Assassin snails on craigs list

[cmcpart0422]

saw this on craigs list might be a good cheap pick up for anyone who is dealing with a snail problem.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/for/1910692241.html

 

[emartin]

Buy more snails to take care of a snail problem?

Unless they end up killing eachother until only one remains...highlander style...I don't see the point. Getting loaches would be a better solution imho. I'm not planted tank keeper and never experienced a Malaysian Snail infestation (just a pond snail one, but the loaches and fish keep it restricted to the overflows and sump) so I'm not one to say if it's useless, I just don't see how adding more snails (even if they kill the problem snails) solves the problem.

Do those snails really work? How do you get rid of them/do they cause an infestation as well?

 

[zenins]

Assassin snails reproduce very sparingly, unlike pond snails or the dreaded Malaysian Trumpet Snail.
http://theaquariumwiki.com/Anentome_helena
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_6/volume_6_4/clea.html

 

[emartin]

Assassin snails reproduce very sparingly, unlike pond snails or the dreaded Malaysian Trumpet Snail.
http://theaquariumwiki.com/Anentome_helena
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_6/volume_6_4/clea.html

Oh so they could be removed pretty easily then, by snail traps for example where as with MTS there's no reliable way other than fish that eat snails or these assassin snails?

 

[Prince]

Never had any luck with loaches. I have Khuli and Java loaches. Assassin Snails work great and so does the Sera Snail trap. I use both with great results.

 

[emartin]

Never had any luck with loaches. I have Khuli and Java loaches. Assassin Snails work great and so does the Sera Snail trap. I use both with great results.

Never heard of these snails before but now that I do I'll keep them in mind if I ever get a MTS snail infestation.

It would certainly give me satisfaction to see them kill the intruders!

 

[msjinkzd]

Also, assassins can be fed meaty foods when the pest snails are gone. They usually stop reproducing once the llive food stops and they are being supplemented.