How to make an ecosphere?

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Snails are really cute and interesting. There's no harm in enjoying them too.

Ive got a big bladder snail in my fry tank as cleaner, I named it Gertrude!
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Aww, she's so cute! I actually named one of my bladder snails already, because he's the biggest of all the snails I found. I named him Gary. Original, right? :rofl:
 
@NCaquatics, new development: I think Gary might actually be a pond snail? His shell curves in a different direction than the others, and his antennae are triangle shaped. What do you think?

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Just thought I'd give a quick update. I set up the ecosphere a few days ago, and everything seems to be going good so far. I think I might add a shrimp or two in there eventually, and some more plants, but this is what it looks like now.

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And here is Gary, enjoying his new home. (He's at the top, by the piece of wood.)

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I found this while searching for info on setting up my own aquatic ecosphere to keep at work.

It's been 5 months since you started Gary's ecosphere. How about an update?
 
I found this while searching for info on setting up my own aquatic ecosphere to keep at work.

It's been 5 months since you started Gary's ecosphere. How about an update?

Sure! I can give an update!
The ecosphere has been doing very well. Gary is healthy and happy. He has produced a few babies, but nothing terrible. The other snails I actually ended up putting in a different ecosphere, so I have two now. They haven't been going nuts with babies either. I don't give them a ton of food (enough for them to not go hungry, of course), so I think that has helped with preventing overpopulation.

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< Gary (plus one of his babies)

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