micro sword

j-man the skater-man · 10-29-2005, 05:51 PM

i got some micro sword and some snail kill stuff and i am gonna add the micro sword but i was wondering how to treat with the snail kill cause it says to use in the main tank and i cant do that casue of my mts and cherrys

**Damon** · 10-30-2005, 04:38 AM

Don't use it.

j-man the skater-man · 10-30-2005, 12:14 PM

then how can i completely clean the plant of plant eating snails?

does micro sword need anything special?

**Cichlid Man** · 10-30-2005, 03:15 PM

Buy some puffer fish or some other kind of snail removing fish. If you want to become a successful aquarist, do everything natural. I never listen to the lfs dealer that says the only way to treat white spot is to buy a $5 bottle which sits in the shelf for a few years and never gets used again.
Algae problems:
Comercial way:Algae clear and glass scrubber-natural way: pleco.
Cycling tank:
Comercial way: Bacteria tablets-natural way: seed filter with other filter medium.
Breeding cardinals:
Comercial way: blackwater extract-natural way: peat.

Jonno · 10-30-2005, 03:43 PM

clown loaches are great for cleaning up snails or you could use a snail trap!

j-man the skater-man · 10-30-2005, 05:19 PM

snail trap? what is it how do i make 1?

**Damon** · 10-31-2005, 07:27 AM

Use potassium permagnate (sp?). Remove the plants and treat then rinse and soak in treated tap water.

PatronusBestia · 10-31-2005, 09:34 PM

j-man, after reading your post I remembered reading something about an alum/water mix you can soak new plants in to kill any snails and/or snail eggs, BEFORE you put the plants in your tank. I've been looking for the past 40 minutes in all my books for the receipe, but couldn't find it.
I don't mind the snails since I can feed them to my black ghost kife and my crawfish, so I've never tried it out and can't vouch for its efficacy or safety!!!
But PLEASE DON'T just go ahead and experiment with a random mixture, since it might do more harm than good!!!

Maybe another forum member also knows about this and can provide more info on it.

10-29-2005, 05:51 PM	#1
j-man the skater-man invert freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: whiteville NC Age: 18 Posts: 345	micro sword i got some micro sword and some snail kill stuff and i am gonna add the micro sword but i was wondering how to treat with the snail kill cause it says to use in the main tank and i cant do that casue of my mts and cherrys

10-30-2005, 04:38 AM	#2
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Don't use it. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

10-30-2005, 03:15 PM	#4
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	Buy some puffer fish or some other kind of snail removing fish. If you want to become a successful aquarist, do everything natural. I never listen to the lfs dealer that says the only way to treat white spot is to buy a $5 bottle which sits in the shelf for a few years and never gets used again. Algae problems: Comercial way:Algae clear and glass scrubber-natural way: pleco. Cycling tank: Comercial way: Bacteria tablets-natural way: seed filter with other filter medium. Breeding cardinals: Comercial way: blackwater extract-natural way: peat. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

10-31-2005, 07:27 AM	#7
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Use potassium permagnate (sp?). Remove the plants and treat then rinse and soak in treated tap water. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

10-31-2005, 09:34 PM	#8
PatronusBestia Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 31	j-man, after reading your post I remembered reading something about an alum/water mix you can soak new plants in to kill any snails and/or snail eggs, BEFORE you put the plants in your tank. I've been looking for the past 40 minutes in all my books for the receipe, but couldn't find it. I don't mind the snails since I can feed them to my black ghost kife and my crawfish, so I've never tried it out and can't vouch for its efficacy or safety!!! But PLEASE DON'T just go ahead and experiment with a random mixture, since it might do more harm than good!!! Maybe another forum member also knows about this and can provide more info on it. __________________ 125gal: 3 angels, 2 parrots, 1 bgk, 1 pleco, 3 cories 55gal: 3 creamsicle mollies, 1 scat 55gal: 2 angels, 1 pakistanie loach, 1 pleco 40gal: 2 koi, 1 shibunkin, 1 pleco 29gal: feeder guppies 29gal: 2 angels, 1 redtail sternella pleco, 1 bumblebee cat,1 butterfly pleco 20gal: 1 blue crawfish, feeder guppies, 1 killie 10gal: ghostshrimp

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10-30-2005, 12:14 PM	#3
j-man the skater-man invert freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: whiteville NC Age: 18 Posts: 345	then how can i completely clean the plant of plant eating snails? does micro sword need anything special?

10-30-2005, 03:43 PM	#5
Jonno Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Devon, UK Age: 20 Posts: 512	clown loaches are great for cleaning up snails or you could use a snail trap!

10-30-2005, 05:19 PM	#6
j-man the skater-man invert freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: whiteville NC Age: 18 Posts: 345	snail trap? what is it how do i make 1?

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