r/AquaticSnails • u/Spooky_Slut2 • 9m ago
Picture Blueberry the mystery snail
galleryI thought you guys would appreciate Blueberry in all her glory 😌 I have another snail named Pumpkin who currently lives with my female betta Masako.
She lives In a 20-gallon long with some shrimp, I haven't added fish in yet 🤨 a snow storm has trapped me inside my home
r/AquaticSnails • u/my_noble_art • 16m ago
Picture purple girl is okay thanks to u all!!
I gave her an air bath and took the Catappa leaves out and she almost fully recovered by the end of the day. She’s gone back to her usual bustling ways, the end of her foot is still a little bit puffy and curly but it gets better every day. thanks snail ppl for helping me do snail medicine!!!
r/AquaticSnails • u/mangocupss • 2h ago
Help Beginner Snail Tank Advice
I’ve been passively keeping snails I raised in a class I took last year and recently decided to turn it into a more serious hobby. I’m a dorming college student and currently keep my snails in an old tank I brought from home, but will be getting a new tank soon. Right now, I have a handful of ramshorn snails and bladder or pond snails I picked up when scavenging for plants, but I don’t plan on adding snails any time soon.
As of now, I have a filter and heater that has been working for quite a while, and I think I’ve got plants and decorations covered. The main issue I’m trying to tackle is what substrate to use; right now I only have gravel, but I want to switch to a soil/sand mixture. I’ve seen plenty of mixed reviews on what (if any) soil should be used, and it’s throwing me for quite a loop!
I’m definitely a beginner and am still pretty unfamiliar with a lot of terminology, but I’m really interested in snail keeping. I can try elaborate on anything, but I unfortunately don't have any means of measuring water quality yet. I’d greatly appreciate any advice, not just about substrate, because I wanna make sure that my snails are happy and healthy :)
r/AquaticSnails • u/PercocetFiendd • 3h ago
Picture Baby Rabbit snails finally!!
gallerySo happy to see this little guy, white spotted rabbit snail baby!!! i love their mini shells hahaha. It took forever for my 3 adults to breed but they finally did! All my other live bearers have reproduced was just waiting on the rabbits, big achievement for me today! 🍾🥳🎊
r/AquaticSnails • u/Optimal-Bread858 • 3h ago
Picture They’ve only been in my 20 gallon tank for maybe 3 weeks and they’re all getting massive the ramshorns and bladder snails have doubled or tripled in size. They must be eating well. The last pic in there is how big that ramshorn was when I first spotted him
galleryr/AquaticSnails • u/ProdigalNun • 4h ago
Picture I love how they casually "walk" on things that can barely support any weight
r/AquaticSnails • u/Remarkable_Swing_538 • 4h ago
Help Mantle collapse?
I can see far into his shell and I'm a little worried, does this look like mantle collapse? should I be concerned?
r/AquaticSnails • u/Ok_Impact_5730 • 5h ago
Picture Mowing it down
galleryI took a time lapse of them cleaning this filter, it's quite satisfying 🙂↕️
r/AquaticSnails • u/hswatermelonpit • 5h ago
Help Nerite shell eroded?
Just bought this horned nerite snail and I didn’t really pay attention to what the guy at the store picked for me. Now i can see that a couple of it’s horns are broken in half and it has this white erosion on its shell. Will it be ok? Is there anything I can do to help it heal?
r/AquaticSnails • u/astarose • 6h ago
Help Snail for green spot algea control
I have some green spot algea, which is so annoying to remove. Which snail can help me combat it?
I prefer Mystery Snail more than other type. But if it won't eat this type of algea then I will go with the other.
r/AquaticSnails • u/Porkybunz • 6h ago
Picture Please welcome my newest children!
galleryPlease excuse the copious GSA on the glass, hopefully someday I'll be able to share better photos LOL
Celetaia persculpta, most exciting find to date ♡
r/AquaticSnails • u/Equivalent-Tax7698 • 6h ago
Help Something ate my nerite
I haven't seen him move for a couple of days, so I decided to check if he's ok. Pulled him out only to discover an empty shell and a lonely flap laying beneath it. No sign of the body. Now I've pulled out dead snails before, it happens, but never an empty one. Other tank inhabitants are 7 tetra glo, 5 pepper corys, one ancitrus, 6 pigmy corys, a black cory and three mollies. As far as I'm aware I have some ramsohrns, some bladders, 3 nerites and a mystery snail. What could have cleaned out the shell so quickly?
r/AquaticSnails • u/Greeneggsandhamon • 7h ago
Video Some bladder snail fun in the mini tank
Fascinating creatures, fun to watch them walk upside on the water surface! This one was taking a ride!
r/AquaticSnails • u/Optimal-Bread858 • 9h ago
Picture Happy to say ramshorn snails most definitely eat Cyanobacteria. They might become a problem but that’s okay they’re in my shrimp tank so if food every runs low I can always start putting algae wafers in
galleryr/AquaticSnails • u/ceo_of_dumbassery • 15h ago
Help 2nd hand tank smells like clove oil - is it safe to use?
My mystery snails laid eggs and I'd like to give it a go raising some of them, so I bought a 2nd hand tank from a recycling centre which I thought would be great for the babies. When I got it home however, I went to clean it and as soon as I took the lid off I got hit with the smell of clove oil (completely my fault for not checking before purchasing). I need some opinions - is it still safe to use if I wash it out several times? Or will it kill the babies?
r/AquaticSnails • u/GeorgePerez83 • 17h ago
Picture Active snail 🫶🏻
galleryOur snail is really active this evening, never noticed all the beautiful orange spots.
r/AquaticSnails • u/Thisguy2728 • 18h ago
Help Nerite snail shell chips
galleryIs this something to be concerned about? I bought 3 red racers about 2 months ago. I don’t remember if these chips were there when they came from the store, but I’m wondering now if they’re a concern or how to help them. Only one of the 3 has them. Of the other 2, one is perfectly uniform shell, the other has a white tip on the spiral of the shell which I’m assuming is also a chip.
There are calcium sources in the water, cuttlebone. 6.8 pH, 8GH, 2kh. 20 gal tank, cycled for about 4 months. Snails added 2 months ago.
r/AquaticSnails • u/Ok_Ocelot3322 • 19h ago
Help Snabies Question
I have beautiful gold mystery snabies maturing and am curious how old/big they must be before I give them away? They are my first batch and it's so fun to care for them and watch them change.
r/AquaticSnails • u/throwingrocksatppl • 20h ago
Picture I love these stupid guys so much
galleryI just got two new Nerites today. Acclimated them for an hour and placed them in. left them alone to settle for the afternoon… come back and one is nowhere to be seen. the tank is pretty barren too — so almost nowhere to hide.
Well the rock on the far right of the tank was sitting atop the driftwood before. he had crammed himself under that somehow. I spent like 30 minutes inspecting the tank and looking around the stand to see if he had escaped ! i’m super glad he’s okay, but man the first few days of owning these guys always stresses me out. never sure if they’ll settle in properly or not …
r/AquaticSnails • u/edxn_p • 20h ago
Picture built in snail egg hatchery
galleryunused built-in filter box finally coming to good use, lights in the lid keep the eggs warm/humid too
r/AquaticSnails • u/DeepPie4437 • 21h ago
Help So what do I do next…?
Alright, I still have lots of movement after a week with is huge! I have them in a small breeder box inside of a 10 gallon aquarium. When do I dump them into the rest of the aquarium? I don’t want them to die again. These are baby mystery snails.
r/AquaticSnails • u/Ok_Engineer846 • 22h ago
Video My biggest snail
My apple snail Big Chungus. Second pic is him compared to my Betta.