opinions on anti-snail chemicals?

There are a bunch of anti-snail chemicals out there, and I'm wondering what everyone here thinks of them. In one tank I've got two glass cats, a little cory-cat, and a small pl*co. That tank has got lots of snails in it. My other tank with lots of snails has 3 rope fishes, a larger pl*co, two khuli loaches, two clown loaches, and a couple of white cloud that never got eaten. That tank also has a great many snails. Unfortunately, my two clown loaches that I got to take care of the snail problem in that tank don't seem to be doing too good a job of it.

So, if anti-snail chems are generally just bad for my kinds of fishes, that'd be good to know. If not, that'd be good to know also.

what i've always wondered about anti-snail chemicals is how do you dispose of the carcasses?

if you've got to hand pick them out dead, you might as well do it alive.

the carcasses could foul the water and smell up your house.

Absolutely right.

Or the fish eat them and ingest the copper dosage :o(

> says copper, copper sulphate etc, then be aware that copper is a very > toxic mineral for aquatic life (one of the worst), and it's difficult to > get out of an aquarium later (sticks to surfaces). The 'theory' is that > as you increase the copper dosage (concentration), the smallest > invertebrates die first (parasites like Ich), then larger invertebrates > (snails, shrimp etc) and then the fish. In practise small fish can die > or suffer long before some snails even appear affected. Manufacturers > realized that fish were being killed so they decreased the > concentration, but now the snails are far less affected - so at best, it > appears to be a waste of money, and at worse, it can kill fish. jmo >

I find it easier to simply crush the shells and let the fish snack on the exposed snail meat.

Hey mark, snails offer a real problem to people who keep plants in the tanks, im sufering a real problem with snails, and yes the chemicals havnt worked one bit (however in the past, the old recipies have worked well, i wish id kept some handy)

Seems like ill be getting a group of clown loaches in the near future after i try the other methods of snail control. thanks again.

the great mark stone not thinking, i wont hear of it. lol

Peace out man

> tanks, im sufering a real problem with snails, and yes the chemicals > havnt worked one bit (however in the past, the old recipies have worked > well, i wish id kept some handy)

Yes, you're probably right

> Peace out man

Me not thinking? Just ask my wife!