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  1. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Oh yeah, I spent probably 2 hours trying to look at them all but there were so many, I had to go back to adulting. I need to back to it to look at more, especially today, because I've had a bad start to my day. That thread is hilarious
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    I believe some of the aquarium lights simulate lightning for breeding. (That's too fancy for me. I'd probably just flip the light switch on and off for the room I'm in and call it a day.)
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    I keep a little "cop notepad" in with my test kit stuff. I write the test results and everything else in there, livestock I added, ferts I added, what level of salt treatment, when did I water change, when I lose a fish, the current headcount, etc. Nothing is organized, really, except by date. If nothing special happened I might put a little entry like this in the book: 29) 10 easy green (29 is the tank, 10 is the nitrate test, and I added ferts) 10) 0 5 (10 is the tank, 0 is ammonia, 5 is nitrate) QT) .25 water change, level 2 salt (QT is the tank, .25 is ammonia, then what treatment I'm doing) If a fish gets sick and you do a forum post, people will almost ask you, what are your water parameters? That's how I know. And sometimes I put instructions in there I want to keep - like how to mix the salt for a plant dip, or how to make medicated food for a certain illness. I was hatching snails so I was able to look back in the little book to see when I wrote "created incubator" and "snails hatched". ETC Then I could help people here on the forum get an idea of when their snails will hatch. And for some reason the fact that the book is little and I can tuck it in my test kit box makes it convenient. If it was a big notebook, I don't know why but I probably wouldn't use it. Handheld = simple.
  4. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Agreed; ramshorn.
  5. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Blending in. Basking on the leaf. The tiny snail with the cracked shell did not make it. I cried.
  6. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Oh I was talking about nitrates
  7. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I lost 22 snails on the clutch I DID NOT crumble. They weren’t able to get out of the shells, the eggs had hardened too much because the humidity was not ideal. Once a snail hatches, that means the shells are at the proper hatching consistency and I suggest crumbling at that stage for greatest success.
  8. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Guess who was trying to get into the quarantine tote today? I heard a bunch of scratching noises, went to investigate, and someone had 2 paws on the lid.
  9. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Yep, that’s right.
  10. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    That’s normal for a new clutch. Off white or whitish pink. Or just white. My snail laid this one yesterday.
  11. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Clutches start out off white, then they change to gold. They usually feel firm to the touch. As they develop, colors in the clutch will start to change. So you may then have some gold eggs and some white eggs, and some of the white eggs might break open with nothing inside (don’t worry, that’s normal, as some eggs could be infertile). No big deal. Then the clutch is going to start to look moldy. @Guppysnail recently posted in her journal what that looks like. It’s ready to hatch when it looks like that, and it should be gently crumbled into the area where you will raise them.
  12. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I am wondering if the little ones were outcompeted for food. This one I am not sure will make it. He spent the whole day on his back in the same spot. That’s the whole reason I took him out- lack of movement for long durations. When I did the welfare check I saw him put the thin feeler out, but not much else. I have him in the breeder box with a little piece of food and moss.
  13. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    @Guppysnail @Katherine help. I noticed an inactive snail and I let him go for a few days, but he remained (suctioned) in the same spot (on moss). Fearing he is ill, I gave him a 10 minute air bath under observation, ensuring he stayed moist. I used my magnifying glass and it looks like he has a cracked shell. Does it look that way to you? What can I do? VERY small snail, peppercorn.
  14. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Me too. The algae on my glass would NOT come off when I used the magfloat, then I tried to use a paper towel but it is the strong stubborn non-scrubbable type. But the nerite chews right through it, no problem. Also, not to enable you or anything (*wink wink*) but you were trying to collect all the types of nerites, now you know you're missing a type sooo... new mission? hehehe...
  15. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Soooo..... your snails are black racers.... and they aren't black? This is so confusing LOL
  16. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    This is the one I got, for whoever’s following the thread. She was not labeled.
  17. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    @GuppysnailWhat variety is this one? Does he have a whorl?
  18. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Some of yours look like they have a mussel shell type? Tell you the truth, that’s what I thought I was bringing home, then realized we have a whorl. @Guppysnail
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    Button did a great job cleaning the tank corner overnight. I feel a little depressed. I fed a little chunk of zucchini after yesterday’s big adoption, and only 4 snails came to the dish. 😭 The other 4 mysteries + Button + Lil Guy were cruising around. The tank seems so different without the big gang! I did get an update from the couple who adopted the largest number of snails. 4 at first, then another 10. The snails are all hanging out in a 55-gallon but will eventually be divided between a 160-gallon and some other tanks, I think several 20 gallons. Here’s where the snails are now, and everyone is doing well. I love when I get updates. ☺️ They said one mystery adventured onto the HOB outflow, cleaned it, then took a ride on the waterfall to the bottom of the tank. 🤣
  20. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    ORD this guy is sooooo cute! 😍😍😍
  21. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Ya know I never know which orange matches the card on that darn API nitrate test kit. I just take my best guess of the reading based on how it looks.
  22. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Nice. I did have some casualties when they were very young. Seems the tiny ones are the most fragile.
  23. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Ah Aquashella! I've never been but hope to go when it happens in my state; I think next spring. The type of snail you bought is a Zebra nerite.
  24. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Sharing the squash
  25. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Yeah I’m keeping track of enough stuff, I don’t need to put root tabs on the schedule too. I will be doing the same. If it needs it, I will add the root tabs.
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