sirdarksol

I'm wondering if anyone can give me an idea of the size of a livebearing snail's babies. I bought three Japanese Trapdoor Snails, one of which was much bigger than the others. I also got plants at around the same time. The tank that I put the larger of the snails in now has a much smaller snail, maybe a little bit bigger than the round part of the kind of pins used in sewing. It looks similar, but is so small that I can't tell if it's the same.

bhcaaron

Did it grow? What was it?

sirdarksol

Unfortunately, I think it ended up getting pulled out during a cleaning, and I missed it. The water bucket had been sitting in my living room for a little bit, and when I tossed the water in the garden, I noticed a bunch of little snail trails of sand on the bottom of the bucket. I haven't seen the little guy since, so I'm guessing he's plant food.

Dino

Sounds like that was a baby.
They do start out about the size of a head of a pin.

sirdarksol

Hopefully I'll have a chance to have more of them. One of the Japanese snails is still living in my coldwater tank, and I hope that it will eventually reproduce.

bhcaaron

Coldwater tank? Thats a new one on me. Spill please.

sirdarksol

Simple. Just a tank with no heater in it. It has a small koi and a goldfish in it. Since they are happy to have seasonal water temperature changes, they love it.

Dino

White cloud mountain minnows are also temperate water fish.

And they stay a LOT smaller than goldfish and koi.

sirdarksol

Yeah, I'm just waiting for a White Cloud/Otocynclus hybrid that likes temp changes so I don't have to scrub the walls of the tank anymore

bhcaaron

I learned something new. I can rest now. Thanks!

Allie

I didn't know that about WC minnows...that's good to know. We get them for feeders for our baby Datnoids...so they could just stay in a filtered bucket or tank. That is very good info thanks.

sirdarksol

Ok, this is off topic, but since it's my thread anyway ...
What the heck is a Datnoid?
(yes, I realize I could look it up, but it's more fun and less work to ask)

bhcaaron

hahahaha I SOOO Agree!


The natural habitat for the Datnoid is fresh and brackish waters in Indonesia and Thailand. Datnoids are sometimes called Tiger fishes, since they display a tiger-like pattern on their bodies. They also have a habit of stalking their prey before they catch it, just like a Tiger does. There are four actual Datnoid species available to the aquarist. In addition to this, a lot of other fish species, such as the Red Datnoid, are called Datnoids and sold as Datnoids without being true Datnoids.

The Datnoid is a popular aquarium fish since it displays a very beautiful and eye catching pattern on its large body. A Datnoid aquarium must be quite large, since the Datnoid can grow larger than two feet (65 centimetres). Most Datnoids will however stay at a more modest length around one foot (32 centimetres). The Datnoid has an expected lifespan of 10 years in captivity. It can become very domesticated and tame, and if you spend some time with your Datnoid when you feed it, the fish will soon begin to recognise you and accept food from your hand. The Datnoid is usually very shy when placed in a new environment, but will grow bolder as it becomes accustomed to its home. A young Datnoid is typically much shyer than older Datnoids, and will often stay hidden for the first few weeks.
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/predatory/datnoid.php

armadillo

Aaron, you're like a star student. Always after learning something new!

bhcaaron

ummm... .... actually, i'm after the post count lol ahahhahahah jk, kindof! lol hahahahahah I do like to learn though.

armadillo

Well your post count is quite healthily picking up, isn't it? Look at you, over 1000 posts!

bhcaaron

Yeah, I've slowed down lately. I've been a bit under the weather. I even had to do a surprise visit to the emergency room today. Turns out my potassium is low... ugh! As if I needed one more thing!

armadillo

I had no idea one could lack potassium. Learn something new every day.

I hope you get better, Aaron. No fun to feel tired all the time.