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removing snail eggs
Hi all,
yesterday, during my weekly tank maintenance, I saw a glob of snail eggs on my *tiny* newly sprouting crypt leaf. since this particular crypt took a while to start producing leaves (was suffering for a bit since it was too small), I didn't want to do what I usually do with snail eggs.. just chop the green stuff that the eggs are attached to it and throw it away. I've tried pulling it off of the leaf, but it was so glued on, I coudln't do it without pulling out the plant from the gravel (it's a very small baby plant).. so I ended up snipping the poor thing. it had two small sprouting leaves, now it only has one :-( and no other leaves (I hope this baby survives!) So, I was wondering, are there any other way to mechanically get rid of the snail eggs without sacrificing plant leaves or using chemicals? if the eggs were on some fast-growing stuff, or bushy plants, I probably would not have minded, but in this instance, it was painful to pinch what little green that poor little plant had... any insight is appreciated.. Linda |
removing snail eggs
I find that getting nature to control nature works best.
In this case get something to eat snails, that way they can hatch all they want but their numbers will be kept very small to non-existent. My personal favorite is a topaz puffer but that might be too aggressive/big for your tank, most puffers like snails, there are also loaches and I have heard some crustaceans like them as well... "linda mar" wrote in message ... Hi all, yesterday, during my weekly tank maintenance, I saw a glob of snail eggs on my *tiny* newly sprouting crypt leaf. since this particular crypt took a while to start producing leaves (was suffering for a bit since it was too small), I didn't want to do what I usually do with snail eggs.. just chop the green stuff that the eggs are attached to it and throw it away. I've tried pulling it off of the leaf, but it was so glued on, I coudln't do it without pulling out the plant from the gravel (it's a very small baby plant).. so I ended up snipping the poor thing. it had two small sprouting leaves, now it only has one :-( and no other leaves (I hope this baby survives!) So, I was wondering, are there any other way to mechanically get rid of the snail eggs without sacrificing plant leaves or using chemicals? if the eggs were on some fast-growing stuff, or bushy plants, I probably would not have minded, but in this instance, it was painful to pinch what little green that poor little plant had... any insight is appreciated.. Linda |
removing snail eggs
I find that getting nature to control nature works best.
In this case get something to eat snails, that way they can hatch all they want but their numbers will be kept very small to non-existent. My personal favorite is a topaz puffer but that might be too aggressive/big for your tank, most puffers like snails, there are also loaches and I have heard some crustaceans like them as well... "linda mar" wrote in message ... Hi all, yesterday, during my weekly tank maintenance, I saw a glob of snail eggs on my *tiny* newly sprouting crypt leaf. since this particular crypt took a while to start producing leaves (was suffering for a bit since it was too small), I didn't want to do what I usually do with snail eggs.. just chop the green stuff that the eggs are attached to it and throw it away. I've tried pulling it off of the leaf, but it was so glued on, I coudln't do it without pulling out the plant from the gravel (it's a very small baby plant).. so I ended up snipping the poor thing. it had two small sprouting leaves, now it only has one :-( and no other leaves (I hope this baby survives!) So, I was wondering, are there any other way to mechanically get rid of the snail eggs without sacrificing plant leaves or using chemicals? if the eggs were on some fast-growing stuff, or bushy plants, I probably would not have minded, but in this instance, it was painful to pinch what little green that poor little plant had... any insight is appreciated.. Linda |
removing snail eggs
Hi Linda,
Go to the store and get yourself a turkey baster. They work wonderful,you just suck those eggs right out, at first it might be hard to do, but the more you do the easier it gets. I use one for my unwanted snail eggs. good luck, Sue, "Christopher" wrote in message ink.net... I find that getting nature to control nature works best. In this case get something to eat snails, that way they can hatch all they want but their numbers will be kept very small to non-existent. My personal favorite is a topaz puffer but that might be too aggressive/big for your tank, most puffers like snails, there are also loaches and I have heard some crustaceans like them as well... "linda mar" wrote in message ... Hi all, yesterday, during my weekly tank maintenance, I saw a glob of snail eggs on my *tiny* newly sprouting crypt leaf. since this particular crypt took a while to start producing leaves (was suffering for a bit since it was too small), I didn't want to do what I usually do with snail eggs.. just chop the green stuff that the eggs are attached to it and throw it away. I've tried pulling it off of the leaf, but it was so glued on, I coudln't do it without pulling out the plant from the gravel (it's a very small baby plant).. so I ended up snipping the poor thing. it had two small sprouting leaves, now it only has one :-( and no other leaves (I hope this baby survives!) So, I was wondering, are there any other way to mechanically get rid of the snail eggs without sacrificing plant leaves or using chemicals? if the eggs were on some fast-growing stuff, or bushy plants, I probably would not have minded, but in this instance, it was painful to pinch what little green that poor little plant had... any insight is appreciated.. Linda |
removing snail eggs
Hi Linda,
Go to the store and get yourself a turkey baster. They work wonderful,you just suck those eggs right out, at first it might be hard to do, but the more you do the easier it gets. I use one for my unwanted snail eggs. good luck, Sue, "Christopher" wrote in message ink.net... I find that getting nature to control nature works best. In this case get something to eat snails, that way they can hatch all they want but their numbers will be kept very small to non-existent. My personal favorite is a topaz puffer but that might be too aggressive/big for your tank, most puffers like snails, there are also loaches and I have heard some crustaceans like them as well... "linda mar" wrote in message ... Hi all, yesterday, during my weekly tank maintenance, I saw a glob of snail eggs on my *tiny* newly sprouting crypt leaf. since this particular crypt took a while to start producing leaves (was suffering for a bit since it was too small), I didn't want to do what I usually do with snail eggs.. just chop the green stuff that the eggs are attached to it and throw it away. I've tried pulling it off of the leaf, but it was so glued on, I coudln't do it without pulling out the plant from the gravel (it's a very small baby plant).. so I ended up snipping the poor thing. it had two small sprouting leaves, now it only has one :-( and no other leaves (I hope this baby survives!) So, I was wondering, are there any other way to mechanically get rid of the snail eggs without sacrificing plant leaves or using chemicals? if the eggs were on some fast-growing stuff, or bushy plants, I probably would not have minded, but in this instance, it was painful to pinch what little green that poor little plant had... any insight is appreciated.. Linda |
removing snail eggs
My yoyo loaches ate the snails in my tank to extinction in record time,
but, since I wanted the snails for live food, I had to make a refugium to protect the breeder snails. And yoyos are great fun to watch, like fishy kittens (chasing, stalking, sleeping in piles...on their sides and upside-down, etc). The situation is a total win-win! "linda mar" wrote in message ... Hi all, yesterday, during my weekly tank maintenance, I saw a glob of snail eggs on my *tiny* newly sprouting crypt leaf. since this particular crypt took a while to start producing leaves (was suffering for a bit since it was too small), I didn't want to do what I usually do with snail eggs.. just chop the green stuff that the eggs are attached to it and throw it away. I've tried pulling it off of the leaf, but it was so glued on, I coudln't do it without pulling out the plant from the gravel (it's a very small baby plant).. so I ended up snipping the poor thing. it had two small sprouting leaves, now it only has one :-( and no other leaves (I hope this baby survives!) So, I was wondering, are there any other way to mechanically get rid of the snail eggs without sacrificing plant leaves or using chemicals? if the eggs were on some fast-growing stuff, or bushy plants, I probably would not have minded, but in this instance, it was painful to pinch what little green that poor little plant had... any insight is appreciated.. Linda |
removing snail eggs
My yoyo loaches ate the snails in my tank to extinction in record time,
but, since I wanted the snails for live food, I had to make a refugium to protect the breeder snails. And yoyos are great fun to watch, like fishy kittens (chasing, stalking, sleeping in piles...on their sides and upside-down, etc). The situation is a total win-win! "linda mar" wrote in message ... Hi all, yesterday, during my weekly tank maintenance, I saw a glob of snail eggs on my *tiny* newly sprouting crypt leaf. since this particular crypt took a while to start producing leaves (was suffering for a bit since it was too small), I didn't want to do what I usually do with snail eggs.. just chop the green stuff that the eggs are attached to it and throw it away. I've tried pulling it off of the leaf, but it was so glued on, I coudln't do it without pulling out the plant from the gravel (it's a very small baby plant).. so I ended up snipping the poor thing. it had two small sprouting leaves, now it only has one :-( and no other leaves (I hope this baby survives!) So, I was wondering, are there any other way to mechanically get rid of the snail eggs without sacrificing plant leaves or using chemicals? if the eggs were on some fast-growing stuff, or bushy plants, I probably would not have minded, but in this instance, it was painful to pinch what little green that poor little plant had... any insight is appreciated.. Linda |
removing snail eggs
Hi Sue,
huh. turkey baster? never thought of using that, what a clever idea! thanks! I'll try it next time... linda "SueBRoo" wrote in message ... Hi Linda, Go to the store and get yourself a turkey baster. They work wonderful,you just suck those eggs right out, at first it might be hard to do, but the more you do the easier it gets. I use one for my unwanted snail eggs. good luck, Sue, "Christopher" wrote in message ink.net... I find that getting nature to control nature works best. In this case get something to eat snails, that way they can hatch all they want but their numbers will be kept very small to non-existent. My personal favorite is a topaz puffer but that might be too aggressive/big for your tank, most puffers like snails, there are also loaches and I have heard some crustaceans like them as well... "linda mar" wrote in message ... Hi all, yesterday, during my weekly tank maintenance, I saw a glob of snail eggs on my *tiny* newly sprouting crypt leaf. since this particular crypt took a while to start producing leaves (was suffering for a bit since it was too small), I didn't want to do what I usually do with snail eggs.. just chop the green stuff that the eggs are attached to it and throw it away. I've tried pulling it off of the leaf, but it was so glued on, I coudln't do it without pulling out the plant from the gravel (it's a very small baby plant).. so I ended up snipping the poor thing. it had two small sprouting leaves, now it only has one :-( and no other leaves (I hope this baby survives!) So, I was wondering, are there any other way to mechanically get rid of the snail eggs without sacrificing plant leaves or using chemicals? if the eggs were on some fast-growing stuff, or bushy plants, I probably would not have minded, but in this instance, it was painful to pinch what little green that poor little plant had... any insight is appreciated.. Linda |
removing snail eggs
Hi Sue,
huh. turkey baster? never thought of using that, what a clever idea! thanks! I'll try it next time... linda "SueBRoo" wrote in message ... Hi Linda, Go to the store and get yourself a turkey baster. They work wonderful,you just suck those eggs right out, at first it might be hard to do, but the more you do the easier it gets. I use one for my unwanted snail eggs. good luck, Sue, "Christopher" wrote in message ink.net... I find that getting nature to control nature works best. In this case get something to eat snails, that way they can hatch all they want but their numbers will be kept very small to non-existent. My personal favorite is a topaz puffer but that might be too aggressive/big for your tank, most puffers like snails, there are also loaches and I have heard some crustaceans like them as well... "linda mar" wrote in message ... Hi all, yesterday, during my weekly tank maintenance, I saw a glob of snail eggs on my *tiny* newly sprouting crypt leaf. since this particular crypt took a while to start producing leaves (was suffering for a bit since it was too small), I didn't want to do what I usually do with snail eggs.. just chop the green stuff that the eggs are attached to it and throw it away. I've tried pulling it off of the leaf, but it was so glued on, I coudln't do it without pulling out the plant from the gravel (it's a very small baby plant).. so I ended up snipping the poor thing. it had two small sprouting leaves, now it only has one :-( and no other leaves (I hope this baby survives!) So, I was wondering, are there any other way to mechanically get rid of the snail eggs without sacrificing plant leaves or using chemicals? if the eggs were on some fast-growing stuff, or bushy plants, I probably would not have minded, but in this instance, it was painful to pinch what little green that poor little plant had... any insight is appreciated.. Linda |
removing snail eggs
hi,
unfortunately, given what I plan to get for the tank, I dont' think I'll have room for snail eater unless one exists that is about 1" long! :-P thanks! linda "Christopher" wrote in message ink.net... I find that getting nature to control nature works best. In this case get something to eat snails, that way they can hatch all they want but their numbers will be kept very small to non-existent. My personal favorite is a topaz puffer but that might be too aggressive/big for your tank, most puffers like snails, there are also loaches and I have heard some crustaceans like them as well... "linda mar" wrote in message ... Hi all, yesterday, during my weekly tank maintenance, I saw a glob of snail eggs on my *tiny* newly sprouting crypt leaf. since this particular crypt took a while to start producing leaves (was suffering for a bit since it was too small), I didn't want to do what I usually do with snail eggs.. just chop the green stuff that the eggs are attached to it and throw it away. I've tried pulling it off of the leaf, but it was so glued on, I coudln't do it without pulling out the plant from the gravel (it's a very small baby plant).. so I ended up snipping the poor thing. it had two small sprouting leaves, now it only has one :-( and no other leaves (I hope this baby survives!) So, I was wondering, are there any other way to mechanically get rid of the snail eggs without sacrificing plant leaves or using chemicals? if the eggs were on some fast-growing stuff, or bushy plants, I probably would not have minded, but in this instance, it was painful to pinch what little green that poor little plant had... any insight is appreciated.. Linda |
removing snail eggs
hi,
unfortunately, given what I plan to get for the tank, I dont' think I'll have room for snail eater unless one exists that is about 1" long! :-P thanks! linda "Christopher" wrote in message ink.net... I find that getting nature to control nature works best. In this case get something to eat snails, that way they can hatch all they want but their numbers will be kept very small to non-existent. My personal favorite is a topaz puffer but that might be too aggressive/big for your tank, most puffers like snails, there are also loaches and I have heard some crustaceans like them as well... "linda mar" wrote in message ... Hi all, yesterday, during my weekly tank maintenance, I saw a glob of snail eggs on my *tiny* newly sprouting crypt leaf. since this particular crypt took a while to start producing leaves (was suffering for a bit since it was too small), I didn't want to do what I usually do with snail eggs.. just chop the green stuff that the eggs are attached to it and throw it away. I've tried pulling it off of the leaf, but it was so glued on, I coudln't do it without pulling out the plant from the gravel (it's a very small baby plant).. so I ended up snipping the poor thing. it had two small sprouting leaves, now it only has one :-( and no other leaves (I hope this baby survives!) So, I was wondering, are there any other way to mechanically get rid of the snail eggs without sacrificing plant leaves or using chemicals? if the eggs were on some fast-growing stuff, or bushy plants, I probably would not have minded, but in this instance, it was painful to pinch what little green that poor little plant had... any insight is appreciated.. Linda |
removing snail eggs
If you can find them, try horsehead loaches. They are long, mine are about
4", but so skinny one probably masses less than an oto. I have two and, so far as I can tell, they exist 100% on snail eggs. And they're REAL cool looking. linda mar wrote in message ... hi, unfortunately, given what I plan to get for the tank, I dont' think I'll have room for snail eater unless one exists that is about 1" long! :-P thanks! linda "Christopher" wrote in message ink.net... I find that getting nature to control nature works best. In this case get something to eat snails, that way they can hatch all they want but their numbers will be kept very small to non-existent. My personal favorite is a topaz puffer but that might be too aggressive/big for your tank, most puffers like snails, there are also loaches and I have heard some crustaceans like them as well... "linda mar" wrote in message ... Hi all, yesterday, during my weekly tank maintenance, I saw a glob of snail eggs on my *tiny* newly sprouting crypt leaf. since this particular crypt took a while to start producing leaves (was suffering for a bit since it was too small), I didn't want to do what I usually do with snail eggs.. just chop the green stuff that the eggs are attached to it and throw it away. I've tried pulling it off of the leaf, but it was so glued on, I coudln't do it without pulling out the plant from the gravel (it's a very small baby plant).. so I ended up snipping the poor thing. it had two small sprouting leaves, now it only has one :-( and no other leaves (I hope this baby survives!) So, I was wondering, are there any other way to mechanically get rid of the snail eggs without sacrificing plant leaves or using chemicals? if the eggs were on some fast-growing stuff, or bushy plants, I probably would not have minded, but in this instance, it was painful to pinch what little green that poor little plant had... any insight is appreciated.. Linda |
removing snail eggs
If you can find them, try horsehead loaches. They are long, mine are about
4", but so skinny one probably masses less than an oto. I have two and, so far as I can tell, they exist 100% on snail eggs. And they're REAL cool looking. linda mar wrote in message ... hi, unfortunately, given what I plan to get for the tank, I dont' think I'll have room for snail eater unless one exists that is about 1" long! :-P thanks! linda "Christopher" wrote in message ink.net... I find that getting nature to control nature works best. In this case get something to eat snails, that way they can hatch all they want but their numbers will be kept very small to non-existent. My personal favorite is a topaz puffer but that might be too aggressive/big for your tank, most puffers like snails, there are also loaches and I have heard some crustaceans like them as well... "linda mar" wrote in message ... Hi all, yesterday, during my weekly tank maintenance, I saw a glob of snail eggs on my *tiny* newly sprouting crypt leaf. since this particular crypt took a while to start producing leaves (was suffering for a bit since it was too small), I didn't want to do what I usually do with snail eggs.. just chop the green stuff that the eggs are attached to it and throw it away. I've tried pulling it off of the leaf, but it was so glued on, I coudln't do it without pulling out the plant from the gravel (it's a very small baby plant).. so I ended up snipping the poor thing. it had two small sprouting leaves, now it only has one :-( and no other leaves (I hope this baby survives!) So, I was wondering, are there any other way to mechanically get rid of the snail eggs without sacrificing plant leaves or using chemicals? if the eggs were on some fast-growing stuff, or bushy plants, I probably would not have minded, but in this instance, it was painful to pinch what little green that poor little plant had... any insight is appreciated.. Linda |
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