took the snail-o plunge...

ECooper

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Hi All,

A couple weeks ago I took the plunge and whipped up some snail-o (snail jello) for my inverts. I used the 1st recipe found here:

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135871

I used a jar of mixed veggies baby food (very orange in colour, it seems to be a lot of squash in it) and microwaved it for 60 sec. Dumped it into a dish and added a packet of gelatine. I added the gelatine slowly and used a whisk to mix it and had no problems with lumps. I also added 1 ½ teaspoons of calcium powder. Then I poured the goop into a shallow dish and put it in the freezer for a while (so it would set faster). Once it was set I sliced it into bite sized pieces and put them into a bag in the freezer. It was all very easy and made a lot! I have enough snail-o to last a looong time...

Anyhow, I thought I would share this information and a few photos of some of my critters enjoying the results. I apologise for the quality of the pictures...when the snail-o starts to dissolve some debris can get stirred-up which makes it difficult to get sharp photos...

EC

amano & jello close sm.jpg cherry shrimp eating jello in process sm.jpg flower & jello sm sm.jpg rabbit snail eating jello sm sm.jpg
 
Nice shrimp. Does the Bamboo shrimp just pick at it with her fans?
 
Incredible shots! Would love to get shots like that.

Maybe you could do an instructional video. ;)

I found my shrimp went more bonkers over it than the snails did. But once the snails overwhelmed the area..it was every invert for themselves.
 
It does seem to take my snails awhile to find the snello, but soon it's a complete snailpile with no snello visible! :p:

Nice close-ups!
 
Amazing shots! My snails didn't seem to notice the jello.. then again I never left it in long enough (my cories and platies would swarm it so I would take it out) maybe I'll give it another go now that they are in with only my betta (who seems to leave them alone thus far)...
 
Beautiful shots of your inverts. All my inverts, and my fish too LOVE snello. They all eat it like it's going out of style. :)
 
aviva90 said:
Amazing shots! My snails didn't seem to notice the jello.. then again I never left it in long enough (my cories and platies would swarm it so I would take it out) maybe I'll give it another go now that they are in with only my betta (who seems to leave them alone thus far)...
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Some advice... Drop in the snello after lights out. If you betta can see the snello, chances are you will end up with a very overfed betta. :D. Speaking from experience, of course!
 
AMAZING PICS!!!!!!! Holy wow, those inverts are beautiful!! Thanks for the recipe BTW, I am making some this weekend!!!

Maribeth
 
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