Ismart120 Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Throw some this way? I'm actually looking for some snails, of any sort really to feed my loaches, happy to pay for postage or I could send some plants up your way if you wanted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Throw some this way? I'm actually looking for some snails, of any sort really to feed my loaches, happy to pay for postage or I could send some plants up your way if you wanted? More plants would be awesome! How many hundred of these buggers do you want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismart120 Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Pm'd, just to keep the thread on track. In another tank I had, I found that cutting back on how much I was feeding them helped a lot in keeping the numbers in check; for more drastic measures, have an earthquake knock out the power for two weeks, even snails don't do well after that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 we'll the knocking back the feeding may be a bit hard, but we will work on the other idea when I get my dwarf puffer I'll bring it round on a play date with your snails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Wait, you could see the eggs?!? Yes, they are a in groups and transparent creamy/tan colour and can be up to 1cm wide depending on the size of the snail that laid them. The bigger the snail, the bigger the amount eggs. The eggs a are hard and are laid im most places the are fairly flat. Heres a picture off the net: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 are you talking about the common ramshorn??? which have jelly like egg masses with small eggs visible in them or the more annoying 'Mini ramshorns' which will breed what ever you do and cannot be stopped!!! (nah jokes, chain loaches LOVE them) I have Red Ramshorn 's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 red rams are just brown rams that are red, never asked why, probably a sex thing, or else they might be blushing :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 red rams are just brown rams that are red, never asked why, probably a sex thing, or else they might be blushing :oops: Thats like saying aulonocara sp. stuartgranti maleri red is the same as Aulonocara stuartgranti (Cobue) but just a different colour or golden bristlenose catfish are the same as brown bristlenose catfish and the difference is probably a sex thing. A rather naive assumption IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 no, i mean they are the same... I have had batches of reds and browns mixed together, out of one egg mass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 So the parents were hybids with mixed genetics then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 the parents came from the same genetics that at least 50% of the countries ramshorns are from (if not all) imo the red is probably a colour mutation similar to albinism. you do not need a hybrid to make different colour genetics, thats like saying blondes are hybrid humans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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