The Technical Stuff

The snail collector consists of a transparent bait holder with line and ball attached.

A slice of bait, cucumber, zucchini, carrot ( about 1/8" or 3mm thick) or even the hard part at the bottom of the stem of a lettuce leaf, which you purchase locally, is attached to the collector.

The line and ball are attached to the top of the collector to allow you to place it on the bottom of the aquarium without getting your hands wet.

After baiting leave the collector in the aquarium over night unless you have a heavy infestation in which case inspect for snails after an hour or two.

Remove next morning and remove snails and bait. Repeat as necessary.

Mark II This new version of Snail Harbour has now been introduced which is supplied with a suction pad to attach it to the glass just below the water line in your aquarium, after much sitting up at night watching snail movements it appears that a good number in our aquariums prefer the top of the tank at night.

 FAQ

Q1. How do I use the suction pad?

A. Stick the suction pad onto the glass so that a radiused corner of the collector touches the glass thus producing another path on to the bait for the snails.

Q2. I looked in the morning, no bait, no snails.

A. You have a lot of hungary snails! Try baiting when you can go back to the Snailharbour after an hour or two to check and remove snails and re bait as necessary. Over night will work if you don't have an infestation.

Q3. Can Snailharbour be used to transfer WANTED snails?

A .Yes its another use for Snailharbour we hadn't thought of.

Q4. My fish try to eat the bait.

A . Place rocks or plants to prevent the fish from entering the collector, snails will find a way in.

Q5. I don't appear to be able to catch any snails.

A . Assuming you have some, check to see where they tend to live and place the Snailharbour in a more suitable position.

Q6. I don't appear to be able to catch any snails

A perhaps you are feeding your aquarium to much, try reducing general feeding to ensure that the fish don't leave un used food for the snails

Q7. I don't appear to be able to catch any snails

A . If your air bubbles are too strong it is possible that the scent of the bait becomes dispersed through out the aquarium thus confusing the snails, try reducing the air flow slightly or put the collector in a quiet spot

Q8. When I try to collect snails during the day I don't seem to get many?

A. If the aquarium lamp is on or there are bright lights in the room it may deter the snails from feeding, try switching off or shading the tank.

Q9. What do I do with the ball on the end of the line?

A. Either let it float on the surface of the water or hang over the outside of the aquarium

Q10. And lastly we were asked how you can tell when you have got all the snails out of your aquarium?

A. Built into Snailharbour is an invisible microchip that will program the last snail to put out the cat, turn out lights and lock the door!

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