My Rabbit and Nerites From MsJ!!!!

[snoopy65]

You will probably have to do that anyway. I wasn't sure how much I would like them....but Malone looks pretty cool so I think I will have to get him/her a partner. I have to change the tank a bit first though. Get some more Sulawesi friendly things in it.

 

[saram521]

I am keeping them int he following parameters and they are very active, eating well, and reproducing: temp 80, ph 8.0, gh 6, kh8, ammo 0, nitrite 0, nitrate under 10.

So Rachel, is you water soft? Offhand I don't know what a kh level of 8 represents.

 

[msjinkzd]

No, my water is considered moderately hard.

 

[Hollygirl]

Happy to hear you found Malone! Doesn't it drive you crazy trying to figure out where he's been hiding?

 

[madfox]

Yay! Glad your rabbit popped back out of the hat! :lol2: One of the zebra nerites I got today did a disappearing act on me, too. Found him under the riccia mat I have being held down with netting and stones! Phew!

 

[snoopy65]

I know it is scary when you can't find them.

 

[snoopy65]

Just an update. Malone cruised the early morning and found wafers and pellets to eat, now nowhere to be found again. I can only assume that it does bury itself. I added some anubias to the tank today to give Malone some shady spots. I am on the lookout for some wood for that tank as I have read they like it. I have read that they like leaves on the substrate. But what kind?

 

[msjinkzd]

I use indian almond leaves in alot of my invert tanks There is an article int eh article section about using them.http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132234

 

[snoopy65]

Thanks MsJ.

 

[snoopy65]

An update on Malone the Rabbit Snail.

I added a piece of driftwood and some anubias to Malone's tank. This morning, rather than burying itself, Malone is basking under the broad leaves. So I would not add this snail to a high light tank unless there is alot of broad leafed plants and shady areas for it.

I target fed Malone with an algae wafer, ken's calcium rich pellet, and snail jello. Given the choice, Malone went for the jello first and then the pellet. He/she left the wafer alone.

None of my plants have been even nibbled on as far as I can tell thus far.

I have read that shrimp and fish may bother this type of snail. The ember tetras don't seem to bother him/her.