Snail overpopulation!

[Charchar38]

Can someone please give me ideas what to do with my ridiculous snail population!!

I was going to take the majority out and put them in a large jar with some moss balls and food and just let them do their thing until I can find homes for them all?

[mantis]

What type of snails are they? I had a population of bladder snails going which is apparently are the worst for reproduction, so I started scooping them out for a few days and now they've gone! Kind of miss them now, had no algae issues when they were in there.

[Triumph-Rat]

Unfortunately population growth out-matches population requirement for most snails, so unless you want to set up another tank just for them then euthanasia is your best bet.

[Charchar38]

I've got bladder and 2 different types of ramshorns! Is having too many snails in your tanks a problem?

[Triumph-Rat]

No, they will reach a K/N number where K = Carrying Capacity and N= Number of Animals. If K is less than or equal to N then the population will continue to expand, if N is higher than K then the population would stabilise (in theory) unfortunately, a tank can withstand far more snails than fish and they can become a nuisance and then you have to find a way to deal with them.

[mantis]

I've got bladder and 2 different types of ramshorns! Is having too many snails in your tanks a problem?

Try feeding a bit less, I think snails balance themselves out if there's not enough food for them due to waste, that's what I read anyway.

Don't think you can have too many snails though unless you don't like the look of them. The only snails I've seen that look horrific are trumpet snails. Just don't like the thought of them all crawling out the substrate

Good video here on how to get rid of them, or at least cull the numbers a bit

[Triumph-Rat]

I've got bladder and 2 different types of ramshorns! Is having too many snails in your tanks a problem?

Try feeding a bit less, I think snails balance themselves out if there's not enough food for them due to waste, that's what I read anyway.

Don't think you can have too many snails though unless you don't like the look of them. The only snails I've seen that look horrific are trumpet snails. Just don't like the thought of them all crawling out the substrate

Good video here on how to get rid of them, or at least cull the numbers a bit

Nah, just not keen on snails in my tank unless I have something that eats snails LOL

[Feather_Borb]

I would use this as the perfect excuse to start a freshwater puffer tank. Just size the puffer to the snails

[mantis]

I've got bladder and 2 different types of ramshorns! Is having too many snails in your tanks a problem?

Try feeding a bit less, I think snails balance themselves out if there's not enough food for them due to waste, that's what I read anyway.

Don't think you can have too many snails though unless you don't like the look of them. The only snails I've seen that look horrific are trumpet snails. Just don't like the thought of them all crawling out the substrate

Good video here on how to get rid of them, or at least cull the numbers a bit

Nah, just not keen on snails in my tank unless I have something that eats snails LOL

What about an Assassin snail?

[MasonJ19]

I second the puffer tank idea. I had the same problem in 2 tanks. I originally added assassin snails to them both and they helped reduce to a manageable level. But I recently set up a figure 8 puffer tank and now I wish I had more pest snails! I'm taking like 6 small snails out a day to feed the puffers and even just after a week I'm noticing the difference on snail population. Puffers sure do love their snails.