Blue Mystery

[Kilo]

I accidentally cracked the front of my Blue Mystery's shell. It was hidden behind the power filter and I just didn't see it. I had to elevate the machine `cos it was unlevel. Do snail shells regrow and fill in, or is it gonna live the rest of its life with that piece missing?

Thanks!

 

[afishdude]

it will die soon, as the fish will try to eat it now.

 

[Kilo]

it will die soon, as the fish will try to eat it now.

It's been missing that piece of shell for a few days now. The fish never bothered it before, and they haven't bothered it since the accident. So say the fish will never bother it, will its shell regrow?

 

[afishdude]

the shell may regrow but it will always be weak in that spot. what fish do you have in there?
if you can get a hold of it, liquid calcium for snails will help it grow back strong.

 

[The-Wolf]

yes the shell will regrow and you can aid this by adding a liquid calcium supplement to the water
or by adding a cuttlebone to the tank for a couple of nights a week.

liquid calcium
cuttlebone

 

[Kilo]

the shell may regrow but it will always be weak in that spot. what fish do you have in there?
if you can get a hold of it, liquid calcium for snails will help it grow back strong.

I have mostly tetras. All the fish I have are on my signature. All are peaceful, especially if I keep them fed. The biggest fish I have besides the eel and plecos are the Madagascar Rainbows, and neither they bother the snail. Thanks for the treatment. I'll go see if the stores carry any.

 

[Kilo]

yes the shell will regrow and you can aid this by adding a liquid calcium supplement to the water
or by adding a cuttlebone to the tank for a couple of nights a week.

liquid calcium
cuttlebone

Thank you for the other treatment. That sounds like it might be had to find at the FSs, but I'll look and ask about it.

 

[Kilo]

Well, all I could find was cuttlestone. I've never even heard of it, but now I know what it is,`cos I use to have it for my Parakeets. Just never was told what it was called. Anyway, I put the snail in a big glass jar so he can feast on this stone on his own. When he's eaten the small piece I put into the jar, I'll put him back into the tank until tomorrow, then repeat the procedure. The PSs have already tried to tell me that nothing will help the snail, that it gonna live that way for the rest of its life. But I am giving it a try anyway.

I didn't get any liquid calcium `cos they only had some for saltwater snails, and I didn't know if it would be okay for a freshwater snail; plus it cost a fortune for an 8oz bottle... $19. Anyway, I wonder, what is cuttlebone made of... calcium? None of the PS people knew and I didn't read the package. They just gave me pieces of a broken package that was laying in a basket.

 

[afishdude]

yes lol a cuttle bone is made of calcium for the birds beaks.

heres a mystery snail kit.
http/cgi.ebay.com/LUCKYS-SNAIL-CARE-KIT-...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Kilo]

yes lol a cuttle bone is made of calcium for the birds beaks.

heres a mystery snail kit.
http/cgi.ebay.com/LUCKYS-SNAIL-CARE-KIT-...1QQcmdZViewItem

Yeah, I just never knew that. I was a kid when I had cuttlebones for my Parakeets, and no one told me that's what it was called. As for the site, it won't pull up.

I dunno if it's a good idea after all putting the snail in a jar filled with some of the aquarium water,`cos what if it needs constant aeration? I can't put the bubble-maker in there, (much less a powerfilter) `cos it'll make a tremendous amount of bubbles for a small jar and make a mess. I was just keeping it in there for a couple hours or until it eats the small piece of cuttlebone. Oh, and there's no heater in the jar. Will the jar of water need as much warmth as the aquarium has?

 

[afishdude]

the snail will be fine for a few hours, just make sure there is a lid on it as they will crawl out sometimes.

 

[The-Wolf]

yes for a few hours it should be ok.
the snail will graze on the cuttle bone ingesting the calcium and thus helping it to heal the shell.