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Just thought I would pass this on to anyone that has snail growing tanks for feeding such things as puffers and loaches. After numerous experiments with spinach, lettace, peas and beans I have found that Ram's Horn snails absolutely love celery. I was cutting up some celery, dropped the top in the tank and it was gone except for a few strings the next day. I dropped another one in 1 hour ago and it is covered in snails.
RENEGADE
06-27-2003, 2:20 AM
wow thanks i was looking for food ideas
OrionGirl
06-27-2003, 8:51 AM
While they may love it, I wouldn't use that for a staple food. Celery is pretty much nutritionally void, which means that you are not giving them anything worth passing on to your loaches or puffers. If they are just a treat to make happy fish, no biggie, but if the snails are the staple diet for puffers, not good.
wetmanNY
06-27-2003, 9:38 AM
Covered in snails you say? hmm. Then one pass with the siphon hose, and
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thoop!
I've been baiting snails with zucchini slices...
RENEGADE
06-28-2003, 3:02 AM
i've been useing zucchini slices too