Water Snail Mites

[rosie5]

Hi there,

I've been breedng a whole lot of water snails in a tank for about a year, a few months ago I encountered a tiny mite, like 1mm long, and then realised there were hundreds swimming around all through the tank

I've just encountered this problem again, I have no idea where they come from or how they get into the water. Last time I got rid of them by taking all the snails out of the tank and cleaning it, but in doing so I had to get rid of all the snail eggs that had been layed in the water and on the side of the tanks

Does anyone know any other solution to getting rid of these? I was thinking about using another mite that might eat them, but have no idea where to start

thanks