Extra food for nerites

[emilygupps]

Will they eat veggies like the mystery snail? My 30g has not a spot of algae any where (I have 8 in there) and I'm worried they're not eating enough. They won't touch algae tabs.


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[RadMax8]

I had a cucumber in for my Otos earlier today, and one of my nerites found it and latched on like there's no tomorrow. I've also seen them eat blanched kale.

 

[emilygupps]

Did you cook the cucber first or just tie it to a rock?

Were the ottos all about it?

We tried sea weed and no one touched it. Snails, farlawala, ottos shrimp... No one liked it.


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[RadMax8]

I've done both blanched and raw cucumber. I think they like the blanched better.

I used to feed them a lot of kale. Within 5 mins of the kale being put into the tank, it was an oto party! I think I had all 7 of them on it at one time. My otos have become very skittish lately though, and now only seem to feed at night.


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[emilygupps]

I will do cucumber tonight. I think we still have tons of algae for now but my 30g is completely clean so the 8 snails I'm there could probably use some extra food.

On the subject of ottos, do yours try to school with other fish? I have seven and they often follow the zebra danios around in a v like ducks. Super cute. In the 180 for algae control I have 18 nerites, 7 ottos, 10 amomo, and 1 farlawala.


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[RadMax8]

It seems like if I bring a couple home, one would always try to follow my zebras. It was pretty funny. Then they got skittish. I had a plastic cave, they would hide in that all day. Now they pretty much hang out on my driftwood until it gets dark.

I think it might be due to the unhealthy plants I had. I really let them go. Working on nursing them back to health though!!


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