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Diatoms usually only show up in new tank setups where the entire tank is filled with fresh water. They thrive on the amount of silicates in the water. Otocinclus are exceptionally adept at cleaning up diatoms and they're a very helpful part of any tank. Generally the diatoms should go away...

The snails are still available. First come first serve.

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I have a bunch of ramshorns that I want to get rid of. I don't have an exact number but 50 wouldn't surprise me. Don't hold me to a number though. I'll be shipping flat rate priority.

Sorry guys just cleared my inbox. Trustemedia PM'd me first and said she wanted all of them. I have clutches of eggs all over the tank so I'm sure to have more in the future. I'll keep this updated.

I received some unwanted Ramshorn snails on a shipment of plants I ordered from Aquabid. I thought they were pretty cool looking and that I could control their population. Boy was I wrong. I've grappled with the idea of killing them as humanely as possible, but I can't bring myself to do it...

Calm down there skippy. When OP was originally mulling over the thought of shipping, they said maybe some time in May. I was merely seeing if anything had changed. I'm glad you felt the need to give us a lecture though :rolleyes: Maybe your white-knighting will move you to the top of the list...

Any update to this? Have you decided whether or not you will be shipping?

OK, thanks for the replies. Now my question is, why is it not viable? Can it cause problems or will it just have no effect whatsoever thereby making it pointless?

So I've been having a little bit of an issue with some thread algae and green spot. I read an article on the causes of algae blooms that was given the seal of approval by Hoppy on plantedtank.net. It said one of the major causes was Co2 fluctuations. For low-tech setups like mine, water...

If you still have some available and are willing to ship, I'll pay shipping and handling to 18974.

The loaches would be indiscriminate toward the type of snail. If it's a snail, it stands a chance to be eaten.

So last night I saw that my one snail had a patch of eggs on its shell! One of the other snails must have thought that the shell of it's sibling was the ideal spot to lay some eggs LOL. Any chance these will hatch? Any risk to the snail carrying around those eggs?

How's the Ludwigia Sp. doing? I had actually wrapped my Fissidens Fontanus with a cheap loofah that I bought at the dollar store for 2 weeks. It really wasn't growing through the loofah and I didn't like the way it looked so I removed it. The moss is still nice and green but an unintended...

Whoa! As a first time serious planter, I want my plants to go crazy like this! It'll show me that I'm doing something right haha.

No snails yet! I read that they can take between 2 to 5 weeks to hatch? I have about 7-8 bunches of eggs on my Vals. Speaking of my Vals, I haven't seen any new leaves in about 2 weeks. Ever since I skipped a week of Flourish dosing, they haven't been the same. They're still green, but not...

Update 3/18: Did a little bit of rescaping. Removed the Amazon Sword as that never seemed to rebound from the rough shape that it arrived in. Replaced that in the middle-back of my tank with some Water Wisteria that I picked up at Petsmart. Also picked up some Windelov Java Fern for the middle...

I'll take 10

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f25/malaysian-trumpet-snails-245520.html

So I've moved the Crypt over to between the trees. I'm now left with a sort of blank spot where the Crypt used to sit. I was thinking of picking up Bacopa Australis or Süßwassertang to put in that space since I have mostly rosette type of plants. I think either of those would be a nice change...

A few new pictures: Crypt between trees: Front view of polka-dot snail: Side view of polka-dot snail: I didn't get a picture or video of it, but one of the other snails has a really see-through shell and I could see it's little heart beating as it went along the bottom. Was really cool.

Articles for those new to the hobby: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f15/articles-to-help-you-get-started-with-your-aquarium-154837.html

That looks nice and is the effect that I'm going for with the Crypt. I moved the Crypt this weekend and felt bad because it was doing the best of any of the plants in my tank. I had opened up a lot and when I pulled it up had a number of roots that were growing straight down reaching for the...