Mystery snail eggs & inverts journal

[Miska]

10 shrimps for a dollar. Not the other way around. Meep!

[Lennie]

On 3/14/2023 at 4:15 PM, Miska said:

10 shrimps for a dollar. Not the other way around. Meep!

I’m stuwpid

[Miska]

I promise, you are not! Besides, don't you live in Turkey and speak other languages? Go easy on yourself. 

[Lennie]

On 3/14/2023 at 4:25 PM, Miska said:

I promise, you are not! Besides, don't you live in Turkey and speak other languages? Go easy on yourself. 

That’s correct! 🙂

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Texas pond snail!  OMG I love it 😍

@Odd Duck more pond snails that aren't pond snails.  Or something.. LOL

Anyway look at his little "wings"!  Or flappy ears.  IDK!  But ORD!  

Also his foot looks glittery. ☺️

Edited March 14, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[TeeJay]

On 3/14/2023 at 10:37 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Texas pond snail!  OMG I love it 😍

@Odd Duck more pond snails that aren't pond snails.  Or something.. LOL

Anyway look at his little "wings"!  Or flappy ears.  IDK!  But ORD!

I don't care what you call it I want one 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

@Guppysnail have you ever seen one.  ORDDDDDDDD!

[Guppysnail]

On 3/14/2023 at 10:59 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

@Guppysnail have you ever seen one.  ORDDDDDDDD!

Yes @Torrey has these or ones so similar to these I can’t tell the difference. They are crazy adorable. Their walstad journal has them in. I just texted them and asked the scientific name of theirs. I’ll post it when they respond. 

[Guppysnail]

Radix auricularia
 

Here you go I found their topic with these in. Original was named Pebbles. They reproduce very slowly. . 
Sorry I posted the wrong topic first this is the one 

 

Edited March 14, 2023 by Guppysnail

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

How I know everyone got something to eat.

 

Also a shrimp photo, because shrimp.

[Theplatymaster]

On 3/14/2023 at 4:20 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

How I know everyone got something to eat.

what size tank do you have all those mystery snails in?

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 3/14/2023 at 4:25 PM, Theplatymaster said:

what size tank do you have all those mystery snails in?

29g, there are 8 snails and 18 fish. Oh and the 2 nerites. But I double up on filtration and do weekly wc 

[Theplatymaster]

On 3/14/2023 at 4:32 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

29g, there are 8 snails and 18 fish. Oh and the 2 nerites. But I double up on filtration and do weekly wc 

i saw your reaction, and i meant that question seriously, because im considering getting a 2nd one for a breeding project.

i think ill be good, i do weekly %25WCs and have a tidal 35 full of media, and a ACO medium sponge filter.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 3/14/2023 at 4:33 PM, Theplatymaster said:

i saw your reaction, and i meant that question seriously, because im considering getting a 2nd one for a breeding project.

i think ill be good, i do weekly %25WCs and have a tidal 35 full of media, and a ACO medium sponge filter.

What size is the tank? @nabokovfan87 is good at answering filtration capacity/stocking questions.

Also I do the deep substrate method, so the sand acts as a filter as well. 2” deep and the top part houses aerobic bacteria, the bottom anerobic bacteria. It’s on top of grungy gravel which is great for the plant roots to reach down into and spread out.

Edited March 14, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Theplatymaster]

On 3/14/2023 at 4:34 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

What size is the tank?

pretty well planted 20high, though i use mostly anubias.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

I wouldn’t fret about 2 snails. Esp since you have plants and 2 filters.

Edited March 14, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Theplatymaster]

On 3/14/2023 at 4:40 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

I wouldn’t fret about 2 snails. Esp since you have plants and 2 filters.

me neither, i didnt think it would be a problem,

i usually forget to dose ferts anway...😄

part of me just feels better having someone else's approval (somebody that knows what they are doing) before i go do controversial things..

On 3/14/2023 at 4:40 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Esp since you have plants and 2 filters.

this is true in this case, but take a African cichlid tank, put 2whisper10 internal filters in it, and a peice of duckweed, you have 2 filters and plants...

Edited March 14, 2023 by Theplatymaster

[Odd Duck]

On 3/14/2023 at 9:37 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Anyway look at his little "wings"!  Or flappy ears

Love the ears!

Oh, and yes, snails will eat molts.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 3/15/2023 at 11:13 AM, Odd Duck said:

snails will eat molts

Will a shrimp eat a molt ?

[TheSwissAquarist]

On 3/15/2023 at 4:41 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Will a shrimp eat a molt ?

It’s a source of calcium for them, how many molts have you seen one day and were gone the next? 

[nabokovfan87]

On 3/15/2023 at 8:41 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Will a shrimp eat a molt ?

Yes.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 3/15/2023 at 12:36 PM, nabokovfan87 said:

Yes.

Interesting. I thought I saw them eating one. I try to remove molts when I see them but I guess technically it’s a calcium source for them.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 3/15/2023 at 12:21 PM, TheSwissAquarist said:

It’s a source of calcium for them, how many molts have you seen one day and were gone the next? 

Idk, when I see the molts I usually take them out. But I thought I saw them eating a small molt yesterday so I left it there.

[Lennie]

On 3/15/2023 at 10:13 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Idk, when I see the molts I usually take them out. But I thought I saw them eating a small molt yesterday so I left it there.

 

It is only adviced to remove them if you are dealing with shrimp diseases, where the molt keeps carrying the parasite.

 Otherwise, you may leave them! Easy food source

[nabokovfan87]

On 3/15/2023 at 9:41 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Interesting. I thought I saw them eating one. I try to remove molts when I see them but I guess technically it’s a calcium source for them.

Review them, make sure they look normal. Only remove it if the shrimp is diseased.