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acoll188 Fingerling Posts: 15 Kudos: 16 Votes: 2 Registered: 07-Jan-2011	Edited 17-Dec-2011 00:46 hi, everytime i buy snails they will lay a heap of eggs and then die. why is this? its costing me a fortune and only 1 baby survives because my bottom feeders eat all of them. is there a solution to this? A.Collins
Posted 17-Dec-2011 00:45
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Edited 17-Dec-2011 12:40 Hi, I would check the water for heavy metal contaminates such as copper. Next the temperature, and also the amount of calcium in the water. Copper kills nearly every animal in that family. Too high or too low a temperture will also kill off the snails. They need calcium to build their shells, and too little calcium in the water combined with poor temperatures will also kill them. To keep them out of your filter you will need to add a "prefilter" to the intake. This can be a piece of foam wrapped around the intake, or a piece of gauze such as a piece of an old fish net wrapped around the intake and rubber banded to hold it in place. Lastly, you don't mention what else is in the tank. Many fish think of snails as the tastiest, most wonderful thing in the world, and will quickly eliminate them. Hope this helps... Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 17-Dec-2011 12:32


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