Sera Snail Trap Review: Does it Actually Work??
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- Hello Fellow Fish Keepers!
In a previous video we discussed ways to get rid of snails. While snails have many benefits in an aquarium, we recognize not everyone wants to look at snails in their fish tank. In this video we review the Sera Snail Collector to see if it actually works. I think the results will surprise you.
Note: The product featured in this video was supplied by Aquarium Co-Op free of charge for testing and evaluation.
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Hey Everyone - Here is the link to the Sera Snail Collector: www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/cleaning-supplies/products/sera-snail-trap
Here is the link to my other video "How to Get Rid of Snails in Your Fish Tank": czcams.com/video/2OGKjSH6fRw/video.html
The link for the snail trap doesn't work anymore
They don't have it on their website anymore. UGH! I need this! It looks unavailable on Amazon too. Did they stop making it?
Wow that works amazingly. Best snail trap I've ever seen that actually works. Great video !
I was surprised to see so many the next morning!
Wow! I’ve been thinking about buying that trap and you definitely just made up my mind. Thanks for this review!
Would love to hear how it works for you!
If you have a tank with tiny snails please do a part 2.
Where do I find part 2, please?
I have billions of tiny pointed shell snails, millimetre sized. I just hoover them up with a battery tank cleaner.
Holy cow, I wasn’t expecting that! Nice video!
Ya, me either! : -)
Wow! Thanks for the video! Nice to know this product actually works. 👍
It sure does. : -)
I literally just saw this last week at my LFSand out it down thinking it was a waste of money!!! Thanks for the video man!!!!
Kaiosama_Mrio Would love to hear how it works for you if you try it!
Wow I’m impressed with this snail trap !
That is cool.. I've been thinking about getting one due to the amount of Malaysian trumpet snails in 3 of my tanks. I've read mixed reviews on the trap. I am glad to see one in action that worked so well. Great video!
Worked great for me!
Great review Jason, did not know this even existed.
It's harder to find these days, but it is a great product!
Good lord! Here I was thinking "Ok if this trap got 10-15 snails imma consider buying it". But this... This almost makes me wanna intentionally have snails run rampant in one of my planted tanks just so I can farm them for fish snacks. Awesome video as always!
It makes it so easy to catch them for fish in other tanks!
That’s an awesome work bench you have there👍✌️
Some day everything I put on top of there is going to fall right into the multi tank. Haha
my jaw dropped when i saw the amount of snails in the trap... holy moly... i have to get my hands on one soon!
So did mine!
Well I guess I know which trap I need. Thank you Jason.
Glad I can help! : -)
That is too funny!! I would never have thought.
Holy crap! That’s awesome!
This made me LOL! You could keep a set of pea puffers going on those... hehe
And that's exactly where they went! : -)
Wow! Great results.
Ya, it was surprising how many fit in there!
Gonna have to get that!
Wow! I am sold!
Omg😂😂😂 seriously was not expecting that, wow!
I wasn't either. : -)
Got pest snails over a year ago in some java moss I was trying. Used it as an excuse for a Pea Puffer tank,bought one of these to catch snails. Like it but find Repashy or vegetables as bait works best in it. When it’s time to bring to the puffers pull red plug turn upside down so the little fingers drop down let snails crawl out ,time release food for my little hate machine’s.have a great day Professor!
Ya, this thing is awesome and Repashy works great!
Omg! Lmao it works really well! I got one myself, still haven’t opened it since I got it months ago. Didn’t know it came with a bonus onip tab, great video!!
Would love to hear if you get the same results!
I tried to make a DIY snail trap just for fun and woke up with about 10 guppy fry in it lol
Otter Creek Aquatics 😳...that sounds like my luck!😂
Oh no!
Meanwhile my guppies keep eating their fry. Lmfao
My only hope is the filter chamber, caught 2 lucky survivors so far.
They're well fed, idk why they keep eating them.
Check this out. Maybe it will help? czcams.com/video/KLyBXyy4AhM/video.html
Luckily none of them were hurt. It was a Little container that I liked holes on the lid.
Its not a bad trap i like the suisaku one with the handle works like a scraper off glass. The co op also sells it on there website. Love your channel keep the vids coming.
Haven't tried that one yet. : -)
Its a dennerle now .they rebranded it lol has suisaku engraved on it. Made in japan sold by a german company. Only in america lol
I also like having snails in my tank. i got some mini ramshorns from somewhere. im guessing off a plant. and i like them.
I certainly don't mind them. : -)
How do I get one of those PTA T shirts??
Awesome videos Man, You're an asset to anyone getting involve in this hobby!
Thank you! We're still working on our website. Hopefully be done soon! : -)
Jason nice 👍. Who would’ve ever known that something small is that effective in trapping 🐌. And in your case just about all that we’re in the tank. 🤣😂.
It was an interesting sight!
wish they shipped to canada, i'd buy one of those in a second!!
I am in Canada and I bought one from Amazon but it had to ship from the UK. I only had great results as well. I wish you could order more of the bait food. When I ran out after 2, I used algae wafers and my catch was smaller.
The bait is just Sera O-Nip tabs. Should be able to get them online in Canada?
Prime Time Aquatics thanks, I’ll hunt for it. I don’t recall the instructions advising what it was. Since using that device for approx 10 occasions snails are far and few between and I usually squash them against the glass and siphon them up during water changes
Amazing results. Wonder if this trap would work on pest snails. I have loads of them and some appear to be the size of a grain of sand.
For sure!
Holy Moly!!!
Exactly!!
I bought one of these when Cory did a vid. I am in the UK s I got mine from Amazon UK. I had a lot of bladder snails in the shrimp tank and this is not suitable for shrimps. But in a tank with fish as you can see it works very well.
Ya, baby shrimp might find their way into the trap.
Did you find one that works well in a shrimp tank? I've been picking them out and moving them by hand lol.
@@amberkendle656 The problem is Neocaridina are smaller than the bladder snail. I have got rid of most of my snails for some reason they did not like it. The Sera Snail Trap is great to catch snails at the same time keeping fish out.
My preferred method of catching snails was to stick a piece of leftover lettuce into the tank, waiting a few hours, and then removing the lettuce with the snails still attached. I fed most of them to my loaches but my cherry barbs also liked eating them for some reason lol
These days I normally just let the snail population sort itself out over time. They don’t bother me that much, plus the do plenty of good things for my tanks.
I do the same. Joanna has pea puffers now so it's nice having the trap to collect snails for them!
Can you do a video on how to keep snails alive if you ever need a topic. I’ve lost 3 in as many weeks. Thanks. Big fan of your vids.
I will add it to my list!
Wow. I am so going to purchase that bad boy. I have a major small snail explosion in my 45 Gallon Fluval Bow. I never would have thought in a million years that thing would have worked.Word.
Would love to hear how it works.
I just ordered it. I'll let you know.@@PrimeTimeAquatics
My short review. I didn’t get the results you got. Just a few snails. I got better results gravel vacuuming the bottom of the tank. Can’t recommend.
MacManifest Did you put it in the tank after the lights went off? I keep getting full traps when I put it in by morning!
Yes, I left it in he tank for 24 hours. I have timers on all aquariums. Willing to try againm, but so far I'm not impressed. @@PrimeTimeAquatics
Mine has worked great for me! The only negative I gave it a couple years ago was that it was a little pricey at the time but it looks like now the price has gone down quite a bit.
Seems worth it for people who don't like snails in their tank or they want to collect them for puffers. : -)
Agreed!!
So I can’t find this trap anywhere! No longer available on the link. Does anyone know where I can find this or something like it?
The tech Den Au and Aquatic supplies AU
How long should I wait for a new fish tank to cycle with already cycled media
If the media is cycled you should be ok to add fish now. Just add them slowly (not too many at one time).
@@PrimeTimeAquatics alright thanks!
I only had snails once and even though this wasn't enough to eradicate them, it was very useful in removing masses of the nasty buggers (which I rehomed in my 1/2 acre pond) I wish they made something similar, but easier to open, for fish like bn plecos and corydoras. I REALLY don't like catching those guys lol!
It will certainly keep them under control!
Wow!!
Holy snailpocalypse!
I know!
Awesome beard 😂
My beard says thank you! : -)
😲WOW...holy cow!!!...❤️
That's what I said! Haha
Awesome Video Thanks for sharing FishFam NJAE19
Anyone use one of these with kuhli's in a tank? I want to get this for my tank, but I'm too scared that my kuhli's are gonna get tangled and hurt in there.
If you add all the pins it would probably be hard for a full-sized Kuhli to get inside, but I can't guarantee it. Would love to hear from someone else too!
I have 3 kuhli loaches and 4 Amano shrimp and around thirty snails and after 4 nights there were no snails and only 2 baby Amano got caught in it but they are very young and small
They no longer carry it on their website
So this has nothing to do with snails...lol. I love snails in my tanks because it's good food for my puffers. My question is.. I've salvaged three stainless steel ponds from my yard after buying my house (I have a young child.. so four ft. Deep open water isn't a good idea) I was wondering if I could cut a viewing panel out and keep fish in them building a stand and canopy. Just didn't know if stainless steel was ok.
I suspect it might be ok, but well out of my area of expertise. : -)
Wow!💕👍
what other baits i can use?...i ran out of it they only supply 2pcs. i got 4 more tank to go
SilverZombie Gaming you got anything that snails like ? Like cucumber, fish wafers or something?
@@heatblast3771 lol....i forgot i still have my algae pallet...thnx
@@silverzombiegaming4431 no problem
Why doesn't anyone in the states sell these anymore?.. I need one but can only find them over seas with crazy shipping fees... Ugh
I know!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics is there a reason why no one sells them over here anymore?... I have a snail infestation in one of my tanks that's going to become a problem if I don't keep it under control lol I have never put a live plant, or added fish in that tank for almost a year now so I think it came from the "live" substrate I used in that tank. I just noticed the snail a few weeks ago and they are getting bigger now, thousands of tiny ones all over 😳
The link no longer shows the snail trap and brings you to aquarium co-ops home page
Ya, they don’t make them anymore. Really frustrating.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics aw man that really sucks. Thank you for letting me know
I would totally buy this snail trap instead of others just because it's like a Lego set and you get to build it
Why is this not for sale anywhere anymore?
Hopefully they will come back in stock soon!
Hi! I’m embarrassed to say this...but I have such a difficult time killing things...but my rank is overrun. How would you suggest doing away w the snails as I have no fish that will eat them. 😭😭😭 Thanks!
I just read a position paper written by the veterinary association advocating the use of clove oil for aquatic euthanization.
Will these work for smaller snails? My snails aren't as big as yours lol. They are about the size of sesame seeds.
Thats what i wonder. Does it work for the common small "crap" snails?
Absolutely! The comb that traps them doesn't leave a lot of space for getting back out.
I wanted to use this in my shrimp tank. I knew that they would get trapped too but I figured I would take the top off and scare them out before taking the thing out of the water. Now I'm afraid they'll get hurt by how many snails that traps. Absolutely didnt expect it to work that well
You could try leaving it in for a shorter period of time?
I thought only loaches and puffer fish will eat the snails. I did not know cichlids love them too. Nice :)
There are actually quite a few fish that eat snails!
This is a bit fiddly to put together and take apart, but it works very well.
It takes a minute, but the results are worth it! : -)
Prime Time Aquatics I really like mine.
Hi! They don't offer or sell this product and it looked promising😢
I know! I can't find them anywhere now!
Hard to pay attention with all the massive aquariums! (Bet you thought I was going elsewhere) nice Tats too. We had two snail eaters and they became happy to eat what the rest were eating. We had twenty a day in the top but hundreds in the rocks
Thank you! These things will definitely get rid of them.
Do you need to quarantine new snails before adding to a aquarium?
I haven't done it in the past. Some people suggest quarantining them like you would for fish and others say not to worry about it. I haven't had any issues adding them directly to the tank without it, but if you are concerned, you could certainly quarantine them.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks so much for replying I've been trying to get a answer for this for a long time.
I’ve tried this thing half a dozen times with very limited success. All I catch are guppies and Cory Doras. If I space the posts out wide enough for large snails to get in, my fish get in.
TNS00NERFAN You could adjust the number of pins so that no fish get in (unless they are really tiny babies). Even if you're catching small snails with this trap, you can always catch the larger ones with a net.
It takes a little longer, and mostly catches big snails. But, I use par-cooked broccoli.
I put in the shrimp aquarium 4 nights in a row. They covered at least a full inch in the bottom of the pail. The second night, it was the same. The next two nights were about 1/2 in covering in the pail. So my guess was a few thousand of them in a 7 gallon shrimp aquarium.
I was shocked. I am hanging lettuce in there now, and I get several a day. Mostly big snails. The baby ones don’t seem to be attracted to anything. Maybe thes trap would work. Too bad you can’t get it in Canada.
You should see the aquarium now. I am seeing triple the shrimp I saw before, and the plants are all growing back. The shrimp are popping shrimplets like rabbits.
So, no thanks to snails.
Glad it's all working out!
EBay has this snail collector
Sweet! It’s the best!
All those snails for 'only' the cost of 1 o nip tab.. that seems REALLY worth it
Midnightman I think so! 😃
do you sell your fish?like your plecos?
Only through Chicagoland swaps and auctions.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics what's the next auction or swap you'll be at?I like how your fish are taken care of.
Thank you. Here are the auctions and swaps of the two clubs we attend. Next one is in March at GCCA swap.
www.greenwateraquaristsociety.org
www.gcca.net
This product is no longer available from aquarium co-op or amazon.
I have just purchased one from amazon!
Fake? The trap had moved when he came back in the morning and correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think the snails would have moved it 🤔
Otherwise I loved the video 👍🏻
Fish trying to get to the food?
Here's a little behind the scenes info for you. : -) When I shot the assembly and dropping it into the tank part my Rode mic wasn't plugged all the way in and there was this horrible fuzzy/clicking noise so I had to re-shoot those two parts. Not to worry - the thing did exactly as shown.
Oh darn, AQ Coop doesn't sell it right now. :)
I can't find this thing anywhere now!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics me either, except overseas! I ordered the clear plastic ones with the dome at the top- Joanna made a video about them at one point, I think.
Didn’t know you could keep African and New World Cichlids together :O Never have seen OBs with Oscars, Red Devils, etc. lol. How does that work out for ya?
Been working out great. Not saying it will work for everyone, but based on the individual personalities of the fish, their size and the order in which they were added, so far no issues.
I was thinking you'd get 10 snails... WOW! I think the USA will be out of Sera snail traps within the hour. I think you could say this snail trap is Oscar approved*.
*approved for use in non-Oscar tanks. Lol.
I was hoping for about a dozen. I did it again last night and got the same result in a different tank. So crazy!
German engineering. Das Ding ist super 😉
Garlic butter!
At czcams.com/video/JLw9c9Q-Evo/video.html that was so damn funny to see that thing packed with snails! The only reason there were a few stray snails is because there wasn't enough room!
It’s $25 in the local shop. That puts me off.
I don't blame you. That is way too much.
Doesnt work for me. If you use all bars the gap is too small to catch malaysian trumpets (only smalest ones) with the larger bar gaps it caught 5cm fish and lots of shrimp without problem. So probablly it is working but not in comunity tank only with bigger fish.. Ramhorns snails are not problem, you can catch them on zuckini or salad or assasin snails rid them off quickly but trumpets are different story.
Ya, I didn’t try it with them. At least this would catch the larger ones.
I was about to make fun of this tinker toy looking building project, and then OH MY GOD THE CARNAGE… THE HORROR… Wow! Who invented this thing, and what did snails do to them? I have an impending baby snail explosion, and was looking for something that would work, but I don’t think I want to go nuclear! That said, it is pretty brilliant that it looks like I can select out only the babies, I think I’m gonna have to try this murder box out.
"Batteries not included"
who the heck designed this thing? I would never have anticipated the result. I'll have 4. :))
So simply, yet very effective!
Ahhh don't eat the snails! I like snails!
I don't need a snail trap, but I saw it on Aquarium Co-Op and wondered if it worked. I'd say it did!
CheshireKat I would say so too! 😀
1st
HAHAHAHA
I didn't like the feeding part but don't mind me. The result of the full trap is awesome!
Don’t watch vid, but seriously?!
Why would anyone want to feed snails??
They get enough food from just crawling around. Also a lot of them r considered pests
& weren’t exactly introduce on purpose. Lol!!