Pond plants destroyed by snails!

[mrsclem]

Dosed the pond with Dimilin- worked for a couple of weeks and now the snails are back. Just added 12 feeder comets- will see how long the snails last now!

 

[brokensword]

Dosed the pond with Dimilin- worked for a couple of weeks and now the snails are back. Just added 12 feeder comets- will see how long the snails last now!

I'm betting the chem didn't affect any eggs. Think I heard someone say sodium permanganate works too? Not sure and maybe like your Dimilin, won't affect the eggs. Your feeders should do the trick but better not FEED them anything else, I'm thinking...unless you're planning on a gf pond now!!

 

[mrsclem]

Dosed with dimilin twice- a week apart but with nothing to keep them under control, they are back! Plenty of algae and snails, not feeding feeders!

 

[Faebinder]

I got two solutions for you...

1- Assassin snails. They will eat up all your snails. They arent hardy so they'll die in the winter.

2- Dojo Loaches. If you can have 3 or 4 of those in your pond, they will make the pond prettier and eat up snails. Darters also love snails.

 

[mrsclem]

I looked at all the possibilities. I wanted something that could survive winter here. The assassin snails are amazing looking! If I could have gotten several bluegill it would have been 2 for 1, no snails and the occasional fish fry!