Crazyfishlady Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 So I got brave enough to try a different snail in my snowball tank. This one is a mystery snail (or so I was told). I've named "her" nugget because "she" is gold. I really hope she doesn't die like the nerites. If she does I will never put another snail in this tank and feel the guilt for a long time. She's been in there since Thursday and (so far) seems to be doing great. I was taking cute pics of her eating an algae tablet with a bunch of the babies around her (omg did those shrimp love that algae tablet!!) I noticed what looks like a 'dent' on the snail. It's on the first swirling part I guess you can call it. Can snails heal their shells? Anything I can do to help? [ETA] I've been googling and it says they need calcium and that a cuttlebone will work. Can you really just by a cuttlebone at the LFS and use that? There was a site that showed how to pull a badly broken snail out and 'patch' it with gauze and apoxy but I doubt I need to do this... or could and don't think it's that bad yet Timothylem and CharlesWex 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Cuttlebone will work it's composed of arragonite which is a form of lime stone. Just be aware it will affect your Kh. have a gneiss day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Cuttlebone will work it's composed of arragonite which is a form of lime stone. Just be aware it will affect your Kh. have a gneiss day Thank you. Do you know how much it will affect it? My kh is currently 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 With a Kh all ready that high it shouldn't affect it mutch. I'm surprised u would even need it. have a gneiss day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 I've had cuttle bones in tanks before. Did the snails well, the neos seems to like to munch off it. They can only fix their shells through new growth inside the lip of the shell. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 ok so with a kh of 7 I don't need a cuttle bone? And thanks soothing I guess I will try not to worry since it seems to be a spot that can't be repaired and isn't completely broken? argggg I was googling sites and found a question 'can I eat my apple snails and how do I prepare them' - ewwwww lol Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 A dent is more likely mechanical damage, not to worry about especially as it looks fairly minor. I think if your parameters are good for neos, they overlap the suggestions for apple snails, so you should be fine. You can feed calcium-rich foods - snails seem to be better able to utilize dietary calcium than shrimp. Good luck with her! Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Thanks everyone (as always) I am really hoping she does well in the tank. I'm tempting fate I know but fingers crossed, I do think she is pretty and the babies are enjoying free rides, ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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