Mystery snail eggs & inverts journal

[Lennie]

On 5/6/2023 at 6:01 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Haha, nah, it looked more like the photo @Guppysnail posted (Rafael cat).

Or from one store to another. These products are more likely to be found at mom & pop shops.

I got photos of that cool wild shrimp in the community tank. Check him out.

 

 

very cool !

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 5/6/2023 at 11:10 AM, Lennie said:

very cool !

Even the legs have stripes. 😍

[Lennie]

On 5/6/2023 at 6:20 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Even the legs have stripes. 😍

The real tiger shrimp! wild neocaridinas 😄 

[nabokovfan87]

On 5/6/2023 at 8:01 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

I got photos of that cool wild shrimp in the community tank. Check him out.

Side view!!!!?!???????!!!!?!?!?!?!

Hopefully the little one accommodates that.

On 5/6/2023 at 8:20 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Even the legs have stripes. 😍

Mine is similar but red while the pattern is growing in.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 5/6/2023 at 1:06 PM, nabokovfan87 said:

Side view!!!!?!???????!!!!?!?!?!?!

He’s not cooperating. He’s in the cholla, looking smug. Here in one poor quality photo of him and a bonus pic of snail antics. The bottom snail is poppin a wheelie.

 

Edited May 6, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Here’s a different guy.

 

[nabokovfan87]

On 5/6/2023 at 11:20 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

The bottom snail is poppin a wheelie.

 

😂

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_Musicians_of_Bremen

 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

So in case you didn’t see my other thread, I found a surprise MTS. And I hadn’t bought any plants in weeks for the tank it was found in, and I also used Reverse Respiration on all the plants etc. so idk—? It was a shock to see it!  Found after I siphoned.

I did not keep it in the 29. Too many mysteries being fed there. Placed in shrimp tank, where I can’t really siphon because always shrimplets. A new batch of shrimplets was just born and they are tiny and clear. And adorable. I’ve actually been weighing the food for the shrimp tank based on shrimp population for good water quality measures. I will also be putting a feeding dish back in there.

Cute, no?

This is after placement in the shrimp tank. See it?  (Blurry, sorry) It’s digging fairly quickly under the shrimp. Look at all the gunk under the substrate too, bottom of photo. If it “makes friends” (literally. Makes them..) maybe I won’t have to look at that gunk line. Just like 1,000,000 snails instead 🤯🤣 Hopefully they just chill under there in the day and stay nocturnal. No HOB in there to clog either.

[nabokovfan87]

On 5/6/2023 at 11:31 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Here’s a different guy.

 

Beautiful!

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Here is what the Sera alder cones look like.

@nabokovfan87

2 minute boil.

Will reserve the water for Geppetto’s next water change.

 

Forgot to post the water sprite also. The new plants. Took out those yellow ones! Shrimps protested, but they forgave me and instantly were in this.

 

Edited May 7, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[nabokovfan87]

On 5/7/2023 at 4:01 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Will reserve the water for Geppetto’s next water change.

 

Much larger and better than the ones I got. Nice find.

The ones I got I could fit "100" in my hand without even trying.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 5/7/2023 at 9:41 PM, nabokovfan87 said:

The ones I got I could fit "100" in my hand without even trying.

That’s what stinks about online shopping. You never know what you will get. These were sight unseen too. Just some unknown stuff inside a cardboard box. I figured I’d roll the dice and see how they were, and support the LFS.

[redfish]

Awesome.  I need to get busy and get some shrimp ordered.  I've been letting the tank mature with a female betta for 6+ months now....I cleaned the tank and the betta freaked out and hides now 😟

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 5/8/2023 at 10:56 AM, redfish said:

Awesome.  I need to get busy and get some shrimp ordered.  I've been letting the tank mature with a female betta for 6+ months now....I cleaned the tank and the betta freaked out and hides now 😟

Maybe add some more plants?

[redfish]

I might add some guppy grass to the tank.  I have some java moss in the tank but it isn't looking great.  I also have some Dwarf Sag Hair Grass I'm trying to get going too.  I need to get the lighting set up to help with this.  Just been too busy.

 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 5/8/2023 at 1:45 PM, redfish said:

I might add some guppy grass to the tank.  I have some java moss in the tank but it isn't looking great.  I also have some Dwarf Sag Hair Grass I'm trying to get going too.  I need to get the lighting set up to help with this.  Just been too busy.

 

The fellow might like a bigger plant, like Java fern or sword. They like to sit on the leaves. It’s really cute.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

This may shock and stun everyone to learn that I found a 2nd malaysian trumpet snail

[Lennie]

On 5/14/2023 at 12:46 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

This may shock and stun everyone to learn that I found a 2nd malaysian trumpet snail

9998 to go!

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Happy Mother’s Day. One of the best gifts you can give Mom is your time. This is my favorite aquatic mom, York. I spent time with her today feeding her this flake. 

Some of her kids (all grown up now):

Future mama:

 

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

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Bought a 10 pack of nettle shrimp lollies. This within 2 minutes.

There are a lot of wilds in the 29, so I put one in there too, but they didn’t go for it. I think they are nervous about the fish. I don’t really want this to be an expensive snail treat, but I left it in there because I saw a shrimp or two near it, eyeing it. I did put it in a plant to hopefully make them feel more comfortable. I had to leave home. Later it will be gone and I won’t know who ate it. 🥲 Ah well.

Romeo and Bon Bon are enjoying it for now.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

See, this lady is thinking about it.

 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Free transportation for this shrimp.

Edited May 16, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Hey! One of my alder cones (which I boiled) sprouted!  And then a mystery snail ate the sprout.  Technically, I did not "see" the mystery snail eat the sprout.  But the snail was right next to the cone, so...