I have a 10g tank that I want to make a mystery snail only tank. My goal is to have that be my grow out tank (all different sizes) with maybe one or two adults. However, I want to make sure I don't over stock [been there down that=(]. Is a 10g tank big enough for my plans. Also gravel/bare bottom? Planted/unplanted? Thanks of looking
Mystery Snail Only Tank
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somebody much more qualified than me will surely give you a better answer shortly, but i would say that they would only be ok in a tank that size for a month maybe 2 or 3.
A ten gallon could possibly work if you do frequent maintenance. That being said I personally have been using a bare 20L with only a piece of driftwood and some moss in the tank. Ive been doing about a 20% water change every 3 days which has been working for me.
That was what I orginially thought. I would prob keep them in the tank til they get pea sided or a little bigger. Just want to make sure I don't overstock the tank.
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Personally I think its way to small for a real grow-out. It could be a transition tank. I used a 29g tank for my growout and it was really overstocked once they hit pea-sizedd. I had to do daily wc's of greater than 50% in a heavily planted tank to keep the parameters stable. I also noticed that the shell quality deteriorated when they hit that size and there were higher instances of fissures with that quantity of snails. If you decide to try it, be prepared for HUGE daily waterchanges. I would leave it bare bottom but planted if possible. The bare bottom will help with keeping your water quality high but the plants will help absord the excess nutrients in the water column. Also, baby snails get tired easily when searchign for food, so this tank should be well established in order to use as a grow=out interim tank. I typically leave babies in a breeder trap until just under pea-sized. I really would get a minimum of a 29g ideally larger if you are planning on growing out 2 clutches (In my experience, that could be 300-400 snails!). Good luck, they really are worth the effort.
Personally I think its way to small for a real grow-out. It could be a transition tank. I used a 29g tank for my growout and it was really overstocked once they hit pea-sizedd. I had to do daily wc's of greater than 50% in a heavily planted tank to keep the parameters stable. I also noticed that the shell quality deteriorated when they hit that size and there were higher instances of fissures with that quantity of snails. If you decide to try it, be prepared for HUGE daily waterchanges. I would leave it bare bottom but planted if possible. The bare bottom will help with keeping your water quality high but the plants will help absord the excess nutrients in the water column. Also, baby snails get tired easily when searchign for food, so this tank should be well established in order to use as a grow=out interim tank. I typically leave babies in a breeder trap until just under pea-sized. I really would get a minimum of a 29g ideally larger if you are planning on growing out 2 clutches (In my experience, that could be 300-400 snails!). Good luck, they really are worth the effort.
Ok. So now my plan is to ask my parents for a bigger tank. I told them I would need a bigger tank soon, so it shouldn't be too hard to get. But my mom hates when I move around/ add tanks to my room. Could take a little while. I currently have 30(ish) babies. Would they be ok in the 10g or is it still too small?
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