FrozenFins Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 I have been intersted in keeping some multi fasciitis shell dwellers. I have a few questions that I cant seem to find online, Is a 5 gallon okay to keep them in? If so how many? (I know they will reproduce) What do I feed them? Where do I get their shells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larrimore Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 I know the shells are on Amazon. Escargot shells...that’s about all the help I am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ed's Aquatics Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 5 gallons is too small, you need surface area to provide territory. Smallest I'd try is maybe a 30L, ideally a 40B + would be better. Emphasize ground area over depth. I usually start people off with a half dozen and within a month or two they have a colony going. For the shells, everyone I know uses escargot shells from Amazon. If you do give them a try, I'm sure you will enjoy keeping them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Smith Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 In my opinion, you can house a small number (maybe 3-4) in a 5 gallon tank, but they will outgrow it quickly once they start breeding. I use a 20-Long and a 10-gallon for mine, plus a 5-gallon bare-bottom grow-out tank just for fry, but once they've settled in to shells, they don't really go places. IMO, shell-dwellers are not a 1-tank proposition. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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