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I got a big Colombian snail for the betta girls' tank. Rule is- if its in my house and living, it needs a name. I guess Colombians are girls and boys, so any name will do. I was thinking a cleaning name like Mr. Clean, Swiffer, Hoover, Bissel, Kirby or something similar. Any suggestions?
swiffer is a cute name but so is mr.clean :)
I like swiffer.. :D
I like Swiffer the best! Sorry, I don't have any names to come up with!
Steph and the gang!
Hugo!
Swiffer, the picker uppper!!! He can have a theame song!!! We must get his/her pics asap!!!!
Well, my roomie likes Mr. clean so I said we'd go with that. I'm hoping to have baby snails soon, I need one for the goldfish tank and one for the pond and a few for my mother's tanks. I guess we'll have a Swiffer then. I like the name Hugo too.
Oh don't worry you'll be having tons of babies before you know it! lol So many that you won't know what to do with them all. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by IRescue452
I used to have a snail but got sick of killing all the eggs all the time. This might be helpful to you later on:
To guard against unwanted snails, use a weak potassium permanganate solution. The Manual of Fish Health recommends a concentration of 10 mg/l as a 10-minute bath as a general disenfectant for aquarium plants. Then rinse them in running water. This kills snail eggs and parasites and might guard against algae spores.
Alum is also useful. Get "Alum U.S.P." at the drug store. Soak the plants in a gallon of water that has up to 10 teaspoons of Alum. The Alum kills microscopic bugs. Longer soaks (2-3 days) will kill snail eggs and/or snails.