Post by guppyguy on Jan 7, 2013 14:20:24 GMT -5
How to , Snail breeding tank's
As most snails are very invasive I would advise strongly aginst putting anything other than MTS in a community tank , the only diffrence with these are that they will ''eventually '' control their population . But a original population burst is to be expected first ( be warned ) .
The most common snail of a more delicate shell ( prefered with snails intended for food source ) would be ''pond'' snails .
All you need is a 2.5 or 5 gal small 1-3 gal filter and small airstone , the airstone is optional as the snails will go to the top for air but is preferd to insure healthy enviroment for the huge population you should expect .
As for enviroment you will find that the pond snails will eat plants and need it to be healthy choose a cheap pre-grown from the petstore . As they will need to be replaced every few weeks lol.
As for substrate I use gravel due to its easy to clean when the time comes ( dont vacum ) as the baby snails will get into the gravel and not be seen . They are so small you'd never know you sucked out all your new snails untill it was to late . And they will keep the sub clean anyway . Diet wise you can drop a few flakes in , much like dry running a fishless cycle in a tank . The flakes will work there way to the bottom and become more food an create the micros that the snails eat also .
This set-up will work for any others as well execpt apple / mystery as they require much more room .
The MTS are not good food source really as they have very hard shells when they mature . As juvies they would be okay but its a personal opinion really . The MTS can be utilized for other benifites such being soil airation and substrate cleaning . These snails DO NOT eat healthy live plant matter , while you may see them on leaves ( seldom ) but you may , it will always be a dead matter that they are on . I have actually never saw mine on my plants ...not to say they wont but I havent had it happen in years of keepin them .
I hope this helps ..
God bless
As most snails are very invasive I would advise strongly aginst putting anything other than MTS in a community tank , the only diffrence with these are that they will ''eventually '' control their population . But a original population burst is to be expected first ( be warned ) .
The most common snail of a more delicate shell ( prefered with snails intended for food source ) would be ''pond'' snails .
All you need is a 2.5 or 5 gal small 1-3 gal filter and small airstone , the airstone is optional as the snails will go to the top for air but is preferd to insure healthy enviroment for the huge population you should expect .
As for enviroment you will find that the pond snails will eat plants and need it to be healthy choose a cheap pre-grown from the petstore . As they will need to be replaced every few weeks lol.
As for substrate I use gravel due to its easy to clean when the time comes ( dont vacum ) as the baby snails will get into the gravel and not be seen . They are so small you'd never know you sucked out all your new snails untill it was to late . And they will keep the sub clean anyway . Diet wise you can drop a few flakes in , much like dry running a fishless cycle in a tank . The flakes will work there way to the bottom and become more food an create the micros that the snails eat also .
This set-up will work for any others as well execpt apple / mystery as they require much more room .
The MTS are not good food source really as they have very hard shells when they mature . As juvies they would be okay but its a personal opinion really . The MTS can be utilized for other benifites such being soil airation and substrate cleaning . These snails DO NOT eat healthy live plant matter , while you may see them on leaves ( seldom ) but you may , it will always be a dead matter that they are on . I have actually never saw mine on my plants ...not to say they wont but I havent had it happen in years of keepin them .
I hope this helps ..
God bless