I love my originally unwanted ramshorns. They're adorable and really add to the 'piece of nature' feel of any tank I think.

@Fishtory

10 ай бұрын

I agree

I don’t know why but I got a bladder snail and he has character and he is part of the tank and does a really good job at cleaning. I don’t see him as being a pest.

@marthanewsome6375

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously you haven't had him long.

@OnlyMotivatingPeople

3 жыл бұрын

@@marthanewsome6375 exactly

@nath9233

3 жыл бұрын

@@marthanewsome6375 why? Ive got them all my tanks. They work wonders.

@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136

3 жыл бұрын

i found i have a hitchhiker bladder snail and i think he's cool and hopefully a good cleaner edit upon further research i have removed him

@Staceyw75

2 жыл бұрын

I love mine ♥

This is the third or fourth time you've made a video about something I was wondering specifically about that week. My red ramshorns just arrived today and now I see this 😂

@Fishtory

4 жыл бұрын

Muhahahaha

I love snails. Lots of them. And they are relaxing to watch. - Little Bobby

@chrisi8397

3 жыл бұрын

I have a 135 gal with 100s love them

Ive had nerites for the last ten years but just got some of these for a new tank. I thought it was a Dutch name or something but now I get it: ram’s horn 😊

We introduced a few ramhorn snails into our betta tank and they cleaned up the algae on the anubias leaves in no time. We were really interested in the ramhorn snails when we first got them so we fed them very small pieces of apple with the skin left on just out of curiousity. I was amazed how quickly they could find the food in the tank and it was fascinating to watch their feeding and mating behaviours too. We decided to stop feeding them apple as we have too many snails now but we do love them, so we will be keeping them in our betta tank indefinitely. I recently found your channel and it has quality content and is very entertaining. Thank you Subscribed.

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I haven't ever tried apples with my snails! Thanks for the tip! Also that that tuning in and dropping a line. Cheers, have a great sunday

They like to lounge around, eat and mate during the day….. Probably my spirit animal 😂

@Fishtory

7 ай бұрын

Haha 😄

The more snails the better. I want to be so overrun one day that all I feed my turtles are snails.

@Fishtory

4 жыл бұрын

Free food!

Thank-you for this video! I have bladder, pond and ramshorn in my tank, none of which I purchased. The other day I saw a trumpet snail. This video is so helpful because I had no idea how many snails is too many. I was panicking when I counted 8. I took out 2 larger ones and put them in my outdoor fountain and removed an egg clump but now I won't freak out just yet. I have fry in my tank so I'm balancing getting them enough to eat and not over feeding. I love it when they catch a ride on a floating plant that gets in the water flow and surf across the tank. It's hilarious

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

So glad it was a useful video for you! Just know the more you feed, the more they multiply...so if you see 20 or 30 babies...cut back feeding for a month or so (the adults will eat bacteria, fungi and algae)

@innersense1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory Thank you. I'll keep an eye on their numbers. I feed the fry with a turkey baster while the others are fight for their food so hopefully soon the fry will be able to do just fine

Enjoyed this one, Alex. Thank you! I was so worried when I accidentally got free bladder snails, but I have grown to like them. Their survival abilities are admirable. Also, I sure like the substrates you use and your aquascaping style/design!

@langenandanimals

4 жыл бұрын

I am with you on pest snails!

@Staceyw75

2 жыл бұрын

I adore my little bladder snails ❤

Always informative and educational 😁 I just love swinging by and hanging out with you and learning about neat stuff 🤗 thanks for another great video and I hope you have a great day 🙏🐟🌱🌿

Right on alex

Awesome stuff Alex, fantastic content as always mate!

@Fishtory

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy!

Got Ramshorn on most of my tanks. Wouldn't be without them.

@Fishtory

4 жыл бұрын

Good call. Me too

I love my pink Ramshorns...they look like pretty little living pearls...

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Me toooo....hence having millions lol

Your videos are great so much info and love the history behind each fish/ snail thanks!

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very kindly! I love doing it. I'm just glad a few of us nerdy fishy folks are also seemingly interested hehe.

This was incredibly thorough! Thank you for the detailed video.

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

No problem. I try and do the same with all the videos I create... 700 and counting now haha. Thanks for checking out the video and welcome to the channel!

This is an excellent video. Really informative and helpful.

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for stopping by and tuning in. This is sort of the format of all my non-livestream content...enjoy!

I used to love having bladder snails...until they took over my guppy tank and kept blocking the glass from view and thats when i got sick of them but ive still got a few that pop up here and there that help eat leftover fish food lol. Great video!🙌

This is so informative! Great job, fantastic reporting!🌻🌼🐝 Keep it up 🙌

@Fishtory

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

I agree with you about Aquatic Arts. Informative video, thanks.

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Right on. Thanks for your input

Another informative n interesting video :)! About 6 months ago ramshorn snails began populating in my tank, now seems like every time I do a water change there is at least 1 that doesn't move down with the water level, stresses me out 🙃.

I love bladder snails, they let me have assassin snails!

@Fishtory

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha

Love these snails!!!!!

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Theyre my buddies!

I just picked up a few blue ones :) hope to get this color next

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

Right on! Best of luck to you, and thanks for tuning in

Thanks so much!

@Fishtory

Жыл бұрын

Of course!

Hi Alex! Love your videos and how you go into depth and detail about everything! I was wondering do you know anything about spixi snails? Would you be able to do a video on them?

@Fishtory

Жыл бұрын

I dont off the top of my head but ill look into them! Thanks

Cool

Subscribed. Awesome video! I accidently bred Ramshorn.. but I have 10 fish tanks so I'm not complaining!

@xxrazberrywolfxx3572

3 жыл бұрын

My guy. I have three tanks. Where are you living that has enough space to have 10 tanks.

3 жыл бұрын

@@xxrazberrywolfxx3572 Just a little house in Durham, UK. Some of the tanks are 10 liters though! I just love male fighting fish.

Very helpful video. I adore snails and have regular ramshorns and, the teeny tiny mini-ramshorns. I keep the mini ram-snails in a nano tank with no filter. Really appreciate the way you talk - so easy to understand. Thank you!! USA

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for tuning in and the thoughtful comment! I hope you have a great Sunday and wish you fruitful fishkeeping! Cheers, Alex

@sharonjack7239

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory Aww, you are so welcome, Alex!! I have had a great Sunday - hope you did as well. I keep adding more fish tanks to my life - so entertaining. Came home with a coffee jar full of pond water and plants recently. Then I found tiny snails in it, some unique water worms and shrimp-like critters. Thought of your unique channel with all these micro tiny critters. Am studying them all now. Thank YOU again :)!!

I catched native ramshorn (Planobarius corneus) snails in the wild and i want to breed them

@Fishtory

3 ай бұрын

Very cool

Ramshorns breathe air and have a primitive lung, no gills. They need to hit the water's surface several times a day to trap fresh air in their shells.

@Fishtory

4 жыл бұрын

Fact! Thanks for the correction hehe i just couldnt even think of words for it

@sharonjack7239

2 жыл бұрын

Great to know Pup314. Thanks!! USA

Good info

@Fishtory

7 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

Just watched your video very interesting,we have just bought some ramshorn snails and they have already had babies. We didn't realise that assasin snails eat them and had to qui key remove them from one tank and put in another thank goodness we noticed in time.

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Phew! Nice save!

My Flowerhorn LOVES my extra snails

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Oh good to know... I'll add it to the growing list of critters that love a crunchy snack made out of a pest

Love your videos you are a strange one. 😂🤣

I got some Substrate For free off a guy and I got it to the house poured out the water and saw that there was snails I had 3 tanks running and there was 5 different kinds of snails And 4 variations of ram's horns. You've helped me identify them for breeding I would've never known them blue ones was different. The shell maybe but idk I would.

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I'm glad it was of use to you :) some people pay 5 to 6 dollars each for my rarest color morphs

@zachrohr4712

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory I got some red ones but those are the only rare ramshorns

Thanks my Hippie brother.....I really needed to get a pest snail only tank going to help my Puffers out if you know what I mean....The Circle Of Life...✌

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah... just over feed and change water when ammonia or nitrates spike haha.... it's funny when you try to be a "bad" fishkeeper sometimes lol

I setup a snail tank with ramshorn, bladder and pond snails with completely green algae’d glass and they’re having loads of babies. For my 40 gallon pea puffer tank 😂 Also, they eat raw zucchini after it floats for a day. Btw- every single ramshorn from aquatic arts I bought straight died. Their eggs and the pest snails petco gave me are doing awesome.

@Fishtory

4 жыл бұрын

Really? That's crazy...did you write aquatic arts...theyre amazing about refunds or advice if something isnt how you paid for it to be. Sorry to hear that...I've literally only seen windex kill ramshorn snails (while cleaning the glass)... but I've seen them survive dry on the floor for 48 hours... frozen under ice and in a jar i forgot to feed to some pea puffers after 2 months lol

Add Cuttle bone to your tanks for extra calsium and carbon. Same cuttle bone that birds use to hone their beaks.

@Fishtory

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah i recommend that for shrimp too

@MoonSpinners

3 жыл бұрын

I use cuttle bone in my shrimp and snail tanks, and never had a problem with shells or shrimp moult. Works a treat 👍

@chia_pet7121

Жыл бұрын

​@@Fishtory Do the shrimp and snails need to 'eat' the calcium carbonate, or is it breathed in/drank from the surrounding water? You mentioned calcium in the food, but not that it was the required way of ingestion?

@Fishtory

Жыл бұрын

@Chia_Pet its mostly taken up from water and biofilms

My assassin snails are hungry. I need to breed these. Your tanks look really good 👍.

@Fishtory

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

I dont mind the bladder snails that hitch hiked on my reineckii mini. I jist worry they are gonna multiply like crazy, eat themselves out of food, die, and then crash my tank

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you gotta be careful about snail explosions

I do like my pest snails

Going to try them in my discus paludarium. It is 29 celcius, but the mini ramshorns seem to survive in it. I do have a constant melting plant problem in there that clogs up my canisters. I have aquarium plants growing in ponds outside and when I bring the plants inside and they convert from emersed to submersed they loose and melt a lot of leaves. I give my ramshorns a human calcium pill once a month. All my tanks ph is 6.4.

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea. If you can trim the leaf material that you've learned is going to melt, you'll reduce acidity and ammonia/nitrates somewhat... I cut all the leaves off many crypts if they were emersed

Great video, is your heater buried in the sand a bit? Have you ever had a problem with it? Which ones do you think breed fast pond or ramshorn snails?

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

Oh the heater is off in this video I believe. I usually put the heater on diagonally and use it during winter

turtle and goldfish really like bladder snails

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

True that

I have the one that look like ramshorns but are very small & the shell is side ways...anyone know what that kind is? They also reproduce a lot

Woah

👍

Whats the name of does small shrimps?

Love the info. I’m curious about the nutritional value of bladder snails for fish. Is it OK to squish excess snails in the aquarium for bettas, tetras or harlequins? I imagine it would need to be a controlled cull in order to not set off a potential ammonia spike.

@Fishtory

2 ай бұрын

100% okay. I wouldn't squish more than one per gallon or so. They're basically pure protein and fat... very rich in nitrogen eventually lol

@johncowne1442

2 ай бұрын

@@Fishtory I took your recommendation. In particular, my rosy barbs went ecstatic when I offered the squishy remains on my finger. Many, many thanks!

They love grapes cut in half

So can you put some sea shells or deer antlers to give snails calcium?

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

Yes snail or sea shells work, cuttle bone, egg shells, crushed coral...all work well.... however horns, antlers and shells from turtles, will not help as they are made of fingernail and hair materials.... carotene

Hi Alex, love your channel and videos. I wanted to ask that in one of your videos you mentioned a Philipino fish breeder who breeds fishes in plastic bottles, tubs etc. I forgot his channel name and would love to check out more information about breeding fishes

@Fishtory

4 жыл бұрын

Dexter's world :)

@soham1090

4 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory Thank you so much.

@soham1090

4 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory I find ramshorn pretty nice but alas my assassin wiped out the new batch of 10 I got in 2 days. I haven't tried it myself but someone in my local aquarium forum keeps his fish eggs with ramahorn so they can prevent eggs from molding instead of using methylene blue.

I have a stinkpot ....its not easy o keep snails :(

For the algorithm!!

Buy the big bag of Kijari algae wafers double the drice of the bag you've got from the LFS, but 5 times as much. Get it through amazon.com

Please don't tell people that bladder snails are the same as pond snails because they are completely different animals. Bladder snails are very small rarely getting larger than one centimeter and they do not eat live healthy plants. But pond snails can grow up to 1 to 3" and will attack healthy plants.

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

They're very similar in aquaria but did you listen to the whole episode? I explain how they differ. Although I've never had the type from the hobby eat My plants .. there are like a few dozen species mistaken for both bladder and pond snails... however mystery snails or apple snails those things munch all my plants

How do I hatch my bladder snail eggs?? Can I put the eggs in a little container ?

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

I generally leave some beans or a carrot/ zucchini and then after 2 to 3 hours, I pull it out ...with all the snails eating on it...and then do it again a few more times

Have 3 puffers and with in a week they cleared out 200 snails in a tank

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing, isn't it?

I had my tank setup for 2 months with all the live plants and no snails appeared..then suddenly they start appearing and all different colors of snail. I'm trying to figure out what kind of snails they are.

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Likely ramshorn snails, bladder snails or pond snails. Try to Google those

@shaneadmusson7740

2 жыл бұрын

Rams horn have a spiral shell while bladder snails and pond snails are sort of oval, maybe with a sort of point at the back end. Rams horn snails have more color variations while bladder and pond snails are mostly reddish brown, dark brown and grayish brown.

What are the best snails for soft water?

@Fishtory

Ай бұрын

That's a tough one. Probably rams horn or simple pond snails. They do fine in softer water as long as there is food with calcium in it available

I know im 3 YEARS late but... I hope you ... or someone sees this so, Can different colored ramshorns breed? If so, would they make a new color, or pick one of the parents colors?Thanks

@Fishtory

4 ай бұрын

It depends on the genes. Some mix some things are dominant... the browns and clear are dominant over the gold, pearl or leopard print.... the pink is recessive so only other pinks make pinks... same with blue bodies, tan or brown is the norm

My daughters nitrite snail just died in one day. She’s very sad. What type of snail lives a long time and is the best type for a pet??? Thanks so much.

@Fishtory

Жыл бұрын

Nerites are pretty good...so are devil spike snails/cappuccino snails,.. red racer nerites do best in my experience (up to 4 or 5 years). Pagoda snails are nice and rabbit snails are great too!

Purchased ramshorn for my puffer. Noticed a worm during his feeding. Should I be concerned with his & my health?

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

Snails do indeed carry worms (nematodes) frequently. Puffers have evolved to have highly acidic stomachs to kill a lot of parasites, but if you see any sinking in the belly or red worms in the cloaca, then I would probably treat with fenbendizol or flubendizole

@brappineau4161

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory thank you for the input! Greatly appreciated

Snails do not eat fish eggs? Like medaka or scattered eggs fish?

@Fishtory

4 жыл бұрын

Very rarely...if there's nothing else to eat, they may... but usually the eggs ive seen them eat are pleco eggs... and kribs (big yolk filled eggs) and the parents usually eat the snails for doing it lol

Do you know if khuli loaches will eat my ramshorn snails? I also have a bunch of bladder snails. Do you know if they'll eat them?

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen mine do it, nor have I heard of it...if they do, it's only week old or so soft shelled babies I think.

I am TEAM SNAIL!!🙂👍🏻⭐️💯

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Wurd

@pelhamsaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

The Secret History Living in Your Aquarium 🙂👍🏻

Snails do not have mandibles they have a tongue with teeth on it called raspers which they use to scrape off biofilm and algae off surfaces.

@Fishtory

4 жыл бұрын

Yup

I love nerites but they are damn expensive here in west Australia. $25+each

@keehan2586

4 жыл бұрын

Damn! Thats expensive as Hell! Here In Singapore They Cost About 80cents to a dollar depending on species..

@aquariumplantman

4 жыл бұрын

KimJongUn Prodigy , yep & very hard to find a seller.

@Fishtory

4 жыл бұрын

That is insane! There is even a species up in PNG ... im blown away by that. So do you guys have these same pest snails? Ramshorn, bladder and or pond snails?

@keehan2586

4 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory i love my rams they aint pest.. But Screw them bladders eating away my bacopas and crypts

@aquariumplantman

4 жыл бұрын

The Secret History Living in Your Aquarium , yeah we got all the usual pest snails. I’m pretty sure we even have native nerites up north. Just our quarantine is so rigid here in Western Australia, toughest in the world to protect native flora, fauna & agriculture.

Bladder snails do not ever go away I've had pea puffers in a tank and they'll kill any snail they see and then taking the puffer out in a week later having an infestation again

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

Haha their eggs can last months it seems, yes.

I lost my bladder snails... :( It was like they didn't want to breed at all...

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

Bummer duuuude

If snails are constantly eating, how come you don't see fat snails? Is the tank sticker still stuck to the side of the tank? Tank OCD?

@Fishtory

Жыл бұрын

You do see some big snails

@FusionDeveloper

Жыл бұрын

bladder snails run fast almost 24/7

Do you think these will lay eggs at 50/60f

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it just may be a few mess eggs and slower growth

@MiniProBro

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory thank you very much mate

I can totally see how they can be beneficial but having an outbreak in my corydora breeding tank is a nightmare. No matter how much snello I try to distract them with they always find a way to eat half the eggs overnight 😭 I’m just lucky my Pygmy corys pop out like 50 eggs every day 😂

I add salt to my aquariums. Will this kill the snails? Also,medications?

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Salt is usually okay in moderation and meds too

Yo! Alex, Did you say you had longfin, blue eyed, lucistic plecos for sale? I checked aquatic arts, but couldn't find them. Where can I buy?

@Fishtory

4 жыл бұрын

AA had em on their site this morning... hmmm they are just called albino plecos i think and you look at the photos perhaps...i know they had lemons (short fin)... but i have some...where do you reside again?

@egoranonymous3223

4 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory I'm in WV. If you would rather I buy from them it's no big deal. I saw the albino, but couldn't tell what color they were.

@egoranonymous3223

4 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory actually getting them from you would give me bragging rights. Was hoping to get 4. So if that's too many I get it. I have a 55 gal and 2 20s.

@Fishtory

4 жыл бұрын

Hmm im going to investigate a bit more for you, but perhaps i could send them to wv...it would need to be overnight and heated...it can get a bit pricey

@egoranonymous3223

4 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory Alex, I really appreciate you going out of your way for me! Please let me know what you find out. TY : )

Ι have red ramshorns!!!😃🇬🇷

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

Always cool to see

@billybull6149

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory Thank you😃🙋

Do they all eat tiny hydra?

@Fishtory

6 ай бұрын

Yes very tiny ones...but not adults

Alex Will Ramshorn snails eat white cloud Mt minnow eggs?

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

They will...but not if they can't get to them, in between rocks or glass beads/marbles... :)

@psychedelichippocampus6226

3 жыл бұрын

💖@@Fishtory

Musk turtles unite!

I feel like a wealthy man. My lfs sells mature ramshorns for $3.99 a piece. I have a million.

@Fishtory

Жыл бұрын

Right?! Me too

You sound like Ryan Reynolds

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

I'll take it!

Will guppies eat snail eggs?

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Not usually, unfortunately

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes loaches, barbs and catfish will though!

So ramshorn snails and bladder snails can live in the same tank ??

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

100%

Where do you get your snails?

@noahlee7272

3 жыл бұрын

I am having trouble getting these snails in Washington

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

Aquatic arts.com with the discount codes in the description of any video from the last year or two

@noahlee7272

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory wow that was fast! Thank you!

@noahlee7272

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know when they restock because they are out of stock right now.

What kind of substrate is this please?

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

It is Fluval stratum mixed with ADA Amazonia, then capped with fine grain sand ... "pool filter " grade "sugar" sand

I wonder why my snails Grow, but do not lay many eggs... ? Bladder and Ramshorn... They laid tons of eggs in a bucket, but not in a ten gallon established tank. I do not know of any bad water parameters. I wonder if the eggs die for some reason, or are not made at all. There is some gree algae on glass. And some hair algae, that I feed to cichlids. No fish in there. Hmmmm. 🙄.

@Fishtory

Жыл бұрын

Probably not enough protein or calcium in the diet...if you overfeed with fish flakes the population should explode lol

@bubblerings

Жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory Okay... Have not done that, due to the few hours of sunlight that hit the tank by my kitchen window... Even with no light, and a small flake sprinkle, once a day.. The hair algae is still growing like mad!! I will need to start pulling it... And sort any snail babies.. Ok. (I used to keep tilapias that would eat the algae, that I cut up for them..) My 6 puffers would like some snails sometimes.. 😎🌴 Thanks, Alex!

👍💓👍

Would they eat chicken poop?

Are they not affected by inbreeding?

@Fishtory

2 жыл бұрын

No they are not. In fact they can self clone or switch sex in most species

They poop ALOT

@Fishtory

7 ай бұрын

Truth!

3:04 Does the driftwood look like an angry groundhog leaping from its hole in the ground or is my childhood trauma showing?

@Fishtory

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha yes▪︎》

clean up those tanks they look awfully dirty.

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, if its old mulm it's fine, it acts as a bio filter. everyone is happy and the nitrates are all under 20/30

@ronpetersen973

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory woah! i genuinely had no clue that helped reduce nitrate levels. my apologies, sir!

@Fishtory

3 жыл бұрын

It does start to look disgusting after a few weeks, and ill clean half a side...wait another week then repeat. But on a barebottom glass tank, it all becomes soil basically, and means more surface area for bacteria than plain glass. It's sort of all or nothing as i see it....clean it all 2 or 3 days a week or let it build into a layer that then inoculates any new fecal or botanical debris

They also love raw cucumbers :)