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No Luck with Snails I just have no luck whatsoever with snails. I've tried to keep mystery snails before, and they die in a day or two. I think this may be partly due to...	illustrae	4	26-Apr-2006 17:21
What Do Snail Eggs Look Like? im relatively new to the hobby and arent quite sure what they look like but, i did find some white things at the top of my tank and they look like fla...	fishesfishes	1	25-Apr-2006 14:57
Do Apple Snails eat Anubias?. Do Apple Snails eat Anubias?. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos [link]http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/c...	jasonpisani	3	23-Apr-2006 00:55
Freshwater Crabs I don't know anything about freshwater crabs, but this question popped up in my head. I'm planning on starting a 150g tanganyika cichlid aquarium, and...	nickman713	4	18-Apr-2006 00:10
Care information on keeping wood shrimp? Could anyone offer any first hand care tips on the wood shrimp? Also any site that has information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Michael...	pookiekiller12	3	15-Apr-2006 04:56
New Amano Shrimp Dying! I got 4 amano shrimp for my 10 gallon two days ago to take care of algae. The current occupancy is 6 serpae tetras and now only 2 amano shrimp. I...	eogle	4	11-Apr-2006 08:00
New to keeping snails I've never had snails before and I'm thinking of putting some in my 10g. Soon I will be putting plants in, and even though I don't have a light yet,...	eogle	14	10-Apr-2006 04:01
Shredded Snail I found my snail today shredded in chunks around the intake and plants. The shell was a few inches away completly empty. Im not sure what happened thi...	bcwcat22	0	10-Apr-2006 01:50
Anybody keeps Nerite Snails?. Is there anybody that keep Nerite Snails?....	jasonpisani	12	08-Apr-2006 23:59
Retiring the Shrimp Tank I think I have decided to retire my shrimp tank. It is a 7 gal. bowfront tank that was my first tank years ago when I graduated college and wanted...	illustrae	5	04-Apr-2006 16:10
Biggest Snail whats the biggest snail you can get for a freshwater tank? if you can, attach a photo too. THANX!!!...	Guppy gurl	2	31-Mar-2006 02:07
Malaysian Trumpet Snails All Heading To Surface what is this a sign of. i know a while ago i read somewhere that if all the snails start heading to the surface there is a big problem, but i cant rem...	_wendy_	6	28-Mar-2006 17:44
Shrimps and Mbunas If I heavily plant my 46g Mbuna tank do you think it would be wise to add some feeder shrimp? I know Mbuna are herbovors but they do eat Freeze dried...	Inkling	3	27-Mar-2006 21:34
Amano shrimp eating plants I saw my amano shrip eating the leaves of my banana plant today. Is this normal? How do I stop it?...	bcwcat22	2	26-Mar-2006 01:46
Singapore Wood Shrimp These are now popping up in about all of my LFS, and they look unique and interesting, I think they would be a nice addition to my tank. From what I k...	gnr4ever8794	3	25-Mar-2006 06:59
Red Clawed Crabs One of my red clawed crabs has lost a claw. I saw the claw on the bottom of the tank and thought it may just have shed it's shell, but then i found hi...	kieran	5	21-Mar-2006 07:10
Crabs Does anyone know anything about the crabs that Petsmart and some other places are stocking. They don't seem to know anything about them, but I do kno...	FishyCharacter	9	20-Mar-2006 04:32
Atya gabonensis Just out of curiousity, what would be a decent tank size for a Atya gabonensis ? I don't really have any means of aquiring one at present (altho...	Joe Potato	2	17-Mar-2006 04:10
My Ghost Shrimp are turning green... I've had them for one month, and I've noticed that they don't look as clear as when I bought them... I was wondering if there was any reason they woul...	Honorarius	4	17-Mar-2006 03:32
Clams? does anybody keep fresh water clams? if so, what do you have them in with? i was looking at some and curious as to how they work in the tanks...	monkeyboy	4	13-Mar-2006 21:17
Trumpet snails out of substrate! My trumpet snails are multiplying like crazy and have recently started coming out of the sand during the day. Why do they come out now? What do I do t...	bcwcat22	6	13-Mar-2006 04:55
Nerite Snails. Can someone give me information & personal experience on Nerite Snails?. Thanks alot in advance. [link]http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph...	jasonpisani	3	10-Mar-2006 01:38
Shell Hardening? Is there a good way to harden apple snail shells? I noticed mine was getting a little thin....	Inkling	6	08-Mar-2006 05:33
My Crayfish Has Already Molted Do I need to remove the shell? It's just laying at the bottom of the tank....	crazyred	2	07-Mar-2006 19:15
Apple snail vs. swordtails I am concerned about my apple snail being what seems to be the swords nibbleing at it. I a not sure if the swords are doing harm or are just chcking...	zman	4	07-Mar-2006 18:46
Ok..so my apple snail is dead or sleeping or ....? My apple snail whom ive had for a week was doing fine, but know is not leaving his shell or moving!!!How do i tell if he/she is still alive? how can i...	fishys_cant_fly	7	07-Mar-2006 17:32
Shrimp or not? I'm looking at breaking into the world of crustacians by getting a couple of shrimp for my tank but am not sure which ones to go for or if I need some...	PurestDJ	5	06-Mar-2006 21:13
Pest breeding What would be the best temp to breed pest snails at? I have about 3 in my 10g along with my 2 apple males, and a male betta (who ignores them all comp...	Inkling	5	02-Mar-2006 01:27
Blk Snail I just picked up a blk mystery snail. Any tips on how to keep this little guy happy. As I do not have any algae... I feed my cories algae wafers and...	jodecii	1	27-Feb-2006 17:32
ghost Shrimp Question? I got some shrimp from wally world and two had eggs but didnt noticed this until i got them home and really looked at them, but how long do they carry...	DwarfGourami	3	25-Feb-2006 04:03
More Breeding Cherry Shrimp Questions I read this thread and got a lot of helpful information, thanks. But I do have a...	Theresa_M	5	20-Feb-2006 17:09
Shrimp/ Apple compatability? Okay. I have a 10g, with one plant in it that I occassionally use as a betta breeding tank. It will be idle for the next month or so, and I am thinkin...	Inkling	6	15-Feb-2006 19:09
Blue wood shrimp Has anyone seen these? They are light blue and semi-transparent. They are a fan feeder. I've got one in my 90 gallon and I have seen them at my LFSs...	coffeeman	2	13-Feb-2006 10:35
Will They Escape In this thread I was trying to get aquascaping ideas for a small tank without a...	Theresa_M	5	13-Feb-2006 03:58
Gammarus Shrimps I made an interesting discovery in my live food last week. I found two critters that were moving around strangely, and decided to remove them in case...	Calilasseia	1	08-Feb-2006 19:03
Breeding Cherry Shrimp Hi, i would like to know more about the cherry shrimp. And breeding them any help would be appreciated....	rickyz	6	08-Feb-2006 17:12
Rid me of Snails! I DO NOT WANT SNAILS! I can't use chemicals to get rid of them, I have a heavily planted tank and the "had-a-snail" damages them. How can I ge...	fanciestguppy2006	5	08-Feb-2006 11:03
Finally sexed my apples... It took forever, but I finally sexed my apple snails. 1x Gold (M) 2x White (M) I think this explains why they arnt multiplying I have a 10g, wh...	Inkling	3	08-Feb-2006 05:18
Apple snail deaths? I have some apple snails in my tank. They breed and get on okay but they die when the shells get 1cm wide. I don't know why they die but maybe u guys...	juwel-180	12	06-Feb-2006 03:34
"Pest" Snails as pets Pages: 1, 2 My friend has just given me about 8 "pest" snails as pets, but I have no idea how to care for them. At the moment they are tiny, about as big as a pin...	Aoo2005	20	05-Feb-2006 13:35
Snail ID? This snail turned up in my tank a few weeks ago and I was finally able to get a picture of it. To give you an idea of scale, the white blob in the bot...	coffeeman	5	04-Feb-2006 09:18
Blue lobsters??? so i went to a shop i rarely go to and i see these (not very) blue lobsters... the label was on the wrong tank but i'm quite certain it was them fish...	Mani	8	01-Feb-2006 09:00
My Friend wants snails... My friend loves red ramshorn snails, and she wanted to set up a little tank for them. Do they nead a heater, filter, light???? She does not have any...	BlackNeonFerret	8	31-Jan-2006 22:48
fw clams im thinking about getting a fw clam and i need to know 2 things: do i need to feed them or will they filter feed? will my clown loaches attack it?...	zachf92	5	28-Jan-2006 01:00
Apple Bite ? Okay, I tried to play with one of my Apples. I put him on the back of my hand, and he came out of his shell. He started to crawl around, but it felt a...	Inkling	7	27-Jan-2006 19:33
Size of ramshorn snails I got some on accident and wondered how big they will get. thanx -NewBreeder16...	NewBreeder16	4	26-Jan-2006 23:59
will small shrimp stay alive in my tank? i have a 37g community tank with 16 cardinals, one 2" gold gourami, a 2" redtail shark and 6 1" neon dwarf rainbowfish. i have access to some tiger sh...	acei	1	25-Jan-2006 04:12
Snail Sexing? How on earth do you sex an apple snail? Yes, I know you can wait till they are..., um, well you know But is there a simpler way?...	Inkling	5	24-Jan-2006 18:22
How many cherry shrimp can I have in a 10g tank. I am gonna setup a breeding tank of cherry these days my luck is that I have an aquarist friend that have a lot of the so I get them free or I trade w...	rickyz	2	20-Jan-2006 22:45
Crabs ect also could i have some info on crabs? minimum tank size ect thanks a bundle...	pacudude	2	20-Jan-2006 19:06

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