Guppysnail Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 I see many more egg clutches in my future 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 L❤️VE is in the air… (bubbles) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 I have come to the conclusion these are AWESOME! Not only do they eat hydra, small bladder snails and eggs…THEY EAT BLACK BEARD ALGAE! I only had a bit of BBA left I found on a Java fern. I tossed it in with them to see. The first one to it had that little dime size BBA gone in 15 minutes 🤩🥳 So far things I have actually seen them eat Hydra, small bladder snails, bladder snail eggs, BBA, detritus worms (I swear they hunt these), white worms, grindal worms, frozen/dead baby brine shrimp, veggies and all fish food. Things they are not great at eating Brown diatom and hair algae So I’m thinking this is an awesome snail for many things aquarists often wish to be rid of 🤗 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 12:54 PM, Guppysnail said: I have come to the conclusion these are AWESOME! Not only do they eat hydra, small bladder snails and eggs…THEY EAT BLACK BEARD ALGAE! I only had a bit of BBA left I found on a Java fern. I tossed it in with them to see. The first one to it had that little dime size BBA gone in 15 minutes 🤩🥳 So far things I have actually seen them eat Hydra, small bladder snails, bladder snail eggs, BBA, detritus worms (I swear they hunt these), white worms, grindal worms, frozen/dead baby brine shrimp, veggies and all fish food. Things they are not great at eating Brown diatom and hair algae So I’m thinking this is an awesome snail for many things aquarists often wish to be rid of 🤗 Something for you to try in your algae experiment thing @nabokovfan87! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 3:59 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Something for you to try in your algae experiment thing @nabokovfan87! Definitely interesting. Why can't we have a BBA Pleco! lol. I have also heard that hillstream loaches will eat it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 6:59 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Something for you to try in your algae experiment thing @nabokovfan87! @nabokovfan87 is anti-snail, @TheSwissAquarist. (For some reason..?) 🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 12:57 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: @nabokovfan87 is anti-snail, @TheSwissAquarist. (For some reason..?) 🤣 eh. to a degree. I am all for controlling where snails are. Shrimp enthusiast though. I don't mind nerites, I just don't want them in the tank to put spots all over the wood. (50-50 shot there). Bigger the tank, less annoying snails can get for me. I did have puffers for a little bit. So... that's when snail town happened. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 4:02 PM, nabokovfan87 said: eh. to a degree. I am all for controlling where snails are. Shrimp enthusiast though. I don't mind nerites, I just don't want them in the tank to put spots all over the wood. (50-50 shot there). Bigger the tank, less annoying snails can get for me. I did have puffers for a little bit. So... that's when snail town happened. Who lived in snail town? Bladder snails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 1:04 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Who lived in snail town? Bladder snails? Panda corydoras and I forget what else. I had nerites in the big tank and then I had pond snails in the smaller tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 First hatch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Congrats! Is the white blob the clutch? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 2:29 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Congrats! Is the white blob the clutch? Yes I have 3 clutches in there and 5 more in their tank. I was under the impression they do not reproduce fast because of internet info. WRONG 🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 Released from breeder 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 So cool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 1:51 PM, Guppysnail said: I was under the impression they do not reproduce fast because of internet info. WRONG 🤣 I think they’re illegal in Texas because they’re invasive, I’d have to check on that. I really love how they look, but not worth risking into the environment here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 I don’t know what individual state laws are. Here you can have and trade them just not ship across state lines. Mine teleported here 🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Very cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 Getting bigger. They are now the size of new hatched mystery snails. Only 1 or 2 are a touch larger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Looking good 👍! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev C Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 oh these are beautiful snails i would love to have a few but if they multiple fast and can not control population it would be a no snail for me for sure ,, i would not mind them eating the pest snails though but would be afraid for my mystery snails babies ,,, but they are beautiful snails 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 I showed hanny these snails and she said yes she would love to have some of these for her shrimp tank when the time comes 🤗 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/27/2022 at 7:18 PM, TeeJay said: I showed hanny these snails and she said yes she would love to have some of these for her shrimp tank when the time comes 🤗 Absolutely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 Due to my venturing into dwarf cichlids mist of my tanks need softer water than my typical liquid rock tap. I do not feel it is best for breeding snails especially livebearers any more. I’m keeping a few piano snails but the bulk and breeding projects of the piano snails, white wizard snails and Asolene Spixii snails has been given to @Elodie Rose So I’m turning these journals over to her so she will update them 🤗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 @Guppysnail Do you experience your spixii dying after they laid their clutches? Mine laid a couple of clutches and then died. I still have about 8 of the babies who have grown up quite well even in my apisto tank. The other set also died at the same time. When the clutches hatched I moved about six of the babies to a new tank and they too all died. I have no idea what in the world it would have been that took them out. Didn't have anything else going on. I would like to move some of the survivors, but I'm scared they'll die. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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