Snails Thread 2

[Occellatus]

Here we go.........dont believe we are actually discussing about pests that most ppl regard as. But then again, they are cool creatures.

hmm
anyone here keeping zebra snails..
they munch on plants?

[Occellatus]

Originally Posted by fireopal

hmm
anyone here keeping zebra snails..
they munch on plants?

U mean zebra nerites bro? IF it is, yeah, i used to keep them....but they dun munch on my plants.....they scrape the tank wall clean of algae..and then attacked my DW.

oh..
no wonder it keeps attaching itself to the wood that the java mosses are tied too

[Occellatus]

Originally Posted by fireopal

oh..
no wonder it keeps attaching itself to the wood that the java mosses are tied too

u will then see white patches of eggs on the DW, but in freshwater conditions, they dun hatch. My tetras finished all of them...some bros posted before that if left unattended, the eggs will somehow or rather stain the DW.

Originally Posted by Occellatus

u will then see white patches of eggs on the DW, but in freshwater conditions, they dun hatch. My tetras finished all of them...some bros posted before that if left unattended, the eggs will somehow or rather stain the DW.

meaning they are brackish huh?
wah like that..
they cant hatch liao in my tank

[EvolutionZ]

i intend to keep snails... but scared they breed my tank till siao..
cannot buy puffer put in.. cause got shrimp.. lol

[Occellatus]

Originally Posted by fireopal

meaning they are brackish huh?
wah like that..
they cant hatch liao in my tank

yeah....but not all nerites are brackish also...read from some websites that we do have FW nerites.

Originally Posted by EvolutionZ

i intend to keep snails... but scared they breed my tank till siao..
cannot buy puffer put in.. cause got shrimp.. lol

hmm
if bro occe says that the zebra cant breed under pure freshwater conditions..
mabbe u wanna try

[Occellatus]

Originally Posted by EvolutionZ

i intend to keep snails... but scared they breed my tank till siao..
cannot buy puffer put in.. cause got shrimp.. lol

buy those small floating containers and float them in ur tank bro?