smallest heater....
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if you have a columbian rams horn snail(Marisa).
check:
http://www.applesnail.net/content/marisa.htm
then they require a tank temp above 54 degrees farenheight but would prefer it warmer. if you have a marisa it will eat other things besiges algae(veggies, meaty foods). mine actually prefered meaty foods over veggies and algae.
you said you weren't running a filter. snails will eventually sucum to toxic ammonia and nitrite, although not as fast as fish, so keep this in mind.
good luck with the snail
check:
http://www.applesnail.net/content/marisa.htm
then they require a tank temp above 54 degrees farenheight but would prefer it warmer. if you have a marisa it will eat other things besiges algae(veggies, meaty foods). mine actually prefered meaty foods over veggies and algae.
you said you weren't running a filter. snails will eventually sucum to toxic ammonia and nitrite, although not as fast as fish, so keep this in mind.
good luck with the snail
The room where you have this 2-gallon hex must be unusually chilly. If you light the tank with a desklamp shining down onto it, that will warm it a little.
Such small desk aquaria look best if you can get away without a heater in there...
Such small desk aquaria look best if you can get away without a heater in there...
1st your snail does not eat its own waste, so start the filter. You need to feed it occasionally, an algae wafer, some rommaine lettuce, spinach, something.
Alot of snails don't need heat, they will survive nicely at room temp, though 55 is a little low, aren't you cold??
I have only been able to find the 25 watt heaters online at petwarehouse.com
Alot of snails don't need heat, they will survive nicely at room temp, though 55 is a little low, aren't you cold??
I have only been able to find the 25 watt heaters online at petwarehouse.com
im not cold....and i never said my snail was going to eat his own crap...i said that im going to leave the light on hopefully to produce algae......i will start dropping lettuce in there though....also i called my local rms store and they carry 25 watt heaters for 8 bucks so im gonna pick that up soon.....
Visi-Therm makes a small one, i got my godson a 5gal tank and i picked up a tiny visi-therm heater for it, i think it was only like $10.
I went to wal mart last night and saw a 7.5 watt heater for 1 to 5 gallon tanks....it was pretty funny....it was like 8 bucks!!
I just bought my 50 watt heater for the same price.
I just bought my 50 watt heater for the same price.