snail food question

[Easydoesit]

i have applesauce, fish food(goldfish flakes, tetra flakes, FDd bloodworms, betta pellets, cichlid pellets), asparagus, carrots, frozen peas+carrots+corn+greenbeans. is there anything in this list that i can give them to eat for tonight till i can get to the grocery store tomorrow night??

 

[OldMan47]

Tetra flakes, asparagus or greenbeans at least. The fresh or frozen veggies do better if you blanch them first to soften them. There are real experts here like msjinkzd that may chime in and give you much better advice but that's my suggestions in case they are not on line right now.

 

[msjinkzd]

My snails love green beans, I typically use the frozen kind and just break a single green bean in half and use a chip clip to sink it. Mine don't care for carrots or corn, usually green stuff is best. They will also eat the flakes or if you have algae wafers or bottom feeder wafers they like those as well.

 

[Easydoesit]

thanks. theyre currently munching on some green bean. well, only 1 has caught on so far.. but hes eating it

 

[msjinkzd]

glad to hear it. its a good food for them, alot of times they will eat more readily overnight.

 

[Wateveryousay]

What about celery?

 

[msjinkzd]

celery you could try, i haven't found that mine really go for it. They seem to prefer zucchini, or any squash really, cucumber, green beans and things like collard greens (these disintegrate faster than the tougher veggies).

 

[Wateveryousay]

Would my corys, shrimp or oto like the celery?

 

[msjinkzd]

I don't know, my critters dont really go for it. Shrimp will eat about anything though.

 

[eclecticoldsod]

You really don't have to panic about snails starving to death from a total lack of food in your tank. They will be the last to die – about 25 years after everything else...