Rabbit snail baby

Anyone any experts on rabbit snails? Ive had the little guy since February. One of my favourite features of my fish tank. Anyway my tank temperature is 24C/75F which I know is a bit on the chilly side but its the perfect temperature for my fish

So we have had a mini heatwave the last few days and for 4 of 5 days the temperature has been at least 25! The last couple of days its been 27. So the snail has had a baby. Now is 24 too cold for the snail to lay eggs? Also the baby snail is very pale and white. Is this normal?

 

@Demeter is pretty knowledgeable about this subject, in regards to rabbit snails.

I think the coloration is normal based on the picture, but I would wait for confirmation from others chiming in.

 

Thank you. Some information would be nice as google tells you all sorts of different things

 

I am not an expert but I have over 50 rabbit snails and have had them almost a year now.

My babies do appear pale at times.
I noticed this recently. Could be that temp is slightly lower in the tank now. I don't think it's a problem.

Just watch for sluggishness. They should be active most of the time.
I always assume something is wrong when a snail is in his shell too long or not moving much too long.

I am a worrywart though. Lol

Water quality, too low calcium or ph, pestering by fish, or too cold temp can be a factor to check when they are acting sluggish.

My instincts say 76F is a good temp.
More like 78/80 if you want lots of breeding.

Whatever I am doing is working a little too well for me.

I am proud that the babies shells are looking fabulous compared to the ones I purchased to start my colony.

I feed a lot if greens like cooked dandelion.
They loooove radish tops. Super easy to grow right now.

 

My ph is probably too low for rabbits which I discovered after getting one. Its 7 with crushed coral. Very soft water. Im adding more crushed coral to raise the pH and hardness. But I think if it had a baby it must have felt and been comfortable!

Cooked dandelion. Il try that one. Mine mainly get cucumber. Lettuce. Zuchinni. Mainly goes mad for cucumber

 

Crushed coral is great. Yours should be doing good with that. Water here is naturally hard.

Go greener on your veggies darker the better.
Cucumber has few nutrients. Use it like a dog treat.
Zucchini is better, but calcium and minerals are mainly in darker veggies.
Lettuce, unless dark is not nutrient dense.
No iceburg or romaine.
Freeze kale to have it on hand if it's not something you like to eat.
Kale is better than spinach due to its lower phosphate content.

( I had iguanas for years. I learned a lot about veggie nutrients from them and, of course, my lifelong obsession with food!)

 

I put kale in once and no one was interested. It didn't get touched! I find sometimes cucumber has to be in for over a day before the snails touch it

 

Some stuff does take a day to soften even after its blanched. Then they eat it. Try cooked dandelion leaves. Mine like them better than kale.

Mine are always hungry because I have so many. Not much other to eat in the tank with all those biofilm eaters in there.
50+ shrimp 40+ rabbit snails on the largest side of my divided 20 gallon...I stopped counting.

 

The tank has now dropped to 24.5/76F and they seem to be a lot less active. In the day anyway. At night they seem to move. The baby has either found a lot of microfilm to feed off and hasn't moved or isn't liking the temp

 

My babies are speed demons. I do see them in one place for a while, but not a whole day usually.

Could be a bit cold. My guess is babies are more sensitive to the cold than older ones.
Just keep an eye on him. Try a small brief temp increase and see what happens.

Seems like mine are active day and night.
I only notice a big slowdown when it's colder.

I have a cooler side where I recently put some half grown yellows. They seem to be fine. Active. I kinda feel they can adjust to a slightly lower temp but it slows breeding. Based only on my experience.

 

Neutral 7 ph with sufficient hardness is okay.
My tank has been running about 7. It was much higher at first.

I'd be more comfortable with 7.4 or so.

Temp and gh/hardness/ calcium availability seem to matter a liitle more than ph.
Mine was in the high 6s for a while. Snails didn't seem to notice, but long term might effect their shells.

 

Its been active all day today. I think the corner must have been full of algae and biofilm. My heater goes from 24 to 27. I've got it at 24.5 degrees, 76F at the minute. I read 76 is minimum and ideal. Originally I had the rabbit snail in at 23C which is it 73 or 74F. So i like to think 76 will be OK. My coreys and danios prefer low 70s so I feel its a middle ground for them all

 

I think so too.
I have had 25 yellows in 75/76 for about 2 weeks with no issues or slowdown.