A thread for all the major snail lovers on this forum who not only enjoy their snails but are crazy about their snails and think they make great pets.
Now I'll admit I wasn't a snail fan until recently when I got 2 ghost shrimp and 1 snail. I learned quickly the snail picked up more food on the ground than the shrimp and also the shrimp (despite perfect water conditions, a bubbler, and the right temp) died in only one day. The snail on the other hand has been nothing but entertainment since I got him, a beautiful Golden Mystery Snail named TESLA!!!!!!!
Tesla I feel has quite the character for a snail, he goes at high speed (for a snail) around the tank sucking up dropped food and his spinach. He will climb to the top of the tank and let his whiskers out of the water like a daredevil then rather than climb back down he lets go of the glass and falls back to the ground. HOW SMART IS THAT??? He's a fantastic little guy and I think my dislike for snails is completely gone. I'm now nuts for them, they are so cute and so fun to watch. I want one for every tank, another mystery for my 2nd 10 gallon I am setting up (black), a blue for my 20 gallon, and a ramshorn for my 5 ans 2.5 gallon tanks.
Blue if you breed let me know, I am looking into breeding as well and need a female xD. My boy is such a fantastic man with great color I want to pass that along.
You would actually want one of mine?!? Gee Vic, that's really sweet of you
I'm hoping that Angel is a boy (the babies are very small, so I'm giving them a few weeks to settle in before I check) because an Ivory would make a great daddy with a black (if Sandy is a girl) or a Blue IMO and might end up giving me some stripes or spirals. :-D Posted via Mobile Device
I want to know how to cook veggies long enough to where they sink in my tank, but not to the point that they make my tank stinky! (overdid the brocclii one day ) Posted via Mobile Device
I have always loved snails! I have Apple snails and Nerite Snails. This is my favorite picture of one of my snails.This is Herbie munching on baby spinach leaves
That and i love giving the breeders updates on them. Was friends with a woman on a mouse forum and every Christmas I got her a Christmas card featuring the mice I adopted from her and a little update of their year.
Awwww! Well I hope they make lots of babies then! Right now, the babies are a bit too small, so hopefully they will have some next month. I'm hoping to be able to get my nephew some by his birthday ;-) Posted via Mobile Device
I just took some floating anacharis out of my frog's tank and found some baby ramshorns the size of this asterisk *. they're so tiny and cute! I also had to prune a small section off of one of the plants, because it was covered in snail eggs.
I shipped snails. All I did was put some water in a small zip lock bag and double bag it. Not alot of water, just enough to cover the snail. I didnt like the idea of just using a wet towel.
I had a nertite shipped to me too from an ebay seller that i got my plecos from.
O.O that is odd, my boy scarfs down veggies like he will never get them again in his life. Do they like shrimps? My boy loves noming brine shrimp though he can't seem to catch them live to I have to kill a few for him to eat and drop them to the bottom. If given the choice he would rather eat shrimp than his algae disks but he would rather eat fresh veggies than shrimp it appears as he clings to his spinach like crazy.
Not sure on the shipping cost, it would probably depend on where you're sending it, but one lady said it was like $3.85, but who knows if that is true, and it could have been an old post. They really don't weight much so it can't be too bad!
I read about the water in a little baggy thing too, and it definitely works for some people. Others had issues with the water getting too much ammonia in it because their bioload is so high, and others had issues with broken shells. Some did the paper towel thing in a plastic baggy instead of a container, and had some broken shells, others had no issue. There seems to be a ton of ways to ship em, I personally just like the wet paper towel in a container best. Shipping would probably be cheaper if you did the baggy though, cause you could probably get it in an envelope, but I would be worried something heavy might squish em :-?
I should also mention that a lot of snails kinda hibernate I guess when being shipped and can take a few days to come around once they're in the tank. I think someone even said like 5 days, while others will bounce back right away.
is there any reason why my nerite should have a 1mm diameter hole on the tip of his/her end cone? i havent put any IALs or anything to soften the water. my water is hard enough to curl CT fins within 2 week of purchasing them. i do have some coral pieces i can put in the QT tank if needed. just how long can 1 nerite snail live comfy in a unfiltered 1g heated tank before any sort of WC? i can put a algea wafer and some blanched zuchini in while im at it.
i dont have a pic of it atm but its where the pointiest part would be ie the apex. i think the area around there may be a slightly darker brown but its not alarming me. his shell has no chips in it aside from that tiny hole and ive never had any snail preying fish/snails.
BAH....saw a great deal on Aquabids not long ago for 2 magenta mystery snails going for $2 plus free MTS. I want to bid soooo bad.....O.O someone stop me.
I am seriously considering getting a Kritter Keeper and breeding red ramshorn snails. Someone stop me, as I have very little room for anything procreating in our house...
Idk if I can right now. I am however starting a little planted nano setup with a glass shrimp. I would but I have no room for another tank if I'd need one, and my dad hates the words "breeding" and "fish" in the same sentence...
hunter's use them during the winter hunting season. You just "break" them like a glow stick, and they stay warm for quite a while, depending on which ones you get.
Well, I am looking for a snail to put in with my female I am getting tomorrow and I have lots of spare room in my 10 gallon if more than one comes along for the ride. What would it cost me? I need to be careful with the cost of my new baby and hopefully some plants for her. Also, how big do they get? Posted via Mobile Device
I PMed you. They get an inch or so long but they can start small.
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