Posted by Angielala on January 19, 2004, at 8:50:05
In reply to Re: Flowers in Winter-snails in the winter » socialdeviantjeff, posted by Emme on January 18, 2004, at 9:21:03
I'm on that boat- here are some ideas....
If you'd like to get a tank going, just get one snail- it'll spawn if the temperture is warm enough and there is enough healthy alage(sp?) in the tank (or just buy an aquarium plant, they are usually laided there and start their lives by living off the plant) Fish-wise, Mollies are live bearing fish, if you buy one female and two males in about a 20 gallon tank, you'll get babies! I have bred many many mollies- once they are born you have to remove them from their parents (or they'll eat them) and they will live for years. I actually bred some Toger barbs- which is really hard. I still have all 13 babies- who are now 2 years old and adult fish- they all live together in a 30 gallon tank. It's really cool to breed aquatic animals, and it's easy to maintain them, easier than say a dog or cat when they give birth anyways. There are tons of things you could do to bring some nature right into your living room. If you want anymore advice- I'm thw queen and would be happy to share some more tips!
> > That's great. A couple of days ago I was watching my turtle terrarium (turtle, trapdoor snails, tetras). Over the last few weeks, the snails have been hatching eggs. Watching these things go from less than 1/4" big to being almost an inch in some cases is quite amazing. It's also neat to think that I facilitated this little genesis of life.
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> Hmmm...snails - actually that sounds cool to watch the life cycle. I feel so awful right now. Maybe I should think about getting something alive to put some of the fascination of nature right in front of my nose. Besides my house plants that is. You know, something that moves of it's own volition and reproduces like your snails.
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