Mystery Snail

[Batmantha]

Hi, I have a mystery snail in my community tank and he was the one who actually started my tank, when i got him he was small but in the last few months he has exploded and I was reading up on them and it suggested putting in calcium or something in the tank.

He is currently sitting on top of a zucchini making a pig out of himself and he shell aside from some growing cracks that are now colouring up his shell seems fine but anything I can do to prevent him from ever getting shell damage would be great.

I was just wondering if anyone else uses some sort of calcium to help their snails and if they have had good or bad luck with it. I don't want to use it if it will hurt the other fish in the tank

He is currently in a tank with neon tetra, shrimp, guppies, peppermint bristlenoses and a few corydoras.

Thanks

[Batmantha]

I should mention - this is the product that has been recommended so far

http://www.aquaticlifeaquariums.com....ml#p1480#p1482

[Silverfang]

go to the vitamin section... caltrate or some other calcium supplement. Make sure it's not flavored. Calcium citrate is what you want.

[Tikibirds]

Supposedly cuttle bone works

[Chevko]

Originally Posted by Tikibirds

Supposedly cuttle bone works

Yes, cuttlefish bones are good for calcium. It's a little off-topic, but crushed/ground cuttlefish bone is actually a common suggestion for those with hermies so they get their calcium. It'd be just the same for snails I would imagine.

[Silverfang]

cuttlebone can also rot, so be careful

[aemaki09]

I was wondering this same thing! how much of a calcium supplement would you add and how often?

[Tikibirds]

I attached the cuttle bone to one of theose veggie clip things that way I could easily remove

[aemaki09]

where can you get cuttle bone?

[Batmantha]

Cuttlebone isn't a bad idea I can put in a filter media bag and hang it off the side so its easy to remove, but how often would I have to replace it and should I leave it there all the time or just a few days a week?