Tums snail orgy

E's_Crab_Shack

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May 11, 2009
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Tossed one in and they went crazier than ive ever seen em. I noticed one in there that has a pink shelll with brown spots! You can see him in pics 3 and 4

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tums? as in anti acid tablet? snails like those?? only in snail tanks tho right???
 
Tums is calcium carbonate. I also use it along with other snailers. Downside is it clouds the water but no harm is done in the process.
 
They seem to LOVE cherry lately. Also it has only clouded my water once when I put two in, didnt know one would be enough. Of course it is a 30g so smaller tanks might be affected adversly
 
ive read that the berry ones color the water pink. is there one that doesnt color the water? and how much should i use for a 10g
 
Mines don't swarm like that =/. They did destroy squash overnight the other day. I need to find more Squash.
 
From what Ive heard they really like fruit flavors(seems to be the case with mine as well. I dont think there is one flavor that will cloud the tank more, just depends on how much you put in. Considering two clouded my 30g, you might wanna start off with 1/2 of one for a 10g. But remember, the clouding does not hurt the tank at all. As far as veggies I have not tried squash yet, always forgot to get some when Im at the grocery store. Mine seemed to love spinach leaves alot.
 
i just gave my snails (15) small babies 1/2 a cherry tums....they ignored it. they must not like it? or should i try again?
 
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