This is my shellie tank. Instead of writing a whole new message, I just copied a part of my post on my
original thread:
This tank was originally planted but I got tired of algae and other problems with the plants, so I decided to switch to something plantless.
The tank is a 20 gallon tall, with aragonite sand, around 30 escargot shells, and some type of rock that's used in saltwater tanks as a centerpiece (base rock was what it was labeled as).
I ordered 8 of them, but 2 were DOA. That left me with 6, what I now know to be 2 males and 4 females, based on their size (males are bigger) and behavior (males fight each other; females occasionally do as well, but not as brutally).
Since I got them, the largest male has claimed almost all of the tank for himself. He allows the other females to stay but is completely intolerant of the smaller male. He eventually chased the smaller male up into the top corner of the tank, and would chase him if he ever came out. Right now the smaller male is in a breeder box with some sand and a few shells, because the large male was going to harass him to death eventually. He seems much better now. I may try to reintroduce him later, but I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.
But that’s all for the boring stuff. Time for... PICTURES!
Largest male, with his mate, or one of his mates (scandalous ):
Largest male, with his other mate in the background:
Largest male in front of rockwork:
Largest male with his first mate again:
Close up of the big male:
Shot of the whole tank:
Edit: the picture inserts didn't work, but I fixed it now.