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[Wallaby]

I guess I'll just introduce myself. =)

I have 3 tanks, a ten gallon, a 14g and a 29g half hexagon. I'm only using the 29g and th 14 g right now though. In the 29g tank I have 3 cherry barbs (I'm trying to get rid of them but no one seems to want them and I really don't want to abandon them to some petstore somewhere), they practically have ten gallons each. Haha. In the 14g I have 3 false juli corydoras, a betta and a snail. The betta gets a long fine with the snail, he's not aggressive at all, so don't worry. =)

My main reason for joining is that I would like to learn more about caring for my snail. I got her a week ago but I realized after I got her that I really don't know very much about them. I'd like to get a boy soon and do some little experiments with colors and stuff but I want to make sure I can care for them properly first.

 

[Colin_T]

Howdee & Welcome

Snails are easy to keep, just give them clean water with the appropriate temperature and feed them. Most are hermaphrodites containing male and female sex organs so you only need 2 to get them going. Some species have separate sexes and you need to buy a group of 6-10 in order to get males and females.

Snails will eat virtually anything ranging from algae, fish food, fruit & vegetables like apple, carrot, pumpkin, zucchini, etc.

Don't use copper based medications in a tank containing snails because it will kill them.

 

[chesterscot]

to tff what kind of snail do you have
regards scot

 

[Wallaby]

I guess I should have mentioned that right? =P Silly me.
I'm pretty sure she's an ivory apple snail.

 

[simonas]

welcome to the forum wallaby