Comunity Tank N Snails

[daddyfish]

I keep Chiclids with Snails. While I know that using Limestone is a benifit to buffering the water for my Chiclids, I also use Pure Cuttlebone a small piece in each tank that I also keep snails in for the benifit of the Snails, as it allows the Calicium to dissolve in the water, and gives the snails the Calicium it needs that the WATER Lacks, to allow it's Shell to grow Stronger as well as to Grow in General...

While my Question is this...

I have just recently Put a couple of Apple Snails in my Community Tank.

And was wanting too add a SMALL Piece of a Cuttlebone to the Tank for the benifit of my Snails.

I know that the added Calicium in the water won't HURT my Fish any.

Will it Change the Ph Much/Any?

I have asked My LPS and they believe it won't bother the Ph.

I was Wondering what the General feelings are about this here on the Forums, as I know quite a Few of you Keep Snails as well.

If Cuttlebone will change the Ph, what do those of you who Keep Snails use, to HELP harden and Keep your Snail's Shells Healthy?

Any and ALL Imput Welcome. Thanks in Advance.

 

[The-Wolf]

snailstrong liquid calcium can be brought online here for UK
http/www.snailshop.co.uk/html/snail_products.html

Kent's Liquid Calcium for marine tanks to the snails' tank (at half dose)
Repti-cal Calcium Powder for reptiles (using about ¼ teaspoon per 10 gallons).
Crushed (chicken) Eggshells

all of these shouldn't alter the pH, gH or kH too much
I would however moniter the water params daily untill I'm satisfyed the chemistry is not changing drastically.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi daddyfish

I've heard of putting cuttlebone in the tank to benefit the snails, but until I recently got a few nice apple snails it was never anything I needed to do. Now I have been thinking about doing it.

I thought the snails might eat it, but your post makes it sound like it dissolves in the water. Please explain how this works. How much do you have to put in?

 

[daddyfish]

Hi daddyfish

I've heard of putting cuttlebone in the tank to benefit the snails, but until I recently got a few nice apple snails it was never anything I needed to do. Now I have been thinking about doing it.

I thought the snails might eat it, but your post makes it sound like it dissolves in the water. Please explain how this works. How much do you have to put in?

It's just as Simple, So SIMPLE in fact that I was a bit scptical at first. "BUT IT WORKS".

Make sure that you get a Plain Old run of the mill Cuttlebone.
Must make sure nothing has been added, They are making Cuttlebones now where they add Coloring= not that Birds Mind what the Color is, Just us stupid Humans.
And are also adding now additional Vitimans and Stuff, to benifit the Birds Health.

I never knew that they had started adding other stuff besides Coloring until the other day when Mommabird "My Wife", Was telling me about it, She keeps Birds, and like me, is also "VERY" picky what she gives her Pets.

But you got the Idea Inchworm, take either a Whole Cuttlebone, or you can {SNAP} it into a smaller piece, and Bury it slightly below the Gravels Surface, Like using Liquid Calicium, it dessolves Slowly into the WATER and as the Snail Consumes the Food in the tank, it also Consumes the dessolved Calicium as well.

The reason you bury it is it'll float to the Top if you don't.
A Cuttlebone last for approx 2-3 months before needing to be adding a new one.
Although I must admit I never thought of Weighting the Cuttlebone down and letting it be Exposed, So the snails can Crawl over it. I'll have to think on that one.

But it's not a bad idea. {Thanks Inchworm}

All ya have to do is remember where you put it so you can take it out, Whenever you Hoover your Gravel.
And then just replace/put it back when your done.

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