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annalee985

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I have a 50 gallon bow tank; what is the recommended quantity of mystery snails I should keep in there? I am about to get another tank I am thinking about a 20 gallon; what are your thoughts on gravel versus sand substrate? Thanks!
 
I have had gravel, glass jelly beans and sand. I prefer the sand but it’s a bit tricky to keep it clean and from going anaerobic. Plants with roots and MTS help it keep funk free. I keep about a dozen snails in my 29g. I have a full hood. When they lay it’s usually on the hood. When the eggs hatch I leave the babies in this tank until they are pea sized and then I move them to a separate tank where they are heavily fed to get them large enough to rehome.
 
I have had gravel, glass jelly beans and sand. I prefer the sand but it’s a bit tricky to keep it clean and from going anaerobic. Plants with roots and MTS help it keep funk free. I keep about a dozen snails in my 29g. I have a full hood. When they lay it’s usually on the hood. When the eggs hatch I leave the babies in this tank until they are pea sized and then I move them to a separate tank where they are heavily fed to get them large enough to rehome.



Thank you so much!
 
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