New snail trap from JBL

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JBL has released a new snail trap – the Limcollect II. For those who haven’t used one before these are quite effective and this model shows real promise too.

Basically you put a fish food tablet in the green section in the middle of the trap —JBL recommend NovoFect — and place it on the gravel at the bottom of the tank. The snails crawl in, but can’t crawl out again.

The baffles inside the trap can be height adjusted to make sure fish can’t get in and JBL recommend you set the trap at night to deter any fish trying to get in for the food. Next day take it out, unscrew the top and discard the pests. Simple and effective.

Shhhhhpify! I'll save the $$ though and just stay with my $1 DIY trap. :o)

That is always a good plan to. Or get some assassin snails

I just live with the snails!

I just use a shot glass with a few pellets in it, they crawl in, I dump them out.

I'll have to try Fern's method of the shot glass. I've found that the Flowerhorns and Jack Dempseys love snails!! Good way to keep the populations under control.

Fern wrote:

I just use a shot glass with a few pellets in it, they crawl in, I dump them out.

I guess that's one way of kicking the old habbit

well its a good use for them now that I don't use them any more
Don't use the tall ones in a tank with corys or any cats. This guy got stuck like this 3 times


And yes the snails get dumped right in my flowerhorn tank, they even eat the mts

LMAO @ that pic!

lol i used meds bottle and the same thing happend darn cory got stuck in it...

You would think he would have learned, no he didn't, same darn cory did that 3 times

lol...poor thing!

Just get a small coke or water bottle. Cut the top off about 1/4 - 1/3 the way down. Invert the top to make a funnel and re-insert it into the bottom half.

Voila! Presto Bingo Bango Bongo! Instant Cory Free Snail Trap.

No, a short standard shot glass works, they can get out of those. I think that one cory is just a little mentally challenged

lol@mentally challenged i have a few of those

Well he is the only one that ever got stuck like that and he did it 3 times

KMX wrote:

Or get some assassin snails

Assassins (Clea helena) are very effective. May too Effective if you need to keep some snails around.