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snail eggs i found some eggs in my tank and i think they are snail. how long do they take to hatch? they are on my plastic plant and i can't take it out to clean...	possum	2	11-Jan-2005 00:25
Apple Snails. We just got two apple snails. They are hard to find here. "Fred and Ginger" are in a ten gallon for now. Are apple snails asexual? If there are tw...	Light_Bright	7	10-Jan-2005 15:59
Blue Crayfish I have a blue crayfish right now. It is a male. He will only reach about 4". I was wondering if I could get a female companion for him. Would they be...	nickman713	6	10-Jan-2005 01:33
Singapore flower shrimp I would like to have some of these guys in my tank later I know they need a lot of hidding places.what i would like to know is that if i get 2 of th...	Rob1619	8	07-Jan-2005 14:40
mystery snails a question i have is do mystery snails self produce?...	Azrael_Darkness	5	06-Jan-2005 06:37
wood shrimp worth the ............. Just a quick question. Are wood shrimp worth 6bucks for one?? Are they useful in any way or are they just like other shrimp just have the specail claw...	fish1	10	06-Jan-2005 01:51
what are yabbies .................... what are yabbies do they get along with community tanks what are their maintenence are they fish I saw a sign for them at my lfs but they were out of...	switchbladeclownloach	3	29-Dec-2004 23:27
Yabbies Anyone know about keeping Yabbies? I saw some in the coldwater section of my lfs chewing on lettuce, and thought they might be good to keep in a 5 gal...	Ferox	10	29-Dec-2004 11:46
snails with yoyo loach i'm thinking of getting some snails for one of my tanks but i was wondering if that one gets crowed could i put more snails in a tank with a yoyo loac...	possum	5	29-Dec-2004 08:12
what to feed my lobster I have a lobster in my 125g uk Cichlid set up but he always seems hungry ... At the moment the tank get flake & foloating pelets every day, river...	justicerulesok	9	28-Dec-2004 20:02
Red claw crabs.. I recently picked up 2 of these intresting little guys and I have 2 quick Q's about them since I can't find any definate answers. 1) Do these crabs ne...	Guppy_man	6	28-Dec-2004 19:23
breeding tiger shrimps or cherry shrimps? hey, i was wondering if anyone had any experience in breeding tiger shrimps or cherry shrimps? i would like to breed them, any and all information ar...	wheezo	0	28-Dec-2004 11:57
Dwarf cray fish I want to know more about dwarf crayfish. Does anybody have experience with them? There is not a wholelot about them on the internet, but I've read t...	sundewd	2	28-Dec-2004 05:01
snails I have a question about the trumpet snails. How big do they get? I also want to know how many babies they have.Every time I look in my tank I see a ba...	bettaboy	6	27-Dec-2004 18:06
Floating Snail My theory is that theres something in the water that it doesn't like. In the wild they would do this and just float down stream to where the water was...	FishProfiles.com	4	24-Dec-2004 09:15
breeding ghost shrimp What is the best setup and how do you go about breeding ghost shrimp? Thanks openwater....	openwater	7	21-Dec-2004 05:41
Red Cherry Shrimp are dying, not sure why I have had cherry shrimp for about 4 or 5 months now. Several days ago they began to die one by one- it seems to be mostly the larger/older shrimp dy...	tgildea	2	20-Dec-2004 23:46
cray fish in with fish can it be done putting a crayfish in with other fish. every time i try to do this the crayfish kills all the fish. how can i put a blue crayfish (i...	bettachris	2	20-Dec-2004 01:14
frog .vs. snail I've decided to either explore the world of frogs or snails. Can any of you guys tell me some advantages and disadvantages i got a 30 gallon tank and...	Mustang00	7	19-Dec-2004 21:24
Algae Eating Shrimp Got him in a tank with one betta. Does he need lots of oxygen in the tank? Bubbles? or no? Curious? Currently I have no oxygen bubbles in the tan...	C6R	10	19-Dec-2004 02:05
snail questions i'm curious as to what snail can be kept in a 2.5 gallon tank with a betta. I know some snails can produce by themselves, if anyone can type info on a...	Azrael_Darkness	6	18-Dec-2004 01:34
Algae Eatting Invert I'd say your best bet to try is a ghost shrimp. They will eat some type of aglea stay small and dont become a pest....	FishProfiles.com	4	14-Dec-2004 04:43
acclimate snails? I am getting a bunch of MTS tomorrow and I was just wondering how I needed to go about acclimating them. Is it the same as fish or is there some tric...	jenbabe256	8	10-Dec-2004 05:14
Is there an INVERT that eats Beard/Hair Algae??? I somehow have gotten beard/hair algae in my tank. It is my understanding that there aren't very many fish that eat it, or any fish that I would want...	~jamie~	2	10-Dec-2004 04:00
bioload of mts I was just wondering what the addition of MTS does to the bioload of a tank. I wouldn't imagine that they would contribute much, but I wanted to make...	jenbabe256	4	08-Dec-2004 05:37
Caridina Japonica (Amano Shrimp) I was just thinking of getting some Amano Shrimps for my 24 Gallon tank. But, however there are a few things I wantd to know. 1. Is it possible to...	RedX092	6	05-Dec-2004 20:27
Invertabrate safe? Can i put a few shrimp like 5 in a 6gallon? They are going to be in there with a polypterus. I WANT the polypterus to eat the shrimp just i want him t...	fish1	3	05-Dec-2004 02:25
missing crab I have 2 fiddler crabs living in my 120gal tank. I don't see them very often since they like to hide under rocks. Today when I was cleaning the tank...	mo735	4	03-Dec-2004 17:50
getting rid of planaria? my 10g is literally crawling with these little worms. i would like to get rid of them without killing all the inverts because there are a bunch of...	moondog	10	02-Dec-2004 04:10
ghost shrimp Pages: 1, 2 how much would you expect to pay for ghost shrimp?...	agent_alice	27	27-Nov-2004 18:26
How to get rid of snails? I have a 10 gallon fish tank that has many unwanted snails in it. I have been picking them out one by one every few days - but they continue to retur...	mariaf	6	26-Nov-2004 10:26
Electric Blue Lobster I bought an Electric Blue Lobster yesterday and currently have him in a 10 gallon tank. Anybody have one of these? Any info? Aren't they known to be e...	nattereri	4	24-Nov-2004 08:43
Help! What kind of crab is this??? --PICTURES-- Ok this is a silly story, but I was down in southern california to finish up my move to san francisco when my friends and i went out for sushi and I s...	viciouschiapet	8	24-Nov-2004 07:50
river crustacions any invetabrates that live in rivers for a tank of 40gallons inhaboitants will be loaches rainbows catfish hatchetfish land can be provided if necas...	resle	3	23-Nov-2004 01:53
I think I got Amano shrimp for 50 cents After doing some research I think my LFS goofed a few months ago and sold me two amano shrimp as feeder ghost shrimp for 50 cents each! Not bad if I d...	rewd	2	22-Nov-2004 06:58
to get apple snail? or not? I would like to add an apple snail, P. bridgesii, to my 10 gallon tank. Its current inhabitants are 6 pygmy cories, three guppies (two female and one...	beachbabe13185	3	20-Nov-2004 04:21
What happend to my mystery snail? Hy there 4 days ago I purchased a golden mystery snail. It used to life in the just for plants aquarium at the shop. The gay told me they do nothin...	wilicynth	6	16-Nov-2004 11:30
Red Clawed Crabs Do Red Clawed Crabs need to be able to get on dry ground and do they need brackish water? Would the crabs mess with some kinds of shrimp if I placed...	Fergus Mor McErc	3	15-Nov-2004 06:56
Snail Identification needed. I need to positively I.D. some snails growing/reproducing in my tank. They lay egg masses that are clear with visible eggs(the mass is comprised of a...	GandB	13	13-Nov-2004 22:37
Apple or Myster Snail - Just One Please! OK - I'm trying to help my nephew finish out his 10 gal which has 2 jullii cories and 3 zebra danios. I'm thinking of another two cories and maybe on...	Cory_Di	12	13-Nov-2004 04:57
Iodine for Shrimp? Hi there, I just purchased some Kent Marine Iodine for my Wood Shrimp. He is in a 10g tank. How much should I dose Iodine and How often? Thank you....	So_Very_Sneaky	1	12-Nov-2004 08:18
Death of a Snail Simple question... What do you do when you have a snail die? Not a little tiny baby...one of a decent size. I'm curious...Thanks....	terranova	17	09-Nov-2004 00:14
Copper pennies = snail death??? I have heard that putting older copper pennies in a tank filter will clear said tank of snails in a somewhat short time. Has anyone ever tried this?...	John'sWildKingdom	12	06-Nov-2004 17:11
Anybody with crabs If your looking for some easy food to give to your crab i suggest you give 'Hikari Crab Cuisine'a go my crab actualy comes out of hiding when i put a...	cols	1	06-Nov-2004 05:16
where can i get MTS? is there any place online that would have these? LFS isnt an option to get them from, i refuse to buy anything that touched the tanks they keep ]:\|...	NowherMan6	7	04-Nov-2004 16:28
ramshorn snail breeding? i recently purchased a ramshorn snail from walmart and was wondering how i can get them to reproduce? Do the produce a sexualy? Will the breed as fr...	johnnylaw1984	4	04-Nov-2004 03:09
Grrrrrrrr stupid snail!!!!! It just keeps laying eggs! Everyday i'm cuttin off leaves and throwing out eggs! By the time this months over i'll have leaf-less plants! After i caug...	kelso	3	02-Nov-2004 23:33
What's that stuff on my snails' shell?? Okay, here's an odd question: my ten-gallon tank is populated by two apple snails, one tiny african frog and one little Buenos Aires Tetra (yeah, he'...	kamylienne	14	02-Nov-2004 04:46
snail growth... I have a mystery snail. In order for him to get bigger, do I need to supply a new shell in the tank or will he get bigger on his own?...	bmcelfresh	7	30-Oct-2004 21:32
MTS plant safe? topic...	Cup_of_Lifenoodles	2	26-Oct-2004 16:38

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