Julie Monday Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Are these especially loved by snails? I received some in an assortment of botanicals. They seem especially delicate and prone to breaking down, but also the (pest/bladder) snails were all over it right away. I have shrimp and otocinclus in that aquarium, which I really wanted to use it, but the snails annihilated it. I don't want to get rid of the snails. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 On 6/11/2024 at 4:59 PM, Julie Monday said: Are these especially loved by snails? I received some in an assortment of botanicals. They seem especially delicate and prone to breaking down, but also the (pest/bladder) snails were all over it right away. I have shrimp and otocinclus in that aquarium, which I really wanted to use it, but the snails annihilated it. I don't want to get rid of the snails. Agree sounds like the snails really enjoyed the Mulberry leaves. @Julie Monday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rube_Goldfish Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 The only thing I can think is to increase the amount of leaves that go in at a time, I guess? So that the snails have some but also the shrimp and otos get some, too. On the other hand, that may just lead to a bump in snail population... But yes, while I'm using magnolia leaves instead of mulberry, I've found the snails seem to jump on them a lot quicker and more thoroughly than the shrimp and otos (I've never actually seen my otos eating off of the leaves). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxannan Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Can you put fresh ones in or do they have to be dried first? I've never heard of using mulberry leaves but I am surrounded by mulberry trees and I am always up for trying anything that utilizes natural resources Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 (edited) On 6/22/2024 at 12:08 PM, xxannan said: Can you put fresh ones in or do they have to be dried first? I've never heard of using mulberry leaves but I am surrounded by mulberry trees and I am always up for trying anything that utilizes natural resources No only add dead dry mulberry leaves. @xxannan Edited June 22 by Tlindsey Added a word 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggaz Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 The penchant for exotic leaves in this hobby really tickles my cynical sense of humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rube_Goldfish Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 I use magnolia leaves because I have a magnolia tree in my yard, and because I know that there are no pesticides used on the tree nor on the grass the leaves fall on. Anything from the woods ought to be alright, but maybe avoid collecting if you think pesticides may have been sprayed there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zadie Posted Monday at 01:44 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:44 PM The botanicals you received appear to be very attractive to snails, specifically kidney and pest snails. Even while they might degrade quickly and draw snails, you worry that the snails might be eaten before your mussels and otocinclus can benefit. As a, increasing the number of these plants will increase snail interest.🐌🐌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggaz Posted Thursday at 04:03 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:03 PM Does not compute... 01101000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 00101100 00100000 01110111 01101111 01110010 01101100 01100100 00101110 00001010 01101000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 00101100 00100000 01111010 01100001 01100100 01101001 01100101 00101110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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