SNAILS - Couple Other Questions

[Twoapennything]

Even though my snails all hatched at the same time, some of them are still very tiny (the size of a green pea) while some are much larger (just under the size of a "boulder" marble) . . . should I be concerned about this? The runts seem to be doing all right and I believe they are getting enough to eat. I feed them freeze-dried shrimp and krill, algae wafers, and bottom feeder tablets. I feed them every two days or so, give or take.

Is there a better diet I can put the snails on, for maximum health and growth?

As always, TIA for any replies

 

[dkpate]

I did notice that when I put the cuttle bone in the tank, they grew faster. And the snails in my community tank (that gets overfed) grow WAYYY faster than the ones in my betta tanks.

 

[Twoapennything]

Thanks for the suggestion! Is cuttle bone something I can get at my LFS or . . . what is it exactly? I've never heard of cuttle bone.

 

[adeebm]

You can get it at the bird section in petstores. It's the central calcium deposit in a cuttlefish(atleast thats what real cuttlebones are). The petstore ones are probably artificial, but meh. They serve as a good calcium supplement.

--Adeeb

 

[Twoapennything]

Thanks for clarifying that, Adeeb. I'll see if I can pick some up tomorrow at Petsmart. Extra calcium does make sense for their shells.

 

[dkpate]

It really works well too. Dragonfish recommened it to me, and I can't believe what a difference it made.

 

[Twoapennything]

It really works well too. Dragonfish recommened it to me, and I can't believe what a difference it made.

That's awesome to hear, because I love the bigger snails! They're so funny and cute when they get nice and big