didnt know it was assassin snail... knew it only after i go back n googled it... *SIGH* if i knew it back then i would've bought at least 5 of them...

This post has been edited by kurangak: Mar 25 2012, 10:26 PM

i just noticed that my rcs only tank got a lot of planaria and fast moving white insect (<1mm size).

how to get rid of them? I do not want to put No-Planaria. Can I put in 10 neon tetra or guppy to eat them?

no wonder my tank now got no snail... now only know they were cleared by planaria. Next planaria food will be my rcs, right?

Guppy (Expecially hungry ones will eat them) or SAE will eat also

woot. then you can sell planaria to those aquarium full of stray snails.

fast moving white insect is copepods i think... but do planaria really eat snail?

Hey guys. I have a small planted aquarium which i have been keeping for almost two years now. As its kinda small, I keep only 8 neon tetras and 4 guppies. The tank is about 30cmx20x25(aprox). Lately, I've been having a snail infestation. Its still in the beginning stages lah. Not too bad yet. Any tips on removing them? I don't wanna go for loaches or puffers as my tank is too small.

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snail trap is the way, attach boiled timun with string and put it in the tank,
when they are busy eating it, pull the string and manually pick up the snail and redo the steps again

manually picked the up using tweezers

or using those assassin snails..help those poor sods by buying them in Midvalley~

This post has been edited by LuQEE: Mar 26 2012, 12:15 PM

will the boiled timun stink up the water? because i rarely change the water. only 30% change once a month..

And if i buy assasins, wont they die when no more snails left?

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Added on March 26, 2012, 12:23 pmwow imagine a large school of those..

This post has been edited by -PraV-: Mar 26 2012, 12:23 PM

they wont unless u just left it there to rot. usually, switch to new ones after 1-2 days

the assassin snail will take other type of food like pellets..thats what ive been told before. if they run out of snails and they eat very slowly too,
so not a full proof way to eradicate snail problems but its a good snail control population method

well, i dont really mind the snails, just don't want them in my filters and such. i just wanna keep the population small. la. the assassin snails are tempting la but dunno where to get. I'm in melaka.

im going there tonight after work. where did they put those snails? so i can straight way tell the guy to take em for me (just for the sake of saving them even my tank have nerite as well.. :S)

since your tank is small and you have betta only...
used seachen flourish excel...
cheaper compare to diy co2 system...
with diy co2 you need to buy/used a lot of thing to make it work...
a 2L cocacola bottle will last you like 3 month max...
but 500ml excel(rm45) will last you like 500 days (1ml/day)...

by the way... you only need to dose 5ml/50gal daily...

if your tank is...15"x8"x8"... likely to be 3.5gal...

if your tank is...15"x15"x8"... likely to be 7gal...


you do the math...

This post has been edited by myak9: Mar 26 2012, 02:31 PM

cladophora as foreground..nais!! (i wonder why i cant post youtube vid here...hmmm... )

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Added on March 26, 2012, 3:25 pmthey keep above their plant tank where they keep plants for sell...d one facing the counter...


btw...anybody hav any experience dealing with hydra before? how u eradicate them? will dwarf gourami eats them?

This post has been edited by kurangak: Mar 26 2012, 05:18 PM

you can see em in breeder box in hanging at plant tank. where do you live?

jz measured. its 15" x 8" x 9"


ok so i decided to skip diy CO2 part


these are the stuffs i plan to get now




is my current light sufficient? 11w 6700k. hope someone can guide me when i got my items, haven't did anything similar before

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Mar 26 2012, 05:31 PM

cant see the cladophora pic/clip bro~

btw, its been a week since im testing my marimo carpet mound... its starting to look weird..will post it soon


btw ZeneticX,
if ure plants are low to medium lighting, then it would suffice i guess..since ure tank is not that high and they require low lights..
but if ure plants are hungry photo-feeders.. you need to consult with the lighting sifus here

dun buy amazonia normal... cause amazonia new 3L pack only max rm40.00... the difference only max RM5.00
3L pack can cover 12"x12" of 1" front and 2" back... you dun need white sand too... I got mine for only RM38.00

if low tech low light plants only need 1-2w/gal...

if high tech high light plants needs 3-5w/gal...

remember the more watt you have...the more heat you generate...

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Added on March 26, 2012, 5:41 pmany 1 out there dun any experiment on lighting temp...

4000k vs 6000k...

as warmer light promote flower blooming...

cooler lighting promote growth...

most aquarium lighting are cool daylight (6000k)

I found out that algae like 4000k-ish lighting... they bloom

that's why algae only grows on the sunset side of rocks...

This post has been edited by myak9: Mar 26 2012, 05:41 PM

can list out some examples of low tech low light plants?


my tank size should be 4 gal right?

try this...http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/all.php


your tank should be 3.5-3.8gal.as we dun fill to the top of the tank...

ok i try get some low - medium requirement plants

for the soil go for ADA new Amazonia ?