Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and the Yahoo Answers website is now in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
Quarantining snails for my fish?
Im going to order some pond snails online for my dwarf puffers as my LFS doesnt get many in and they get annoyed when i ask to buy them.
I have a quarantine tank but i was wondering how & how long i quarantine them before feeding them to my puffers.
2 Answers
- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
i would do it for the minimum of 4 wk . I like to be safe than sorry . I always quarantine any new fish, plant etc
- ?Lv 44 years ago
do not pay attention to the human beings telling you to tear down and start up from scratch - a snail infestation is extremely no reason to realize this. Your appropriate wager is to persist with Deven's suggestion. it is going to take numerous days, and there is not any assure that it will get each and all the snails, yet luring them with lettuce works wonders. additionally, you sound such as you will possibly be able to desire to in all probability have some stocking room - evaluate loaches to consume the snails (clowns, i've got discovered, do the appropriate interest). because of the fact you have the apple snail in quarantine, you will possibly be able to desire to objective considered one of many chemical compounds to do away with snails, yet i for my section does not advise it except not the rest works.