There is a 3 meter long pothos monster devouring any nitrate in that aquarium.
It started as a tank for my daughter's betta, then it became a cull tank for the endless amount of guppy fry I have to do something with.
Oh and the snails and shrimps are out of control in the best way possible.
Mary the mystery snail here has recently become the star species of her tank after the betta fish passed away from bloat. Now that she only lives with 6 neocaradinas and a nerite, what should my feeding routine look like? She gets a lot of daily plant mass down by chowing through the stems and dead leaves dropped by the upper layer of water lettuce and id really like her to keep doing that job if possible. I've already added cuttlebone and crushed eggshells to the substrate to help with calcium, but everything im seeing says she'll need more on top of that. The betta fish ate fluval bug bites, and im wondering if i can just give her some of those, and if so how many and how often. Im fine with getting bottom feeder pellets if i need to, but i dont want to waste the old food or have her stop eating dead plant mass (theres a lot).
Hey guys! I have 4 mystery snails and I'm struggling to find wafers that do NOT contain any copper as well as creating a balanced diet for my little guys. Here's Tinkaton one of my biggest males. ♥️ right now I feed them zucchini, Green beans, and a few random vegetables here and there.what do you guys recommend for food?
thanks in advance xx
Okay so I am guessing this is not a mystery snail like I was told? He gets plenty of pellets, algae wafers, blanched cucumber etc. but he spends all his time voraciously devouring all the plants in my tank and growing at an alarming rate. Is there anything I can do? Any thoughts on what species he might be?
I had 3 clutches laid in the same night, I kept small sections of each. I know one clutch was gold x gold because I saw her lay but the other two are completely unknown genetics. I’m assuming jade or blue because of the speckles?? No idea, these are my first snabies!
I saw 6 in my new cycle tank and I heard from someone it could be a new zealand mudslide can anyone identify?
So this is Carl, he’s been with me for about a year. The past 2-3 days we’ve noticed these small bumps on him on. there is a few more curling with his shell but i can’t get a clear pic of that.
I read on here it could be Nerite eggs, and we do have 1 red racer in the tank. so maybe?
I am home almost 24/7 and watch the tank like it’s my job.. and have never seen them interact.
also if it is Nerite eggs, is that normal just for one to lay? I read that they breed in “brackish” water. which we don’t have, and only have one.
thank you in advance!
(also the white one the fishes head is just sand from a water change)
ive had this nerite for more than a year but he has this stuck to him and some poop. is he dead??? and what is that 😭😭
First Reddit post ever. I think the Snailsman deserves the love. I've had him for 7 months and he's about the size of a golf ball now. I simply adore him. *He started laying eggs 2 weeks ago but I'm still calling him 'he'*
The first two pictures are some of the adult purple mystery snails in my main tank. As you can see, one looks almost chestnut, one looks half chestnut and half purple and the last is a beautiful all purple color. My snails get the best of everything, I monitor kh ph ammonia nitrite and nitrate twice daily. I feed a high calcium varied diet and I keep my temper consistently at 80°. Now the first two pictures are adults I have purchased from other hobbyists but they have been in my tank for at least a month. I am usually the authority on mystery snails but this one has me stumped. The only thing I am unsure of is my GH as the recent test I bought was 7 years expired and only the kh works but according to my municipality water department the water is very hard. I would love any knowledge anyone might have on the subject:)
who are these guys??? as you can see theyre all black but have orange upper lips. Found in East Tennessee creek. The first one is covered in silt but they are all smooth and black.
UPDATE:
It's a pleurocera gabbiana! i used this key:
Dichotomous Key
I haven’t seen an up close video of their mouths before but it looks super interesting, does anyone know what the mechanics or anatomy of their mouth is? It looks like rows of teeth, but also super alien-like lol I’m so fascinated just watching this guy exist
So I set up my mom’s tank (first photo) about 3-4 months ago and she’s been keeping snails, shrimp and plecos. Alllllll of her snails shells look amazing no deterioration or anything. My main tank (second photo) I’ve never been able to keep snails and have them have a healthy shell. Everything from her tank is from my tank literally everything is the same but her tanks PH is 7.8 and mine is 6.4. What is going on in my tank that’ll get the ph low and how do I fix it? I absolutely love snails and I’m upset I can’t keep them. I’ve tried cuttlebones, I have a airstone in. I don’t have any stones that’ll make PH lower in fact I have elephant stone that should actually raise the ph so I’m really at a lost. Any advice?
Is this an assassin snail?? I have a mystery snail in this tank and I dont know what this is. I got new plants about a month or two ago. I have 8 cardinal tetras and one mystery snail in a 15 gallon planted tank. Do I need to remove this guy or is he okay to stay? Do they reproduce by themselves?
Edit: SOLVED Thank you so much for your comments. He will stay in the tank. He is too cute I'm so happy I didn't have to remove him. Thank you all!
Came home to Blunderbuss and the new baby Bancone hanging out.
Shrimp cameo to the side
i’ve had my female mystery snail shane for about 9 months and i love her to death (sometimes more than the fish)
however my betta occasionally nips at her antennae, to the point i’m considering moving her to a second tank. this is my absolute last case scenario as they do seem to “love” one another most of the time and live peacefully. my betta is not at all aggressive and doesn’t have conflicts with any other tank mates besides the nipping. i hate to see shane’s antennae so short 🙁
i’m also worried about the dark stripe on her shell. she previously had issues with shell heath but she has cuttlebone in the tank and gets a wide variety of foods with all the vitamins+protein she should need. her shell health has improved and it’s looking nice and healthy again, but the thin, dark stripe on her shell is still there. will it ever go away, or will her improved diet/calcium supplementation strengthen this area in addition to aiding new growth?
Does anyone have any of these snails? If so, are they difficult to keep?