Mystery snail eggs & inverts journal

[Guppysnail]

This! This! This is so me. I need these for every single room in my house, my car My lawn. 😍 Where did you get it please. I must have at least one. 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 6/25/2022 at 7:42 PM, Guppysnail said:

This! This! This is so me. I need these for every single room in my house, my car My lawn. 😍 Where did you get it please. I must have at least one. 

eBay! 🐌 ⚠️

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

 

This is my tank maintenance supervisor. Her name is Mouse! She is up in her usual watch post. 

Edited June 26, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

😳

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Today I made the Repashy Snello recipe, using the first recipe. Just had to boil some water & mix! It was easy to slice into little cubes and the fishies like it. York tried to bust into the breeder box to get some, so I placed her on her own special Snello cube. 
 

See the previous post? She laid eggs again this morning! How many eggs can this snail make?! 😱 I thought she was going to lay more because she spent some time cruising around above the water and in some spots she “swelled” and I thought I might see the process, but then she smelled Repashy and her priorities changed. 😂

Cory recommended storing the unused Repashy powder in the fridge. I froze most of the Snello and will take a little out at a time as needed.

[Waterlife]

On 6/1/2022 at 4:40 AM, Guppysnail said:

I love when they hold things with their foot. I can almost hear them saying “Mine! All mine.”

Yes or when you have 10 fighting over one food source on top of each other.  
I get rid of cliches now.  One or two cliches gave me 100 plus snails.  I sold 25 to local fish store.  I spread the rest out amount my other 16 tanks.  

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 6/26/2022 at 12:29 PM, Waterlife said:

I get rid of cliches now.  One or two cliches gave me 100 plus snails.  I sold 25 to local fish store.  I spread the rest out amount my other 16 tanks.  

Wow, 25! (25 clutches or 25 snails?)  It can get overwhelming pretty quickly with all the egg laying. I freeze the clutches that I’m not equipped to hatch. I do it as soon as they are laid. I had 5 clutches but chose to hatch 2.

Edited June 26, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Katherine]

On 6/26/2022 at 11:54 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

I freeze the clutches that I’m not equipped to hatch.

I saw on a video where someone was crushing their frozen clutches and adding them to their snello. To get the calcium back to the snails, maybe?

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 6/26/2022 at 3:11 PM, Katherine said:

I saw on a video where someone was crushing their frozen clutches and adding them to their snello. To get the calcium back to the snails, maybe?

 The thought actually crossed my mind, but then I felt weird about it: feeding undeveloped snails back to snails. That’s truly like the movie Soylent Green! 😳

They do chew out of their eggs though. And it’s recommended to keep the hatched clutched with them after birth, and they consume it.

🤔

[Katherine]

On 6/26/2022 at 6:53 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

The thought actually crossed my mind, but then I felt weird about it: feeding undeveloped snails back to snails. That’s truly like the movie Soylent Green! 😳

Haha! Right. I'm not sure how I feel about it either. I haven't gotten any clutches yet, so I'm living vicariously through you at this point.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

I have groundbreaking news! Was changing water in both tanks today and I found something!  A baby mystery snail! NOT a gold snail! (In the 10gal new tank). Every baby has been gold up to this point. I did not transfer any creatures to this tank.  So.. how did it get there? How long has it been in there? And most importantly- isn’t it cute? 😍 

(I don’t usually remove snails from the water but I wanted to see what it was.)

This tank is a startup, going for a few weeks. Plants were from co op, all salt dipped 20 sec (but not the roots), except for the free “nerm glitter” I got. Driftwood was new. Sand was new except 1 shot glass full transferred from main tank to bring in bacteria. I had moved one of those swim-through rocks from main tank to 10 gallon to also bring in bacteria. It was in there for about a week. Water was transferred with pond pump at mid level and python hose. Lastly, the sponge filter. It seeded for awhile in the main tank. That is what I’d put my money on. A different colored snail taking a ride over on that.

This snail has plenty of algae and biofilm to eat, and I added a piece of cuttlebone. New driftwood creates a thick white slime. It’s biofilm, and it’s loaded with protein and fiber. It’s good for critters to eat. Fish like it too. I also battened down the hatches (gaps in lid) with duct tape, for lack of a better solution, and dropped the water level a bit to discourage escape attempts. 
 

I’m ORD x 1 million right now. 😍
 

Need a name!

A. Lucky

B. Pioneer

C. Trailblazer 

D. _______?
E. Sneaky

 

 

Edited June 27, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Brandon p]

Are you sure that is a mystery snail? It definitely looks different the color patterns that rare throwing me off. I’m in no way saying it’s not but maybe ask a few more opinions. I follow this post because you talk snails so much and I love snails and have several types and breed mystery snails and ramshorn but have several types that have been hitchhikers. 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 6/27/2022 at 10:02 AM, Brandon p said:

Are you sure that is a mystery snail? It definitely looks different the color patterns that rare throwing me off.

I guess not. Here's a chart about how color starts on them, and how color ends up once they grow. What do you think @DarthMollusk @Guppysnail @Katherine @Cinnebuns ?  Do you think the type of snail pictured above is a mystery snail or a different type of snail?

 

Edited June 27, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

The foot is light so if it is a mystery snail, any spots on the shell will disappear as they grow. So potential to have a blue or a purple, do you think?

[Guppysnail]

On 6/27/2022 at 12:43 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

I guess not. Here's a chart about how color starts on them, and how color ends up once they grow. What do you think @DarthMollusk @Guppysnail @Katherine @Cinnebuns ?

 

Out of my league here. I’m a potluck happy camper gal.  I’ve never looked into the morphing. 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

@Guppysnail do you think it’s a mystery snail or a different species?

[Guppysnail]

That looks like a baby mystery to me. Or at least it looks like the ones I have raised. Some of the ones my niece gave me the size of seeds had spots some of those turned white and some brown. 

[Katherine]

It looks like a mystery snail to me too, but I certainly don't have as much experience or with as many species as Guppysnail.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

So I’m not sure I like the Repashy for a snail breeder box. It spread out slightly, like melted ice cream on a sidewalk, and that was fine, but when it came to cleaning the breeder box, it took longer. Cleaning a breeder box full of snails is not a long task UNTIL you get to the part where you need to inspect what you’ve removed to ensure you haven’t sucked up any mini snails. They can be the same size as a tiny particle of food. I empty one turkey baster full of water at a time into the white dish and then I inspect. If I’m satisfied there are no snails I dump that water into the pitcher to be discarded.

Well, when moving the Repashy to the white dish, it made the water murky, and rather than food dust on the bottom of that dish with space in between the bits, it formed a layer. It was hard to determine if there were snails, and it took me longer. I get up early to do my snail maintenance and welfare checks before going to work, but this dragged out the process. I’m just not sure it was practical? But it would work well in the grow out tank, probably in a little terra cotta plate like @Guppysnail uses for the green beans. 
 

I was pretty freaked out about moving the gang after reading about @Cinnebuns’s recent challenges, but seeing a little snail already living in there and looking good encourages me. I plan to send in “Snail Team 6” to perform a reconnaissance mission prior to issuing the order for the rest of the army to advance. 
 

I was going to drain the 10 gallon and use all 29 gal water but now that there is a snail in there already maybe I won’t? Do you think a one hour drip acclimation is sufficient?

 

Edited June 27, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Guppysnail]

As long as mine are close to parameters and about the same temp I just move them. I’ve never had an issue but I guess there is always a chance. 

On 6/27/2022 at 4:06 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Snail Team 6”

You 6 have been selected for a mission of the utmost importance. Stay strong, stay focused and eat well kids. Up, up and away… I crack myself up I hope others laugh to 🤣

[Darth Mollusk]

On 6/27/2022 at 12:43 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

I guess not. Here's a chart about how color starts on them, and how color ends up once they grow. What do you think @DarthMollusk @Guppysnail @Katherine @Cinnebuns ?  Do you think the type of snail pictured above is a mystery snail or a different type of snail?

 

Hm. It does look like a wee mystery. Could be wild coloring, maybe? An OG snail, if you will?

[Darth Mollusk]

On 6/27/2022 at 4:06 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

So I’m not sure I like the Repashy for a snail breeder box. It spread out slightly, like melted ice cream on a sidewalk, and that was fine, but when it came to cleaning the breeder box, it took longer.

 

It's a pain. Your routine sounds like mine. Have you tried dipping a rock or slice of zucchini in repashy before it sets? Then voila, "candy" coated sinking things. I got impatient with Repashy clean up, too, but now the snaibies are eating a lot more than they used to and they don't leave much behind. I have not tried the rock coating inside the breeder box, but I have done it for the main tank. Zucchini might be safer for a breeder box?

I'll have to experiment myself.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 6/27/2022 at 4:43 PM, DarthMollusk said:

Have you tried dipping a rock or slice of zucchini in repashy before it sets? Then voila, "candy" coated sinking things.

I was going to but then it set too fast. I wasn’t quick enough. Next time!

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Snail team six has been deployed 🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌 . I had several recruits that were eager to put their best foot forward. We did a quick equipment check and everyone had their helmet on and passed inspection 🐚✅. 
 

They were airdropped☂ into a forward camp where they will acclimate and form their plan. (They look like Corn Colonels). 🤣 Time is short ⏳. They have one hour to strategize before they head into uncharted territory!

 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Everyone made it to the rendezvous point, each taking their own separate vehicle to avoid blowing their cover. We’ve now moved into the exploration phase. They will report back soon.