sometimes tiny snails get into the pump and clog it up. they also eat
plants, like you said. they can carry diseases that affect fish. my fish eat
them so no prob.
mad
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From: jammer
Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com
Newsgroups: rec.ponds
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:21:09 -0500
Subject: Snail elimination.reduction

I would like to know why snails are undesirable. "just" eating plants?
I would think they would be good for algea control and to look at
every now and then.


On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 04:49:20 GMT, "Robert Burns"
wrote:

Thanks,
So how's copper sulfate work as a dip? I'm going ot re-pot and divide
plants this weekend. If I dip each plant before it goes back into the pond
will I get 'em? I'm putting the fish in a separate tank for a week or so
while I scrub out the pond. It's getting a bit larger too. I'll check the
hardness. What concentration should I use as a dip if it will work.

Bob
wrote in message
...
I have tried PP against snails. doesnt work really well. OTOH, I have
used copper
sulfate and it kills the snails well. copper sulfate knocks down quite a
few other
cooties. I just dont like using it in the pond with the fish. it is only
not as
toxic in water from 50-300 ppm hardness. Ingrid

"Robert Burns" wrote:

Hi,
We have a 500 gallon pond. Over the last couple of years we've gotten
more
an dmore small snails. Next week we're going to do a little spring
cleaning
and I'd like to know the concentration of Potassium Promangamate to use
to
"sterileize" the new plants prior to putting 'em in the pond. We're
going
ot divide the lillies too so if we soak them too maybe we can reduce the
population a bit.

Thanks

Bob







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