xXInkedPhoenixX Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 This is BFG happily trolling their Flex9 tank near a granite statue, in the blurry distance there is an Ember Tetra... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) I am so happy with my thorned/spiked Nerites in my "Angry Man" tank that I had to get some for my "Parent Tank". Unfortunately my LFS hasn't had any so I ended up ordering some online. I got a pack of 5, they shipped me 9, unfortunately it seems only 4 are going to make it (jury still out on one of them they were placed on a watch). I probably won't do that again- maybe I'll just ask my LFS to get them for me if they can as I'd like to have a few more for other tanks. THAT being said they are so tiny (they stay small anyway but these are babies). Today my Mystery snail Immaculate was trolling the glass with one of the newbies. I've named them after the Penguins in the Madagascar movies but they're impossible to tell apart (like penguins) so I'm not sure if this is Skipper, Kowalski, Private or Rico. #5 who is on watch is Classified- hopefully they're just napping. Update: @Guppysnail unfortunately Classified didn't make it. I also lost another one. Too small and too much change for them I suspect in a short amount of time. 😞 Edited December 19, 2021 by xXInkedPhoenixX to tag/update 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 My friend Goldie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Wow they are tiny. How cute. I hope Classified makes it 🤞🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 Today I was admiring my male Mystery Pegasus, he reminded me of a Ram with how his antenae sat today. Also got to see 2 of my baby Horned Nerites at work on the front glass. They're hard to keep track of in this jungle of a tank so it's good to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 My snails were trying hard to entertain me on my days off this week. Pegasus climbing over a baby Spiked Nerite (careful there). The others are self explanatory (I think) 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 The three horned Nerites in my Angry Man tank decided today was the day to clean the high up things. This is not a regular sight for me to see all three at the same time- it's usually a game of where's Waldo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Solstice_Lacer Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Your snails are very entertaining. Today I caught one of my ramshorn snails surface skimming for a bit before finally climbing off the "ceiling". I knew they could do this but it was still surprising to see. Especially since this one I think is the biggest of four. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 @Solstice_Lacer that's so cool! Only my Bladders really do that so it's neat to see a Ramshorn having fun. My Mysteries surf a little but I don't think my Nerites do any of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 1/6/2022 at 7:28 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: @Solstice_Lacer that's so cool! Only my Bladders really do that so it's neat to see a Ramshorn having fun. My Mysteries surf a little but I don't think my Nerites do any of that. All my snails will do that if they decide I'm not feeding enough (except the nerites). I've had big ol' pond snails, bladder snails, ramshorns and one Malaysia trumpet snail who didn't read the memo that they are supposed to be nocturnal "surface skim" almost every time I feed the Bug Bites color enhancing flake food. Lots of betta carotenoids in there, and the snails love it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 @Torrey good to know, I have some of those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) I'm still jealous of their magical abilities.... A perfect spiral!! 🙃 Edited March 26, 2022 by xXInkedPhoenixX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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freemoney Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Took the nerite about 15 minutes to clean my mystery snail. Which was probably torture to him, he could cling to the floater plants and float to the bottom 3 times in 15 minutes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 @freemoney Mystery snail apparently didn't know it was super deluxe cleaning day at the snail wash 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freemoney Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Mystery snail likes working out. Spends a lot of time in the SF stream. He also will go up the glass into the downpour of my HOB. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry the fish keeper Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Is that a gold mystery snail? 🥰 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaW Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 My son got 2 Mystery snails for his tank a few months ago. We ended up with a male and a female. My son named them Chip and Dale before we knew their gender (after the chipmunks). They loved crawling all over the castle, but would often get stuck inside and would try to squeeze out the little windows. They've grown a lot and I'm thinking I need to increase their calcium with how rough their shells are looking. I've also been told you should have 4 females to 1 male to give the females a break. I may have to separate them as I've been told the males will damage the females shell if they are too active (is daily considered active? ) and that might be happening to her. I also have 3 Nerites in my Betta tank Hoover (male), Kirby (female), and Rumba (unknown gender, zebra). I think they like to taunt "Cosmo" the Betta, but I doubt they even know of his existence, despite him flaring and showing off to them. They just do their thing. Hoover likes to plow through the good stuff: I'll be honest, at first, I didn't like snails -- but they've grown on me and I adore my Nerites! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freemoney Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 3/30/2022 at 4:29 PM, Henry Li said: Is that a gold mystery snail? 🥰 It is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry the fish keeper Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 3/30/2022 at 2:15 PM, freemoney said: It is Nice. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freemoney Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 3/30/2022 at 5:02 PM, AndreaW said: My son got 2 Mystery snails for his tank a few months ago. We ended up with a male and a female. My son named them Chip and Dale before we knew their gender (after the chipmunks). They loved crawling all over the castle, but would often get stuck inside and would try to squeeze out the little windows. They've grown a lot and I'm thinking I need to increase their calcium with how rough their shells are looking. I've also been told you should have 4 females to 1 male to give the females a break. I may have to separate them as I've been told the males will damage the females shell if they are too active (is daily considered active? ) and that might be happening to her. I also have 3 Nerites in my Betta tank Hoover (male), Kirby (female), and Rumba (unknown gender, zebra). I think they like to taunt "Cosmo" the Betta, but I doubt they even know of his existence, despite him flaring and showing off to them. They just do their thing. Hoover likes to plow through the good stuff: I'll be honest, at first, I didn't like snails -- but they've grown on me and I adore my Nerites! I feed them the hikari crab pellets which the mystery loves, how do you determine their sex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AndreaW Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 3/30/2022 at 3:17 PM, freemoney said: I feed them the hikari crab pellets which the mystery loves I have really hard water (and I assumed plenty of calcium) but I do supplement green beans and Crab Cuisine to help give them some more calcium. I ordered some Wonder Shells and a high protein "Snello" mix to try. On 3/30/2022 at 3:17 PM, freemoney said: how do you determine their sex? Ummmmm, they like to snuggle -- A LOT! Just kidding, to *properly* sex Mystery Snails you have to pull them out of the tank and get them to lean out of their shell while you are holding them upside-down (they try to right themselves) and you will either see nothing, or a sheath. Otherwise, you can kind of guess because the male has a bell edge to their shell more than the female. For Nerites, I'm not sure, but I'm basing it on egg-laying. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 You are right @AndreaW they do need a break. Mine did have shell damage from it and I had 3 females and 1 male. Separating them is fine too, just know every time they are moved the shells react to water parameter changes. Kind of like the rings of a tree. Not always a bad thing just something to look for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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