Xaos Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Hi all - I've got a handful of mystery snails, which have all spawned from my affectionately named Mama Snail here. Unfortunately, I feel I haven't done her much justice - she has a decent crack along her shell, as well as some deformities along the tip of the spiral of her shell. I have focused much of my husbandry on the fish in the tank and not the snails, so I'm looking for some advice/guidance there. I started feeding snello and adding salty shrimp to our water (TDS 200-250) some months ago and I feel that her shell has improved some since then. I have read about some advices on gluing eggshell to their shells, but don't want to do more harm than good. She is going on a year now, so I guess my main questions are a) what, if anything, should I do to address her shell damage? and b) what should I do to prevent this/ensure proper husbandry for my snails? Any resources, reputable sources, care guides, etc. would be helpful. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) That looks like a line from where this snail was moved from one tank to another that is slowly eroding. Is your ph above 7? They need calcium in the water and in their diet. You say spawned? Mystery snails lay egg clutches above the water line. It may just be an odd angled photo but that does not look like a regular Pomacea diffusa or Pomacea bridgessi mystery snail. Has it produced live babies? It looks like a livebearing snail based on the shell shape. Again maybe just an odd angled photo. Edited March 12 by Guppysnail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 3/12/2023 at 10:04 AM, Guppysnail said: It may just be an odd angled photo but that does not look like a mystery snail. Has it produced live babies? It looks like a livebearing snail based on the shell shape. Again maybe just an odd angled photo. i agree, the spiral goes out to far for a mystery snail,and i dont think they come in green. i think its some sort of trapdoor snail... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaos Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Huh. I was told it was a mystery snail and didn't question, but the wife did get her from a sketchy pond shop. I got her individually and the babies appeared one at a time over the course of several weeks without me noticing any eggs, so I guess that checks. I know that I read about their egg-laying on reddit a couple times, and I guess my cognitive dissonance did a great job of overlooking that until now. Well crap, what kind of snail do I have?? pH is ~7.6, my snello recipe has straight calcium carbonate added, and the salty shrimp is hypothetically adding calcium to the water. Should I be aiming for a general KH/GH? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) It is some type of trap door snail. They are very fun. Your ph is fine and sounds like you are feeding correctly. There really is not a specific target. Include veggies in the diet and a good protein algae wafer. As snails age their shell doesn’t look shiny new. Just like the paint job on a car. No worries if she is having babies she is healthy. 🤗 Edited March 12 by Guppysnail 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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