Survey: Gender Ratio of Invertebrate Enthusiasts [Archive]

Lupin

11-20-2008, 2:01 AM

Caitylee's thread in applesnail.net gave me this idea. I thought to myself, "Why not try to check this one out?" I also can't help but notice most of those who keep inverts are females especially when it comes to shrimps and snails whereas it's mostly males who keep crayfish (or cooked crayfish for me :evil_lol:).:D

NOTE:
If you never kept invertebrates out of interest, please do not vote. Thanks!

beviking

11-20-2008, 11:36 AM

wildman117

11-20-2008, 11:48 AM

i am male and have keep shrimp snails and crays

Opicana

11-20-2008, 11:49 AM

I'm a new enthusiast (hope that is still okay for voting purposes)....I have 3 snails in my community (along with a bunch of invasive snails from my plant orders, etc....which I am keeping until they get overwhelming....some of them are quite cute, actually), and i am currently working on building a shrimp tank :)

vampie

11-20-2008, 12:12 PM

I'm male, and I keep all three as well, though I like snails and shrimp far more than crayfish.

Zaffy

11-20-2008, 12:36 PM

Do you know the sex ratio of users on this board?

I'm male and I keep shrimp, triops, and snails.

saram521

11-20-2008, 12:39 PM

Lupin, maybe it seems more girls than guys keep inverts like snails & shrimp b/c the threads where owners are gushing over these critters with all the pics and comments are usually from girls. BTW, I'm a girl and I keep snails/shrimp. Tried keeping dwarf crays but just got bored...

toodleypops

11-20-2008, 12:58 PM

Male,
Shrimp snails... had some crabs before,,, do they count?? crustaceans?

snoopy65

11-20-2008, 1:12 PM

I am female and I have had snails and crays. Got rid of crays (hid in their caves too much) and will be getting shrimp.

petluvr

11-20-2008, 1:16 PM

I am male and keep snails, shrimps and crays:)

powerkit

11-20-2008, 1:18 PM

Female, snail luvr. Kept shrimp before. I used to catch and play with crays at the stream when I was a lil girl. I have a red clawed crab now(not sure if she counts) but I would possibly call myself an enthusiast.

pik01

11-20-2008, 1:22 PM

I'm a guy and a recent invert convert. I'm crazy about my shrimp and as soon as my snails come I'll be crazy about them, too.

Lupin, maybe it seems more girls than guys keep inverts like snails & shrimp b/c the threads where owners are gushing over these critters with all the pics and comments are usually from girls. BTW, I'm a girl and I keep snails/shrimp. Tried keeping dwarf crays but just got bored...

I shamelessly gush over my shrimpies :silly: Probably photograph them a little more than is healthy :D

DarrylR

11-20-2008, 1:51 PM

Male- Shrimps/Snails

black_sun

11-20-2008, 1:55 PM

Female - Crayfish (12 different species)

Shoebox_16

11-20-2008, 2:05 PM

Female: Snails only

rich_one

11-20-2008, 2:12 PM

Male - shrimp/snails/dwarf crays

krytan

11-20-2008, 2:34 PM

Male, i have a shrimp tank which i started as a food source for my cichlids but got sucked into them (i havn't feed many of them to my fish either).

wendamus

11-20-2008, 2:43 PM

New to inverts, female, keep RCS, snails, getting more snails, and possibly some bigger shrimp at some point.

fishorama

11-20-2008, 2:52 PM

female, shrimp for pets <1year, snails mostly for loach food & sand aeration but I like them. In the long past we had a mystery snail or 2 & a wild cray temporarily, both my husbands choice I think

I have very tempted by the lovely nerites & apple snails come in cool colors now.

luckydud13

11-20-2008, 3:02 PM

I just set up a spiffy shrimp tank and am getting 30 shrimp tommorrow :) Aww anticipation

Lupin

11-20-2008, 6:46 PM

The poll is currently showing more males keeping inverts but no one is confirming your observation (females keeping shrimp/snails, males keeping crays). So...

I'm male, keep shrimp, snails and crays. Crays only recently, shrimp/snails for years.

-Sue

:eek3:

-Bill :devil:
Mmmmkay, so I am wrong, Sue..er..Bill.:silly:

Lupin, maybe it seems more girls than guys keep inverts like snails & shrimp b/c the threads where owners are gushing over these critters with all the pics and comments are usually from girls. BTW, I'm a girl and I keep snails/shrimp. Tried keeping dwarf crays but just got bored...
How true.:lol: But I admit I fawn over my snails for hours and I am male.:D

bettagurl

11-20-2008, 6:47 PM

I am obviously female lol
I have snails, shrimp, crays, and more snails. Way too many snails..

bettagurl

11-20-2008, 6:48 PM

How true.:lol: But I admit I fawn over my snails for hours and I am male.:D

Really? well now I know I am crazy, because I do the same thing, gee, thanks Lupie :headshake2:

dixienut

11-20-2008, 6:56 PM

female, snails, shrimp, used to have a cray, but he died,..

SchizotypalVamp

11-20-2008, 7:12 PM

Female who wants crays and crabs(I've owned crabs), but currently keeps shrimp and snails.

Mgamer20o0

11-21-2008, 1:33 AM

noodles62

11-21-2008, 6:47 AM

what about the unknown option..........

ok whats going to happen is more males will keep since there tend to be more males in the hobby for some reason though the numbers will be closer then if you made one in gcc or gen fw.

Unknown? :confused: Unknown gender?! :lipssealedsmilie:

I am female and I am new to shrimp keeping and I also have a small assortment of snails....and yes, I gush over my shrimpies! :hearts:

Sploke

11-21-2008, 7:17 AM

male, shrimp, snails, crays only as long as they escape being eaten by the turtles.

southerndesert

11-21-2008, 7:19 AM

Male, and have shrimp, snails, fish... to the tune of 35 tanks.

PuppyFluffer

11-21-2008, 7:19 AM

Female, shrimp and snails.

msjinkzd

11-21-2008, 7:34 AM

:uhoh: nope no inverts here.........:uhoh:

paperdragon

11-21-2008, 7:50 AM

:lol:

Female - snails, shrimp, and more snails. Not enough snails. :P (sorry bettagurl, but you really have the wrong outlook... you can never have too many snails)

DAVIDFBT

11-21-2008, 10:17 AM

I'm a guy and I keep mostly Shrimp and as far as snails, only a couple dozen Ramshorns in my tanks. Although I have been thinking about starting a bridgesii only 10 gallon tank. ;)

Dexmaster

11-21-2008, 11:48 AM

Im male and I have Snails (MTS and Pond) and Shrimp (Ghost and Bamboo) I dont do the Crays well because to me they are a pain in the butt killing nearly anything I put in with them maybe someone can tell me how to fix that?

beviking

11-21-2008, 11:58 AM

[quote=Mgamer20o0;1713293]what about the unknown option..........
quote]

Unknown or unsure??? You define yourself so you tell us!

Dexmaster, have you tried dwarf crays? Even some of the larger shrimp do well with other inhabitants. Unfortunately that is still one of those YMMV deals.

mickitaz

11-21-2008, 12:04 PM

female.. quickly becoming a shrimp lover. Have only one now.. getting more soon. I have a funny feeling I will be adding some snails to my colony as well.

synodontisjack

11-21-2008, 5:13 PM

crays, crabs, long arm shrimp, freshwater prawns etc

jpappy789

11-21-2008, 5:49 PM

no inverts...unless you count random pond snails introduced by accident...:D

iam1ru12

11-21-2008, 9:38 PM

Male here.

I got into inverts when someone suggested to keep my Chinese algae eater with inverts if I didn't want to get rid of it.

Since red crayfish was available in an LFS, got two of them to keep the CAE in check.

Now, I've added three ghost shrimps into their tank.

As for snails, got some with aquatic plants. Use them as feed for my catfish, but in tanks where no fish eats snails, they're being pervasive. Had to do daily PWCs and turn lights off just to get rid of them. I'd prefer snails that are not prolific.

Lupin

11-21-2008, 9:55 PM

I was persuading ya to get some brigs, iam1ru12.:naughty: You can have some of my canas but they'll mow down your plants in no time.:D

oblongshrimp

11-21-2008, 11:46 PM

I am a male totally addicted to shrimp....have over 2k gallons dedicated to them and somewhere around 20 different species :)

caitylee

11-22-2008, 5:50 PM

Female :D I like that you stole MY idea hahaha

Lupin

11-22-2008, 8:54 PM

Female :D I like that you stole MY idea hahaha
LOL! I was posting around in applesnail.net until I found your thread so I thought I'd try it here.:D There's the survey.:thm:

caitylee

11-22-2008, 10:30 PM

Haha, you did get better results then I did :D

justahannah

11-22-2008, 11:44 PM

Fem, and I keep shrimp and snails.

bazil323

11-24-2008, 8:12 PM

Female. Shrimp and snails.
I started kind a dumb with bettas and apple snails. The snails died from being in just a 1.5g tank with the betta. Thankfully, I did research and didn't give up. I started a puffer tank, and so I got pond snails as feeders. I liked 'em, and then I got cherry shrimp for the same reason. Now I've added ramshorns and mts, and I'll probably have some larger shrimp eventually. So, I have a 20g long invert tank, and 2 other tanks with inverts. I've thought about crays, but they just wouldn't work in any of my setups, and hubby would kill me if I added another tank. Besides, I'm not sure the house would support that much weight, lol.