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  1. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Here you go @nabokovfan87 I also shot some xtreme krill flakes to her with the turkey baster. (She ordered Uber eats.) She liked those. You are right; we should try to find a smaller pellet.
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    Got a little bit of footage of the random mystery snail. He’s finally big enough that I can see he has a black foot! I’ve never had a mystery snail with a black foot, that I can recall. 😍 Also yesterday I caught him eating with the group in the dish for the first time! He’s making friends! Also the limpets somehow made it over to this tank and seem to be multiplying. I’m cool with it. They are cleaning the glass.
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    A segment in this video features Bolivian rams.
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    I went to a bunch of stores to find a Bolivian ram after seeing them in a video and how they behave - shy, yet social. Their movements are deliberate. Stop, look at something, if it's interesting approach. If not, move on. Swimming in little spurts, just checking things out. They do well in a community tank.
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    I'd need to find a sinking version though. She doesn't like coming up to get food.
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    Yeah, I feel like she had better color when she was in QT. She has the most adorable little personality. I love how they shift into reverse when checking things out. I feed her pellets with aquascaping tongs a lot because it's fun. She is not really afraid of hands in the tank, turkey baster, tongs, etc. A very social little fishy.
  7. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    This is what I feed her.
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    Ha. I know, right? What was I thinking? Here she is. And a snail eating a green bean.
  9. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I followed @sumplkrum's suggestion and put all the food in (flakes & sinking pellets) at the same time. Also switched to Xtreme Krill flakes which the tetras really love. The ram seems to have a better time, having multiple pellets to work with while the tetras are distracted.
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    Maybe I could soak it in vinegar. That decalcifies coffee pots & stuff. It would probably work on this too. Plus the warm water as well.
  11. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    @nabokovfan87 I'm starting to suspect the tap is a problem because between this tank and my other tank, the .2 seems to be a new norm? I've been adding Fritz Zyme during water changes and I use Prime. I don't know if this is the false Prime reading or what, but prior to this I used AquaSafe and was always at a zero. I think I've seen you suggest a tap test before - something about putting an airstone into some water for a few hours?
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    I have an irrigating syringe too that has measurements on the side in mL. I tried to do that with a straight pin - went round in there in a circle a few times. Got some stuff out, but still it didn't want to pump out much product. I think I may just skip the pump and do the measuring. 🙂
  13. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Also sometimes she uses a glass "snail file" if the front edge of their shell is broken/jagged. She has to make sure they tuck in real good so she can do it. hehe
  14. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Aw. Keep us posted. At least he is active.
  15. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Applies to nerites too, but because they are smaller they are a little trickier to work with.
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    🌿Hey guys, I dose Easy Green in the 29 gallon at 3 pumps per week. My nitrates never get above 5 and the java ferns are developing brown spots. One java fern turned totally black and then died, but during the time it was turning black it made a ton of babies, so I kept them. (Thanks, java fern!) Two questions - should I dose more Easy Green? And what's the best way to keep the pump unclogged? I tried pumping plain tap water through it, but it didn't seem to help and not much product is coming out when I pump it. I'm afraid to pump extra into the tank; I worry I will add too much. Thanks.
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    Very nice! 👏
  18. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Since I haven’t posted much about the breeder box lately. There are 4 minis in there. I’m sure they’d be ok in the growout but I worry that they might end up in the gravel vac, so I am letting them grow more. My friend had recently asked, hey, didn’t you have more snails? Well, yes. Some of them I found as empty shells when I checked on them. For what reason I do not know. Some escaped the breeder box, I am sure. The nylon covered most of the slats but not the top part, and babies can fit through there. Did the best with my resources. However what is under the breeder box is a school of tetras. So, when they see something fall.. well, it’s lunch. There is a Bolivian ram that is always picking at stuff on the bottom of the tank, grazing. But some snails may be in the tank. I found some in the tank before and returned them to the box but who knows? May be others. There’s a bunch of plants and the big spiderwood, so I can’t really see everything. I don’t know if I will find an LFS to buy snails. One said probably but they have death in their tanks, too often. The other was a firm “no snails”. I cringe at big box stores but I did call the one that has the best maintained tanks, and they weren’t interested. So, I’m researching local aquarium clubs and toying with the idea of listing them on Nextdoor. Since I may get inexperienced aquarists on Nextdoor, I’d want to include a care sheet with each snail adoption. 🙂 Maybe give a little bit of food out with the snails to get them started. That’s a back burner idea. I’d prefer aquarium club first.
  19. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    We’ve all been in your position. It’s the worst part of this hobby. You have really done a fantastic job with his care and seeking out advice here. Thank you for keeping us updated along the way. *Hugs* ❤️
  20. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I don’t believe so. You’re the nurse monitoring the health of the patient in the hospital. None of us know what is truly going on with his condition and we are all trying to learn as you care for him and love him.
  21. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Hi @nabokovfan87! 😊 My moms got some river rocks in her yard. I can steal some this weekend. The one on the right was anubias coffeefolia. It melted since that pic but ACO swapped it for a gift card. They are the best. The roots are still there and might do something. I was careful NOT to glue the rhizome. Does it look like the little white shoots are new growth? The one on the left is anubias barteri. I think it looks kinda tropical. You should scroll up a few and read about the very important mission of the Snail Team Six operatives. 🤣
  22. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    It’s helpful to think that if you kept all of them they would not be able to get the best care (water quality, overpopulation, difficult for them to compete for food, etc).
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    I moved the baby snails in, and all went well. I've been posting updates here.
  25. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    You can freeze the clutches you do not wish to hatch in a Ziplock bag. Once frozen, hammer to crush, then refreeze just in case, then dispose. (Sounds savage, I know, but trust me, this is the humane way, before any development occurs.) Most of us do not have the capacity to raise 600 snails.
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