Brendan275 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I recently have noticed some Pyramid snails on my Clams at night. I have been removing them off the clams at night. Prob pulled out 10 in the last 2 weeks. Anyone have any suggestions in getting rid of these fellows? I would prefer not to have to pull out the clams all the time since I have 5 atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 6 line wrasse, or melanarous wrasse will eat them up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan275 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 what about Yellow Wrasse or I think the other name is Canary Wrasse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I have never had a clam, but doesn't a freshwater dip kill off pyramid snails? Or is that pinched mantle? Never mind... I guess I don't know anything about clams. Ask downhill biker how he solved his pyramid snail problem. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I just kept checking at night, and pulling the clam out and cleaning with tooth brush if I saw them. I also added a 6 line wrasse, and haven't seen any lately. Make sure when you remove the clam to clean the snails off you get any eggs, and check the sandbed closely for snails that fell off. A couple weeks of persistance and the addition of a 6 line wrasse should take care of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 any updates brendan are they still alive and doing well?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan275 Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Yeah they are still alive. I thought the problem was over and now they seem to be back again D:. Hey downhill, when you took yours out for scrubbing did you use 2 buckets of water? One for scrubbing and one for rinsing before you put back in your tank? I hate to take them out again I think it stresses them out a lot since 4/5 of them are attached to rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 no i only used one bowl with tank water in it. i pulled the clam, put it in the bowl. scrubbed it all over (out of water), looking for snails, eggs, ect. then rinsed it in the bowl and put it back in the tank. i took the water in the bowl and poured it down the drain. it helps. not fullproof, but after a couple times of this, they should be knocked down in population, and you should be able to kill the rest with a 6 line wrasse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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