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jacekz Enthusiast Posts: 188 Kudos: 16 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	I bought some apple snails and some other nice snails that they did not know the name, problem I have is that their shells are deteriorating, I bought som calcium tablets but it does not seem very helpfull. They are in a 5G aquarium with filter and heater, temp is around 75F. I feed algae tablets and flakes (rarely). Can somebody help please.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
JTF Enthusiast Posts: 245 Registered: 16-May-2004	http://www.applesnail.net/
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
pahylah Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2004	what I've found most responses to be is water conditioner, if you have not done so and are using tap water. Chemicals, minerals, etc can erode shells. I'm trying diff combos of conditioners and mineral blocks cus I'm having similar problems with one of my Pomacea Bridgesi snails.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
jake Fish Addict Posts: 594 Kudos: 875 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Mar-2004	If the fish in there won't mind ( if there are fish in there), I'd add a small amount of crushed coral to the filter. For a 5 gal, maybe a couple TBSP.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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