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08-24-2006, 04:51 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT Age: 29
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|  baby snails...
so for a while now i've had dozens of baby snails hanging out on the front glass of my tank...i'm not quite certain which species they are...i originally stocked my tank with a dozen cerith snails and later added 3 turbos when the ceriths were being turned into extra hermit crab shells...
my question is: is there anything i can do to help these little guys grow up big and strong? and how long will that take?
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08-24-2006, 05:46 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Um...Im pretty sure there are "some" things you can do...but that would mean creating a seperate mini tank for raising them. In my opinion leaving them be should be fine, eventually if they dont get eaten, you will have some extra snails roaming around.
I love watching all the baby cleaner shrimp in my tank...even thought i have not yet had one make it to adulthood, i am hopeful. _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
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1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
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08-25-2006, 06:55 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT Age: 29
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That's what I figured the story would be. I'd probably crush the li'l ones trying to move them to my QT to grow. They'll just have to tough it out...
My peppermints have had eggs but I've never seen any of the young after they're released, but I hear that's not likely anyway. | |
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08-28-2006, 08:20 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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Does anyone know anyplace that sells the baby cerith snails? I have two small puffers that actually love to eat them...but I have a hard time finding them at my LFS.
He calls me when they come in on accident with other stuff... but he normally doesn't get them... | |
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08-29-2006, 05:42 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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try liveaquaria.com
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08-29-2006, 06:39 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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08-29-2006, 10:12 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Thanks...I had seen those..but they are pretty big already... I'm looking for the really tiny ones.. like 1/4 inch... cuz my puffers aren't that big.... they couldn't eat the bigger ones.. | |
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09-12-2006, 10:16 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sin City
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Pieces23 - Make sure they are snails that you want. Cerith are very hard to breed in captivity.
czieler - I would raise freshwater trumpet snails. They produce like mad, and can get them from any lfs that sells live plants probably for free. Malaysian Trumpet Snail - Melanoides tuberculata | |
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