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  1. FLFishChik
    Are your Bladder snails in a separate tank or in the same tank as Ramshorn? I have my Ramshorn in a 3g by themselves and my Bladders are in a 5g to themselves. I do purposefully feed the snails : times a week alternating sinking wafers and a Repashy mix. I also leave the lights on full blast for 14 hours a day to encourage algae growth, but they keep it near absent. The bladders seem to love the Pogostemon Stellatus Octopus to lay eggs on.
  2. FLFishChik
    I managed to find this in a google search… maybe something to look into…
  3. FLFishChik
    Yassss. I drop in a sinking wafer or cube of Repashy a couple times a week. Also leave the lights on full blast for about 14 hours a day to encourage algea, but they quickly rid the tank of all traces. They are multiplying at an extreme pace. Soon, I will have enough snails to complete the Beanz evil plan. *rubs hands together in villainous glee*
  4. FLFishChik
    Ramshorns are catching up to the Bladders!
  5. FLFishChik
    I can’t lift a 5g bucket of water… you must have back muscles of steel!
  6. FLFishChik
    Wait….. You can do that?!?!?
  7. FLFishChik
    Water changes. On my 5g and 10g this isn’t an issue (apart from having to do it more frequently), because a cup and a pitcher do the job. BUT, the 29g is a bit more difficult 1) my faucets are such that I can’t use a python to do water changes and 2) I can’t lift a heavy bucket of water so it’s gallon pitcher from the kitchen to the tank, 1 gallon at a time so, 8-10 trips to fill it back up after a water change
  8. FLFishChik
    I own 3 ACO heaters and love them. No issues at all.
  9. FLFishChik
    My Ramshorn Snail eggs (about a day or two from hatching out). Egg cluster is flat, single layered. My Bladder snail eggs (two different angles of same cluster). Egg cluster is rounded, eggs in multiple layer.
  10. FLFishChik
    Apparently, The Beanz aren’t the only ones who enjoy a good smushed Bladder snail. My newly hatched Ramshorn Snails
  11. FLFishChik
    I have rimmed tanks as well, I fill to just above the bottom of the rim whenever I do a water change. I use it as a gauge to see how much water evaporates weekly and use that as a sign to top off between water changes. I live in FL so between A/C and ceiling fans, I get quite a bit of evaporation even with lids
  12. FLFishChik
    As for the daily Snail crunching… I kinda had to pledge my life to the Beanz food supply… there was no escaping this. catching the snails… Nope, long pair of tweezers and a plastic cup. If they are near the surface, then I just pluck ‘em out with my fingers, lol. They’re in a 5g tank by themselves, so not like I have to go looking too hard for them 😂
  13. FLFishChik
    😂 thankfully, snails have their own tank! I’ve been crunching the snails as I give them to the Beanz… they eat them that way. I am not brave enough to just drop them in as is, in case they don’t hunt them and they start breeding in the 29g!
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  15. FLFishChik
    Well, the Bladder Snail tank is going full steam. Teeny babies everywhere, egg clusters in every corner and on every leaf and a full on Snail party with adults entangled in groups everywhere I look. I can only assume there’s some sneggs happening every second. It’s madness, I tell you…. MADNESS! Ramshorns are trucking along.. a little behind the Bladders, but multiplying well. I’m pretty sure a few MTS made it into the bladder tank, so… BONUS SNAILS!
  16. FLFishChik
    Well, let’s start with what your water parameters are. Then, are you dosing with any kind of fertilizer?
  17. FLFishChik
    I’m going with the heater. 😁
  18. FLFishChik
    I will always recommend Pogostemon Stellatus Octopus. It’s a fast grower, is good with low light, fills in quickly and is super easy to propagate. I have it in all of my 5 tanks (all trimmings from a single plant)as a background plant. Vallisneria is a good one, but I find it’s a slower grower in my 29g when starting because of light issues at the bottom, but it still grows and sends off shoots. Watersprite is fast too and can also be used as a floating plant.
  19. FLFishChik
    Definitely going to give it a try. I’ve got about a billion teeny tiny bladder snails in a dedicated tank to grow out plus… gawd knows how many egg clusters waiting to hatch. Should be fun😳
  20. FLFishChik
    The Beanz… cute as ever. Pardon the state if the tank, I’ve a bit of an algae outbreak ever since I removed the nerites (for their safety) and I’ve yet to figure out a goid solution. I’m going to try that. I’ve given them Mysis and Brine shrimp on quite a few occasions, but they don’t seem interested. Maybe fast them a day or two and then try?
  21. FLFishChik
    While I have no experience with shrimp myself, but I do have snails. I have seen where others have given their shrimp cucumber and zucchini. Watermelon rind is very similar to cucumber so I imagine that will work. I imagine if you blanched the strawberry leaves (or any veggie) that it would be edible to shrimp. Whether they like it or not is another story, lol i gave my bladder and Ramshorn snails a small piece of wilted romaine last night to see how they would do. It took about a half day, but they were all over it by this afternoon. I’ll probably try other veggies and fruits going forward to see which ones they like and which ones I can skip
  22. FLFishChik
    Pics or it didn’t happen 😂
  23. FLFishChik
    So, here is what I have been using for my bottom feeders and now have adapted it for my snail farm tank 1/4 C of a equal mixture of Repashy Super Green and Community Plus 1 heaping tsp Vibrabites (powdered with a mortar and pestle) 1 tsp Bug Bites (powdered ^) 1/4 tsp finely powdered eggshell (added to snail batch) 1/2 tsp freeze dried daphnia. Everyone seems to love it. it sets just fine
  24. FLFishChik
    No doubt! I definitely don’t want them in any other tank! yes, those little dots are all baby snails. They are just getting started! The Snails or the puffers? The snails don’t need any help 😂. The Puffers I’m just keeping for now.
  25. FLFishChik
    The Snail tank is officially infested😂. All four sides of the tank are sprinkled with baby snails and there at least 26 more clutches around the tank. I’m going to be having nightmares about snails escaping the tank in a slow but steady stay.
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