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Most ramshorn snails are considered minor aquarium pests. They may arrive in a tank as egg bundles hidden in newly acquired plants. Although their red color may make them somewhat interesting aquarium subjects, their hermaphroditic ability to breed prolifically from any two specimens can make them troublesome. Absolute eradication is difficult ...
These snails are sometimes viewed as pests in aquarium tanks with fish, because the snails create waste, reproduce very often, and are very hard to remove completely. However, some aquarium owners deliberately choose to add these freshwater pond snails to their tank because the snails will eat uneaten fish food, algae and waste, as well as ...
Physella acuta is a relatively common freshwater aquarium pest. It usually spreads by laying its eggs on plants which are then bought and taken home. Physella acuta can be annoying and reproduce quickly compared to other snails. It is generally non-harmful to the aquarium, but often found to be unsightly as well as adding to the aquarium's ...
Molluscicides (/ m ə ˈ l ʌ s k ɪ ˌ s aɪ d s,-ˈ l ʌ s-/) [1] [2] – also known as snail baits, snail pellets, or slug pellets – are pesticides against molluscs, which are usually used in agriculture or gardening, in order to control gastropod pests specifically slugs and snails which damage crops or other valued plants by feeding on them.
Ferric sodium EDTA, also known as sodium ferric ethylenediaminetetraacetate, is a broad spectrum molluscicide used to kill snails and slugs and protect agricultural crops and garden plants, and in particular to eliminate infestations of Cornu aspersum, the common garden snail. [1] [2] Chemically, it is a salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid ...
This snail acts as a useful aquarium scavenger when it is not excessively numerous. [4] Studies revealed that this species is retard, the growth of water hyacinths by feeding on the roots of the plants. [4] It has been suggested that the snail be used as weed-control agent in the canals of south Florida. [4]
The clean-up crew is the term that has been used by many aquarists and vendors since the late 1980s to refer to various small animals commonly sold for use in keeping the reef aquarium clear of pest algae, detritus and parasites. [1] Among the most popular have long been blue-legged hermit crabs, scarlet hermit crabs, emerald crabs and various ...
May 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This is a list of invertebrates , animals without a backbone, that are commonly kept in freshwater aquaria by hobby aquarists . Numerous shrimp species of various kinds, crayfish , a number of freshwater snail species, and at least one freshwater clam species are found in freshwater aquaria ...