mosspearl Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Okay, I have one. I've got several mystery snails as place holders in the tank my BBRRs are going in (they should arrive on Tuesday). Can I safely leave them in there? I know there will be competition for food, but I can scatter food. They won't cause a problem, will they? I like to watch them and this tank is on my desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 BBRR are Blue bodied red rili right? I don't see why you couldn't keep them. As you said they would compete with the shrimp for food but they would also help clean up if you accidently overfed. I could see a problem if you end up with to many snails that your water quality starts to deteriorate if you feed them the amount of food they require but I am just speculating on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted November 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 All my mystery snails are girls, so I don't need to worry about babies hatching. As for the ramshorns, I'm hoping they'll produce more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 You'll be fine. You may want to feed at one spot for the snails, then wait a little bit and feed at another for the shrimp. The only probs I've ever had with mystery snails is dying and causing ammonia spikes before I figured out they were dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted November 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Thanks. I'll keep an eye on them. They're all pretty distinctive, so I hope I'd notice if one were missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 LOL Prob wasn't if I noticed one was missing, the problem is when they play dead and tryig to figure out if they are playing or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 I really like the coloring on that purple snail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 When I first got purple snails, I had bad lighting and they looked brown striped. For a long time I thought they were browns. The day I got good lighting, BOY did they pop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 My fear is if I got them my wife would like them so much I would have to put them in all my tanks. I assume they would be ok with large goldfish and dojo loaches in a coldwater tank, right?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted November 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 I know... I put that purple one in this tank and wow! She wasn't nearly as impressive in the 10g because all the frogbit made all the lighting look green. I'm not sure on their temps, Oblong, but as long as the fish don't pick at their antennae, they seem to be happy. The applesnail site probably has info on optimum temps. The tank I have them in right now is unheated, but my computer is under it (protected by two layers of desk), so it's warmer than my 2.5g shrimp tanks. It's been staying between 68-74 degrees, but we'll see what happens when winter hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Goldfish will eat them if they fit in their mouth- and they can get ahold of them. Don't know about dojo. Have your dojo ever bred for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Nope they have never bred. Do they often spawn in people's tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenBliss Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 My problems with Mysteries are that I feed them every day and so the shrimp. I'm always wondering if the shrimp are eating too much and is it going to cause nasty bugs in the tank. Also, if I'm feeding the Mysteries enough food. I have two in the 7.5g and had four in the 18g until recently. In the 18g, my Yellow died last month and now my big girl Chestnut did two days ago. They slowy stopped eating and I have no idea why. The other Blues are alive and eating when I feed. I don't know if it was the Blues, shrimp, not enough food, or what that caused their demise. When I found them dead, the shrimp and snails already cleaned them out. The 7.5g, the two can't stop mating. Not a lot of young ones are making it and I'm trying to feed more. Don't know if I need to put them in another tank or try something else. Any advise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 GreenBliss, how is your ammonia level? Oblong- I've read the dojos are possible to breed, although rarely do. That's why I asked. heh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 If you want to raise them, you might try putting them in a tank by themselves so the babies don't need to compete for food. They're pretty small when they hatch. You could easily remove the parents once the eggs are laid. I'd check your parameters to make sure the tank isn't too acidic... it's hard on the shells. Babies have softer shells already, so it wouldn't take much to eat away at it. Good foods for mystery snails include blanched veg like zucchini, cucumber, spinach, kale, etc. They also love algae wafers, shrimp food, crab food, and just about anything else you put in the tank. I try to make sure they get fed something that gives them extra calcium at least once a week so new shell growth is strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 I used to feed my mystery snails lots and lots of spinach when I was breeding them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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