Expectorating_Aubergine Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 (edited) A few snails can make. I didn't clean this at all. It was all them. I don't really have any fish in this tank. It's kinda the clam tank. Lots of little critters too though ( cyclops and the like). Those rando fern leaves are what the snails eat. The clams get spirulina tablets. The filter is an ugf, and I don't have a floss filter on it. I just toss the tablets in the pump housing and let the pump distribute them out as they dissolve... Edited December 25, 2022 by Expectorating_Aubergine 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Glad to see I’m not the only person who has a festering container of a plants and snails 😜! Merry Xmas 🎅! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 That's a really impressive demo of the snail effect. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Nicely done. Really does show how well a good algae eater can do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expectorating_Aubergine Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 Just a bit of an update. I added 5 shrimp last week. Turns out clams are just not that active 🤷♂️. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Used to keep swan mussels it was fun watching them move around and bury themselves they were more active than I expected pushing but yep once they are settled your not going to see much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expectorating_Aubergine Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 I thought mussels attached themselves to hard surfaces... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 On 1/2/2023 at 10:36 AM, Expectorating_Aubergine said: I thought mussels attached themselves to hard surfaces... That’s saltwater ones 😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expectorating_Aubergine Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 On 1/2/2023 at 2:27 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: That’s saltwater ones 😜 ..... pretty sure zebra and quagga mussels attach themselves to hard surfaces. They're freshwater bivalves too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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