beneficial grazers.

 

[laverda]

Why don't you like snails? They are beneficial to your tank.

 

[d0cdave]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7414984#post7414984 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by laverda
Why don't you like snails? They are beneficial to your tank.

Exactly. Turn the lights on and they drop off the glass and retreat to the rocks. I like 'em. They keep the slime algae under control. I have a gazillion of them in my 12 gallon.

 

[omeg]

Oh, I don't have a problem with them, it's just that I would like to add something else to the tank and if that something else also helps in controlling the snails (not totally eliminating them) then it's a plus.

Its like with pods, when you have a lot, then it makes sense to add a mandarin.

I'm just trying to balance my tank, my goal is to have a self contained aquarium that only requires top offs and water changes and lights. I'm a long way from there though as I still feed a few days a week.