ANUBIAS - DISINFECT

[Ray.M]

Can anyone advise on how to disinfect an anubias of snails/snal eggs.
I have just bought an anubias on driftwood and I want to make sure it is clean before I put it in my tank. I was told to add some aquarium salt 1gr/litre would do the trick if I left it in the solution for 2-3 days.
Comments please.

Ray

[ILLUSN]

if you find a method please share, i used to use a double dose of sterizin by water life, but it was ineffective against eggs,

a better method might be to grow them emersed for a week in a small spare fish tank so all the eggs and snails dry out

[Wendy]

I have had some success using potassium permanganate. (Condies crystals by the old language). Grab a bucket of water, add enough PP to colour it a dark purple, throw plants in and add an airstone, keep it bubbling for a couple of hours. Everything I have read says 15mins is sufficient but I found that still left some alive enough to re-infest. However a couple of hours seems to work. Some delicate plants might not like this treatment, but most survive it fine, Anubias wouldn't be a problem. I then just rinse and put the plant in a quarantine tank for a couple of weeks and make sure no little snails develop. Cheers.

[Wendy]

Oh and I forgot to mention, the condies will make any snail eggs go purple and make them easier to see, so you can just pick them off.

[Mr Wild]

But with snail rid as per bottle, then put in tank. Although I like the PP idea of colouring the eggs!

[Mr Wild]

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