Makena95GT Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I know im about to butcher this spelling.. Apastia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenver Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Get rid of it inmediately, just toss it out, if you try to remove it or disturbed it it will start spreading little one's Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Toss out my snail? :( Sounds evil. Poor snail disnt do anything. Possible to remive snail.. and scrub his shell in another container of water.. rinse well.. and put him back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenver Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Are you willing to risk getting an infestation just to save one snail? Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenver Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I have tossed complete frags because of this, and I have no regrets Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Not sure. I mean I already had three "heads" of this on one of my rocks that I havent touched because I wasnt sure what to do. That might be where this one came from. Cause i swear it wasnt there yesterday. Or when I got the snail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 I know im not going to toss a living creature in the trash to suffer a slow and painful death. Thats for **** sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenver Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Many threads exists about people having to breakdown their tanks trying to battle this Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 This is true. Rock ill toss. Thats no big deal. But killing a snail that was only "in the wrong place at the wrong time" sounds pretty effed up. Bleh. Poor little dude didnt do anything but his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenver Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I know im not going to toss a living creature in the trash to suffer a slow and painful death. Thats for **** sure. I never said you had to throw him in the trash, that was you, since you had to resort to this kind of language I'll let you be and you can do whatever you want Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 -.-' It wasnt intended to be an insult or anything of that matter. If i would have said darn sure.. would you feel better about it? Dont be so sensitive. You said "toss it.. throw it out" Sounds a heck of a lot like "in the trash" to me. Sorry if I understood that wrong. Hmmmhmmmmm. Maybr just before I do anything like that I'll see about getting a peppermint shrimp. Almost got one the other day. Itll be an experiment. Im 50/50 on whether my Pistol will attack and eat it. Guess we'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 What about taking the snail out of the tank and scrubbing his shell with peroxide on a toothbrush? Or maybe turn him over and dip the shell in peroxide, rinse, return. I have no experience with this, I'm just trying to think of snail friendly iradication techniques. You don't have a sump, do you? If you did, you could just let them clean water there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 No sump just yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 looks more like a hydroid. Slather superglue on the offending hitch-hiker... Otherwise you'll be dealing with a serious problem. All tanks experience hydroids at some point, either in a minor infestation, or major infestation. Cut back your light and feeding cycle, rub superglue on the snail shell (it'll look ugly, but wont kill the snail). If its not a hydroid, if it is ACTUALLY aiptasia, then you do -not- want to use a peppermint shrimp. It -will- spread, requiring you to keep a peppermint shrimp at all times. My advice is to use superglue to entomb it. You should only resort to a peppermint shrimp if the infestation spreads. Pepp's keep it under control, they do -not- solve the problem. Your only course of action is to act now, before it becomes a larger issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 looks more like a hydroid. Slather superglue on the offending hitch-hiker... Otherwise you'll be dealing with a serious problem. All tanks experience hydroids at some point, either in a minor infestation, or major infestation. Cut back your light and feeding cycle, rub superglue on the snail shell (it'll look ugly, but wont kill the snail). If its not a hydroid, if it is ACTUALLY aiptasia, then you do -not- want to use a peppermint shrimp. It -will- spread, requiring you to keep a peppermint shrimp at all times. My advice is to use superglue to entomb it. You should only resort to a peppermint shrimp if the infestation spreads. Pepp's keep it under control, they do -not- solve the problem. Your only course of action is to act now, before it becomes a larger issue. Sounds like a plan. I appreciate advise that isnt immediately resorting to drastic measures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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