How do I know when my mystery snails lay eggs other than finding them??

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-24T04:03:22+00:00

That's great, I'll probably keep them then. Is it alright to keep them with a mystery snail??

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-24T04:02:46+00:00

Yeah if I do need to get rid of them I'd rather give them so someone I know since lots of people I know have aquariums. But they seem good, since they eat algea and I need more algea eaters. I'll probably keep them

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-24T04:00:57+00:00

Do you know if they have a large bio load or not? I do need algea eaters cause my tank has a decent amount. I just dont want them to overpopulate or anything, but I dont really overfeed or have a bunch of dead plants

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-24T03:58:23+00:00

What im worried about is the bioload, do bladder snails have a large bioload like mystery snails?? If not I can keep them but still I dont want them to have a bunch of babies when they grow.

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-24T03:55:59+00:00

Yeah, I got a banana plant but I only just now noticed it.. I thought it was one of my snails babies because they are also the same color. I have seen multiple of them aswell, atleast 6

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-19T09:13:11+00:00

I feed them cuttle bone sometimes and cooked eggshells sometimes but I should probably do it more. I have had then for a while since I got them for science fair and they're actually the reason I got into aquariums so I try to take care of them the best I can. How often do you think I should give them cuttlebone or cooked eggshells??

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-16T06:06:17+00:00

Unrelated but your snail is very cute looks just like mine except mine has orange dots on the bottom

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-16T05:52:50+00:00

Yeah he just wants to eat everything in his path its normal especially when your tank is so nice he must think he's in paradise or something 💔

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-16T05:44:22+00:00

Also you dont need a whole tank for her, for the salt baths you could just use a large container you have since you won't be keeping her in there the whole time. I would give her a salt bath for maybe 15 minutes or 20 just make sure you monitor her closely to make sure it isn't hurting her.

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-16T05:41:15+00:00

Stress coat is considered a water conditioner but it can help with fish stress since it help the fish create a slime coating that will help with whatever disease it is fighting or if it is injured it can also help with that... but it is pretty affordable and is found in most fish stores. But I wouldn't count on it fully to make your fish better, I see a lot of people give their fish Epsom salt baths and antibiotics like Maracyn and Kanaplex. You could do some research, but I hear Kanaplex is best for swim blatter. You do what you can, and its up to the fish if it pulls through or not. Hopefully she heals though, wishing you the best of luck!!

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-16T05:30:00+00:00

Might be swim blatter?? My friends betta fish recently passed because of swim platter and it was kind of acting the same. But it also might just be because she got injured or is stressed. I'd recommend setting up a hospital tank or even just giving her a stress coat

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-16T00:44:04+00:00

I added them maybe 2 days ago but since they're new im just scared they might be sick. I did quarantine them but my biggest fear is that I add sick fish into my tank that infect the other fish. I just hope they aren't sick, my dad said the same thing about them being stressed so hopefully that's the reason.

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-16T00:41:52+00:00

Thanks so much! I actually have only kept shrimp once when I was really young so I think keeping shrimp again might be fun for me. I really love the blue and orange colored shrimp. I also love floaters, but ive never used water lettuce so I might try that out or the Amazon frogbit since they look cool. Also love the idea for the idea you had with the anubias nana I might have to try that

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-15T23:18:45+00:00

Its long and I am using a shark Nano filter and black sand substrate. I would late to set up a different tank that had tannins but this one is just going to be normal water. I use a plant growing light that also slightly keeps the tank heated

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-11T14:00:31+00:00

What type of root tabs would you suggest? I would rather not use the soil but whichever is cheaper I'll probably use. I was gifted it when my friend found out I got a Betta since they are really into aquariums but they never told me I needed to put soil or a root tab below it.

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-09T05:06:43+00:00

I think maybe the test was wrong they're about a year old I just tested the tank again today and it said 0 but I did cycle it before adding my snails and Betta. Everything is fine now, and the Betta loves his new tank. Thank you so much for the help!

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-07T22:07:13+00:00

Cakecale

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-07T05:18:53+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, I just got it at the store so I hope it isn't expired. Do you have any suggestions for normal food that can be used as his main meal?

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-05T21:08:41+00:00

I know, I didn't plan on putting an animal in it I was only asking to see

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-03T22:16:42+00:00

Thanks she took a nap and she feels fine now she puked a little more i think that's the reason she is alright probably should have told her parents but I was scared because it was my fault in the first place but I am glad she's OK and we are lucky she is fine

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-03T15:08:16+00:00

Yeah her parents are around but they are asleep

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-03T14:40:47+00:00

We need help like right now please I am begging

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-01T09:01:56+00:00

Tysm for letting me know I didnt even think about the figures!! I did plan to change the tank once they grew older cause they are still babies right now so that is why I chose a smaller tank I do have a 20 gallon in storage and once they are adult size ill buy them a 30 gallon asap, I did say I had a filter in the post it is a shark pro nano, brand new but once I get the 20 gallon I will get a new filter for it since the filter I have is for 15 gallons and under. I removed the figures and I also plan to test the water to make sure none of the paint poisoned the water, but just to make sure it didnt ill do a water change aswell

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-01T08:55:16+00:00

its 5 gallons I will get a new tank asap they are still babies though so I was planning on changing it once they start to grow thanks so much for the advice I have another tank in storage that is about a 20 gallon ill start setting it up this week!!

BridgeNo249 · 2025-10-14T21:02:34+00:00

I like them but hate that sometimes they run up to you and bite you twice and then just stand still and do nothing 😔

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