KK and then I will add some plants and let nature do its thing! When I get babies I am gonna move to my 1g tank and let them grow out there and then sell or trade....how much do I feed them?
Bunnies of Snails?
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Well, usually they feed themselves, but blanched veggies and algae tablets should do the trick since algae levels will likely be too low to foster big blooms in population.
mellowvision
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pond snails are not nice or sellable. They are the demon's seed. They are pure evil. Red Ramshorns are a little better, but are still not really sellable.
If you want to make money off snails, I'd say your best bet is to breed assasin snails, as they're becoming quite popular with those infected with pond snails.
If you want to make money off snails, I'd say your best bet is to breed assasin snails, as they're becoming quite popular with those infected with pond snails.
Hehe... I'm one of those DP people!
You may want to consider getting a top for the tank. Snails can and will get out of any little opening on a covered tank. With no top at all, you could be asking for trouble.
yah Pond snails breed absolutely out of control...though they are slightly smaller than ramshorn snails
I find in my snail tank the pond snails just breed faster than anything else...they move faster also
If you want to help them breed faster...Algae is the way to go
Spinach or dark lettuce (the kind you get in those garden salad packs...the name escapes me right now) are very good food for snails and it seems they don't want to touch it until it starts decomposing (usually 24 hours after it's in the tank)
Super clean tanks and snails simply don't mix...so if you want them to breed quickly and often...Lots of algae and spinach about every 3 days (remove it after it's been in the tank for 3 days)
Just be prepared...they breed out of control
I find in my snail tank the pond snails just breed faster than anything else...they move faster also
If you want to help them breed faster...Algae is the way to go
Spinach or dark lettuce (the kind you get in those garden salad packs...the name escapes me right now) are very good food for snails and it seems they don't want to touch it until it starts decomposing (usually 24 hours after it's in the tank)
Super clean tanks and snails simply don't mix...so if you want them to breed quickly and often...Lots of algae and spinach about every 3 days (remove it after it's been in the tank for 3 days)
Just be prepared...they breed out of control
If you want sellable snails, look into tylos or nerites. Tylos give birth once a month to one baby. If you go with nerites you'll have to set up a brackish water system for breeding.
Nerites have a planktonic larval stage, and aren't likely to reproduce successfully in a 3 gallon setup. Ramshorn snails (and presumably pond snails as well) will grow like weeds on NLS pellets. That's what I feed my BN pleco's, and they certainly don't leave much algae for snails, yet I pick out hundreds of them regularly.
