beatricethecat
Aquarium Advice Newbie
HI! i'm new here, and have a bit of a strange question, perhaps.
a freind of mine bought a snail to take some pictures for a project and she left it with me to care for ( i wasn't a participant in the project, i just ended up with the snail in the end). as far as i know it came from a big tank full of water that was full of snails in an aquarium store, so i'm assuming its marine? said friend went away for the holidays, and the store will be closed until friday so i can't ask them.
I used to have a freshwater tank and have a few things lying around. i've put him in a beta tank with some gravel and filled it with water which is roughly 78 degrees. i also put in a heater and put a thermometer in ther eto make sure i don't cook him (its for a 10 gallon tank). i put in a little bit of sea salt, but i don't really know anyting about marine aquariums. he popped out of his shell for a bit, but has gone back in again.
can anyone here point me in a direction of how to properly care for him> i've done a bit of gooling and just come up with sites that say snails are good in tanks to eat algae, but none that say what to do with them solo. should i set up a marine like aquarium? will the water need to be aerated?
any help is muchly appriciated! i'd like to not kill him if i can help it.
thanks!
j
a freind of mine bought a snail to take some pictures for a project and she left it with me to care for ( i wasn't a participant in the project, i just ended up with the snail in the end). as far as i know it came from a big tank full of water that was full of snails in an aquarium store, so i'm assuming its marine? said friend went away for the holidays, and the store will be closed until friday so i can't ask them.
I used to have a freshwater tank and have a few things lying around. i've put him in a beta tank with some gravel and filled it with water which is roughly 78 degrees. i also put in a heater and put a thermometer in ther eto make sure i don't cook him (its for a 10 gallon tank). i put in a little bit of sea salt, but i don't really know anyting about marine aquariums. he popped out of his shell for a bit, but has gone back in again.
can anyone here point me in a direction of how to properly care for him> i've done a bit of gooling and just come up with sites that say snails are good in tanks to eat algae, but none that say what to do with them solo. should i set up a marine like aquarium? will the water need to be aerated?
any help is muchly appriciated! i'd like to not kill him if i can help it.
thanks!
j