xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I think snails are and have been inspiration for cartoons....I mean what other animals can do this.... 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I love how they hold things with their foot. I swear mystery snails are the cutest. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Sometimes they are the subject for sci-fi! 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudofish Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Love me some snails. Have an order of 3 black mystery snails coming next week. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Edited July 18, 2021 by xXInkedPhoenixX 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 On 7/17/2021 at 9:44 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: The spikey things are his growth plate forming new shell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 They're so shiny when they're new.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 My baby snail tank 🥰 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Awww @Guppysnailbaby snails are especially beautiful little gems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 So I always thought the Sera O Nip tabs were so cool and neat to watch fish eat from the glass. I know there's a learning curve.... So today I tried it in my two 20gallon tanks today. Black Neons and Harlequins in either tank. The Harlequins never got a clue. The Neons sorta did. Eventually the tabs fell of the glass when I wasn't looking. Now......well....it's all snail food..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) Edited July 31, 2021 by xXInkedPhoenixX 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) @xXInkedPhoenixXi thought you would enjoy seeing this. This baby has spent two days sitting like it is in a recliner holding this leaf. Yesterday scared me. Although I could see it cute little snoot I gently rolled it forward thinking it might be stuck ?..?? It promptly rolled back. This morning I looked and OMG the growth. The white is just in 2 days. They grow quick but I’ve never seen them grow that quick. BTW your girl is still in my thoughts. Edited August 9, 2021 by Guppysnail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) @Guppysnail Wow!!! I haven't seen than on my baby snail that's crazy, no wonder the little thing was reclining! Thank you so much for sharing that- amazing!! Gosh that's a beautiful snail. My poor little Glimmer is still with me but no better than she has been. She's still eating. Last night when I got home from work her breeder/convalescent home had sank likely due to her Snail friends on the box. I retrieved the box and her in the dark and set her back up. I just woke up and checked here- and since you asked went to take a pic of her. Oh my gosh what did I see? Immaculate, Glimmer's baby (and the only baby) in the box with her- which is NOT an easy feat without sinking the box trust me. And people try to convince us that animals don't know/feel things.... Edited August 9, 2021 by xXInkedPhoenixX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Poor girl. YES snails are amazingly empathetic and social. I kept one alone who was active and fun in the community tank and in the temporary tank I just wanted plant clean up total inactive and ate less I kid you not 10 minutes after sitting his BFF in with him he was back to his old self and chowing down! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Here’s a snail I don’t see much in forums: my giant ramshorn named Cooper! He’s about two inches! 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 2:13 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: @Guppysnail Wow!!! I haven't seen than on my baby snail that's crazy, no wonder the little thing was reclining! Thank you so much for sharing that- amazing!! Gosh that's a beautiful snail. My poor little Glimmer is still with me but no better than she has been. She's still eating. Last night when I got home from work her breeder/convalescent home had sank likely due to her Snail friends on the box. I retrieved the box and her in the dark and set her back up. I just woke up and checked here- and since you asked went to take a pic of her. Oh my gosh what did I see? Immaculate, Glimmer's baby (and the only baby) in the box with her- which is NOT an easy feat without sinking the box trust me. And people try to convince us that animals don't know/feel things.... I hope she gets well. Poor snail. I love these little creatures, they're so fun and lively 😞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 @laritheloud Aww Cooper is gorgeous. 💛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 You're all convincing me to get a mystery snail or two for my next tank 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/10/2021 at 9:52 AM, Solstice_Lacer said: You're all convincing me to get a mystery snail or two for my next tank I hope it’s not too soon to say WELCOME TO THE SNAIL SIDE! 🥰 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 @Guppysnail is in the know but to put it on the forum, one of my 4 Mystery snails, Glimmer, who has been in my tanks (first a QT but majority of time in what I call my parent tank because it's the original) for just over 6 months has been in decline in the last week. She became less active and seemed to struggle. They are all in a 20 gallon tall and even as big as they are it's a trek to the top for air. So I decided to put her in my small floating breeder, even that seemed too tall for her. I improvised a stand- a spice jar lid, a small melamine prep bowl and a tiny sauce bowl- all working together to be able to contain some food (which is the debris you see in the pic, and keep her close to the surface so she can put her siphon up when she so desires. I've only caught her out of the bowl a couple of times inside the breeder- but it looked mostly like she fell not so much like she wanted to be there. To me proof that she's not feeling well- otherwise she'd have escaped. Anyhow, the box floats pretty close to the glass lid so it's not an easy thing to get in or out of. I've caught the box sunk likely by friendly snail battleships and have had to refloat the box- this was not likely due to Glimmer since her energy level is low- more likely her outside friends. Yesterday I caught her baby (the ONLY baby that's ever been born in my tank becauuse I remove clutches) Immaculate, in her breeder box. I removed Immaculate yesterday. This morning, Immaculate is back inside the box. Also, her other female companion and my oldest Mystery, Escape' (11mos 20 days in my tanks) is sitting on the outside of the box and it seems clear to me that she and Glimmer are having a jailhouse-esque visit. I love my animals. 💛 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I'm sorry your snail's not feeling well, but glad she has friends. Here's my girl making her way down town. She's an assassin but she's still sweet and seems to be pretty active during the day 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 I officially saw both my assassins today. The first one came as a free plant hitchhiker when I first set up my tank, but I never saw him after that. I got the second to keep my other pond snail hitchhikers from going too crazy. She seems to be much more outgoing. I picked her out while she was crawling on a java fern at the lfs. I'm assuming they're different genders because one has been laying eggs around the tank, which I'm guessing is the slightly larger more outgoing one. In any case I'm glad they are both still hanging out in there. I couldn't get a picture of the presumed male because he was half buried in the substrate under some moss, but he was moving while the female was chilling nearby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) Save me some! Edited August 11, 2021 by eatyourpeas 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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