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On 8/21/2022 at 11:14 AM, TeeJay said:
I just went back to look and this is what I found now. I can't tell if the two little bits off of it are snails they haven't moved yet but in the pic I think I see a couple open eggs that look wet and shiney! Ah idk what to do lol
@TeeJay those are snails! Congratulations! Crumble the clutch into the tank and dunk that paper towel in the tank so everyone goes to their new home.
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Look inside the open eggs to see if any look wet and shiny. If that is what you see inside those open eggs, those are snail shells.
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@TeeJay is this egg open? Does it look wet/shiny inside?
From the pic it looks like a snail is coming out.
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Dot was on the sand at the edge of the food dish today. S/he was right side up until I did a water change, then she stayed on her back. 🙄
I waited 3 hours then gave a little puff of water with the turkey baster and she retracted.
Her lethargy is driving me nuts. I never know if she’s ok.
Meanwhile in the main tank, York and Dodger are enjoying carrots while C-3PO cleans floating plants. He really likes the waterline. He was doing laps around the tank at the water line all day yesterday. He bumped into Hampshire earlier also.
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We better ask @Guppysnail. I think when it’s fall apart stage it’s ready? I think that means that within the clutch some are chewing out the walls of their eggs. Let’s see if she can confirm before you do anything.
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Found this. I think maybe go with half doses? That’s what I do with Fritz Zyme 7 when my cycle crashes.
On 8/21/2022 at 8:34 AM, Terri57 said:I have watched probably 15 videos on the nitrogen cycle
Yeah but this one has PEANUT BUTTER M&Ms! 🤣💛💚💙
P.S. You are quoting posts like a champ now! 👍
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On 8/21/2022 at 8:34 AM, Terri57 said:
add in enough Prime and Stability to cover the FULL 14 gallons
Yes to dosing the full volume of the tank with Prime during water change. I’m not sure about Stability. I don’t use that one.
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On 8/20/2022 at 5:38 PM, Guppysnail said:
It looked like the swirly fiber would have been where the spire should be. They are more contained so I should be able to tell on the next baby if the shell hardens after birth. It makes sense that it would not be hardened inside the mother. Possibly why it stayed on moms shell trying to use her shell as a calcium source?
Though I’m sad at what happened these are the interesting tidbits I enjoy learning. All the stuff you don’t read in the internet or see on YouTube
It’s fascinating.
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Hmm. I wonder if that’s how they start out? Without a shell? Or if that was a birth defect.
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On 8/20/2022 at 9:02 AM, Terri57 said:
Yes, Arby loves Bug Bites.
Another question (aren't you glad you responded to my post? LOL!!): I have done 2 30% water changes since finding my dead neon and removing him from the tank. Nitrites the last 2 days read around 0.25. I did a quick test strip test this morning and it's still high, so I"m getting ready to do another water change in a few minutes. Do you have any experience with this?
Yep, keep doing water changes daily to get the nitrites down. Meds can crash the cycle as they process through the filter. You’ll want to use a dechlorinator such as Prime when you change water because it renders the nitrites nontoxic.
This video is a great breakdown of the cycle if you haven’t seen it yet.
And yes! I’m having a great time in your post. We are getting things resolved one day at a time, and side chatting about snails and crabs! ☺️
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C-3PO has joined mom in the main tank.
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On 8/20/2022 at 8:55 AM, Terri57 said:
I'll look into Xtreme Krill Flakes. Aren't some fish herbivores and some omnivores? I think bettas are more insectivores?
Yes they are. Most people feed their betta a food called Bug Bites.
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On 8/20/2022 at 7:29 AM, Terri57 said:
Or they will eat some, but then zoom up to other pieces all excited, smell it, and swim away. Any ideas?
They might think they want to eat but they realize they are full, the flake might be too big and spitting it out and eating it again makes it smaller for their mouths, or they don’t like it. Sometimes my fish eat a piece of dead plant leaf that is floating and realize it’s not food and spit it out. Many people on the forum feed Xtreme Krill flakes. That food seems to be widely accepted.
York carrying her carrot around. She is rooting for Greg.
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I wonder if @TeeJay is getting his coffee and going to check the clutch.
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Little guy (darker snail) needs a name so I will call him Nibbles.
And the small pale one I will call Dot.
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The food dish is popular today. The little snail that’s been unwell (second photo) has been there all morning; he was there when I woke up. Then Button, and now the darker little guy is there. Green beans and algae wafers are on the menu. I tried to give an algae wafer to Button, but she went around it.
Oh also I found out how the baffle comes loose.
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Button is being social.
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Dodger’s new shell growth is stunning. It’s amazing what the right diet and water conditions can do.
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On 8/20/2022 at 12:40 AM, redfish said:
That’s really cool. Neat you saw it happening.
This is her 17th clutch and the first time I actually saw the egg laying. She does it in private. I’m usually not awake at midnight and just so happened to check the tank. Also if you click the link in @Guppysnail’s signature line you can see a video of the process.
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Little gold snails. 🙂
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It’s midnight. I fell asleep on the couch. I’m hearing a lot of watery noise. Looks like the baffle came loose. I see it sitting in the tank. I DARE NOT TOUCH IT. A miracle is occurring…❤️
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The wood looks cool @Guppysnail. Cichlids are really fun. When mine would mate they would circle around each other really fast and they would be cycling through different colors while they did that. Ie: the bright yellow one would turn navy blue, then purple. My brother said they were doing the Yin Yang, because that’s the kind of shape they would make in their dance. Also certain cichlids carry babies in their mouth to protect them. I had mbunas that did that.
Here’s a video that I followed for swim throughs. Making these is really as easy as it looks in the video.
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The endlers are pretty.
On 8/19/2022 at 4:37 PM, Terri57 said:Newborn snails 🥰😍🐌
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TeeJays first mystery snail clutch has hatched!
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Leave the eggshells in the tank and they will eat them