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  1. 09-09-2014, 07:24 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Freedom View Post



    Since I had to go to bed, I finally put them all back in the tank.

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    And that's why I never had snails in my tank.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
    LOL

    And that's why I never had snails in my tank.
    Any elementary school that might want them? Whatever you do, do not set them free in the environment - if nothing else, sell them to a bait shop!
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    Maybe craigslist - offer them free if someone is willing to come meet you at a local coffee shop or something?
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    Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
    LOL

    And that's why I never had snails in my tank.
    Ellie, I never wanted ramshorns, they are well known in the hobby. One hitchhiked in on a plant and, as they are asexual, one is all it takes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Freedom View Post
    Ellie, I never wanted ramshorns, they are well known in the hobby. One hitchhiked in on a plant and, as they are asexual, one is all it takes.
    Ah-ha!!! I sort of wondered why you would have a snail in the tank in the first place. Pesty critters at best.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
    Ah-ha!!! I sort of wondered why you would have a snail in the tank in the first place. Pesty critters at best.
    Not all snails are bad. The Malayan Trumpet Snails are excellent helpers in a planted tank. I have hundreds of the little guys. I never see them until the lights go out. Then they get to work cleaning the tank. Once a year I use a net and sift the sand to put a few hundred into the turtle tanks. Turtles love snails

    If you are having a snail problem, buy 1 assassin snail. It'll eat them all.
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    I can't get an assassin snail, because I also have mystery snails -- which I love, and want to keep. They have also had babies!

    I returned the ramshorns to the tank that night, before going to bed. A few days later, I again got them out and in a bowl, left that sitting on the counter for 4 days. Then dumped the entire thing in the garden.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Freedom View Post
    Then dumped the entire thing in the garden.
    Is there any chance any of them will survive and become an invasive species problem? Yikes!
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    No, no chance. First, most were already dead. Second, they only live in water, can't live out of water. And it has been dry, dry, dry!
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