Clean up crew

[Meg0000]

Can I still have some ramshorn snail if I have two nerite ?

 

[utahfish]

Can I still have some ramshorn snail if I have two nerite ?

Rams stay small and also reproduce easily. Where as Nerites wont reproduce in freshwater.
So it really depends on how many snails you want as a ramshorn isnt going to effect your water quality much.

 

[Meg0000]

Rams stay small and also reproduce easily. Where as Nerites wont reproduce in freshwater.
So it really depends on how many snails you want as a ramshorn isnt going to effect your water quality much.

Nice, I think the next time I see ramshorn snail I will get some.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Can I still have some ramshorn snail if I have two nerite ?

You can. In my 29g tank, I have 1 Zebra Nerite snail and a lot of MTS and BRH snails.

Even if you only got 2 BRH snails, they will multiply extremely fast.

Nerite snails will lay eggs in freshwater, but they will never hatch. They are a bit annoying to remove, but it’s all part of their life cycle.

You need to think about this though. They will leave a lot of poop (this means more cleaning) and they will be EVERYWHERE once they breed and clutter up your tank.

 

[utahfish]

Nice, I think the next time I see ramshorn snail I will get some.

Most stores will just give them to you as most places consider them pest snails. Unless you are looking for a specific color, like pink or blue...and if you do have a pink or blue one if they mix with eachother or a brown one then youll just end up with a bunch of brown ones.

 

[Meg0000]

You can. In my 29g tank, I have 1 Zebra Nerite snail and a lot of MTS and BRH snails.

Even if you only got 2 BRH snails, they will multiply extremely fast.

Nerite snails will lay eggs in freshwater, but they will never hatch. They are a bit annoying to remove, but it’s all part of their life cycle.

You need to think about this though. They will leave a lot of poop (this means more cleaning) and they will be EVERYWHERE once they breed and clutter up your tank.

I don't mind cleaning the poop, I always gravel vacuum the place where there is no plants and I read on a site that paradise fish like to eat ramshorn snail sometimes so it might control the population.

 

[Meg0000]

Most stores will just give them to you as most places consider them pest snails. Unless you are looking for a specific color, like pink or blue...and if you do have a pink or blue one if they mix with eachother or a brown one then youll just end up with a bunch of brown ones.

I didn't know it was like shrimp for the colors (when you mix them, babies are brown). Thank you for that tip, I was actually going to take multiple colors but now that I know this I won't mix them.

 

[Meg0000]

Anyone having experience with rabbit snail also?

 

[utahfish]

Anyone having experience with rabbit snail also?

Nope too expensive for my taste but they get a bit bigger than your average trumpet snail and do well in pairs. They also usually only have one baby at a time and are pretty sensitive to water paramaters.

 

[Aussie_Bristle]

I use calgrit for a source of calcium. I have Mystery (Apple) snails and 2 of them ended up with a clef shell due to the lack of calcium from the previous. Their shells have really improved since.

 

[Meg0000]

I use calgrit for a source of calcium. I have Mystery (Apple) snails and 2 of them ended up with a clef shell due to the lack of calcium from the previous. Their shells have really improved since.

That is a good idea, I guess it does the same as if you add crushed coral. Just to let you know, apple and mystery snail are not the same but are often confused. The mystery snail stays small and the apple snail becomes really big.

 

[AbbeysDad]

If you have very soft water, there won't be much calcium in the water so the snail will need cuttlebone to provide enough calcium for its shell. But if you have hard water or even soft water that's not very soft, there will be enough calcium for the snail without the cuttlebone. That's why utahfish asked about the GH.

I have put cuttlebone in daphnia cultures, but I question how much, if any, calcium is actually released into the water??? For really soft water, perhaps we need some crushed coral, oyster, or another calcium supplement as/if necessary. (e.g. like Seachem Equilibrium)

 

[Essjay]

There used to be liquid calcium supplements for snails, but the on-line site that sold it closed in the UK when apple snails were banned.
I think the idea behind cuttlebone is that the snail will wander over it and rasp the surface, ingesting anything scraped off. I've never used it so I can't comment from personal experience.

 

[utahfish]

There used to be liquid calcium supplements for snails, but the on-line site that sold it closed in the UK when apple snails were banned.
I think the idea behind cuttlebone is that the snail will wander over it and rasp the surface, ingesting anything scraped off. I've never used it so I can't comment from personal experience.

I use calcium chloride. One can get it in a bucket at most pool hot tub stores. If one reads the ingredients on most liquid calcium ferts it says derived from calcium chloride.
Calcium chloride will dissolve in water, one can go to rotalobutterfly nutrient calculator to calculate dosing, example one tsp = about 1.67 DGH in 5 gallons of water.