OMG Aquatics Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 What would be the quickest way to breed Ramshorn and what size tank is best. Need more snails for my clown loach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 I just began a breeding project today with ramshorns coincidentally. I'm going to breed them as dark as I can. heh Maybe we'll have some black ramshorns soon. Anyway, years ago I found that a tenner worked great. Today I have an extra 4g acrylic so I'm using that. Spinach is miracle food for propagation and growth for these guys, and I'm using gh/kh SS with a gh of ~12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 how much lighting are you going to give them? hours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Debating that still. As long as the light doesn't heat up the tank, no biggie. Heck- never turn it off would be fine too. They eat algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 what temperature is best for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 I love having these guys in the tank just hate how quickly they multiply. I have only one large one in my Discus tank and it is great because its just him. I hate looking at 100+ snails on the glass, drives me crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 so far, the snails have been eating the snowflake for hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 put in a tank and add food. i notice they breed with the amount of food in the tank. i get tons if the tank is over feed Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 what food do u feed them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featherblue Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Any thing handy. Flake, pellets, algae wafers....remember snails are scavengers, theyre not picky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Any thing handy. Flake, pellets, algae wafers....remember snails are scavengers, theyre not picky Wouldn't leaving food such as the ones you listed too long foul the water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featherblue Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 You shouldnt be feeding a lot at a time. I only fed what my snails would eat in an hour (just like my shrimp tanks). Always had tons to tiny snails to feed my dwarf puffers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 you can use anything and if your just breeding snails leaving food isnt as bad as say if fish or shrimp were in the tank. also things like veggies work well or even the new snowflake food would work well because it stays in the tank and is abundent for them to eat and breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 They are breeding like crazy. I already see about 12 batches of eggs. Do i ever need to do a complete clean out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featherblue Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 I did regular large wc, but never 100% at one time. I was doing 2 75% wc per week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Ya know what's funny guys. Before I tore my tender down to get rid of the snails and change out the azoo to Amazonia I had about 150+ in there. I never over fed the tank. I fed the tank twice a week one little pad of whatever food I wanted at the time. Yet they seemed to be in an abundance in the tank. It was really white eerie. I have them in the tank again but this time they seem like they have there numbers in control. I never see more than 4-5 at an time. I think my amano in the tank eats the egg sacks. Not positive though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted June 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Ya know what's funny guys. Before I tore my tender down to get rid of the snails and change out the azoo to Amazonia I had about 150+ in there. I never over fed the tank. I fed the tank twice a week one little pad of whatever food I wanted at the time. Yet they seemed to be in an abundance in the tank. It was really white eerie. I have them in the tank again but this time they seem like they have there numbers in control. I never see more than 4-5 at an time. I think my amano in the tank eats the egg sacks. Not positive though. I got about 20 ramshorn. After one week, I see about 40 batches of eggs. Looks like Im have loads of snails for loaches soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I just began a breeding project today with ramshorns coincidentally. I'm going to breed them as dark as I can. heh Maybe we'll have some black ramshorns soon. Keep them in the dark, they will turn black overtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Really? Hmmm...I may rethink my direction to go in then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Read this http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=635650&highlight= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Awesome info. Thank you. I'll breed to improve a different color then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted June 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Any idea how you guys vacuum the tank without sucking up the babies? They poop a crap load and its nearly impossible to clean without sucking the babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Simple. I hardly ever vacuum the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted June 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Simple. I hardly ever vacuum the tank. I have to vacuum it every 2-3 days for my snail only tank. There is always food in there.(Ken's calcium sticks) Now I see about 50-60 egg sacks. Their constantly breeding as long as I have food in there 24/7 and vacuum their poop every 2-3 days. After 2-3 days, from just 20-30 snails, the amount of poop is probably as much as a pingpong ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 For water changes I use a SS filter on the end of my hose that I use to suction the water out. Maybe it would work for a snail guard if their waste is small enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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