#snailissa

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A lot has happened since my last post!!! I got some floating plants (selvinia and frogbit):

I got some meds to dose the tank with that should take care of any parasites the fishies came home with that clouded up the water, but are giving me some real peace of mind!

Horribly I've had an outbreak of uninvited snails IN THE TANK!!!! of which I am seriously hoping are bladder snails but they were too small for me to identify. I've seen and removed 4 so far.

Took out my driftwood, worried there were snails living on/in it and gave them a good scrub with a toothbrush and inspection. I put them back in in different spots to try and keep the Snail Epicenter clear. I've found 3/4 of them on the gravel under/around the one driftwood piece and the 4th heading down from the waterline on the back wall.

I think I like this arrangement with the right piece leaning on the left piece better than what I had before, so I'll probably keep it similar when I move them back to the center.

And, finally!!! I got a tiger nerite to keep snailissa company. I moved them into the tank this morning because I was concerned about them not eating in the vase I was quarantining them in. Unfortunately the tip of their shell is gone so I hope they'll recover quickly with our hard, hard water.

So far they've just opened their trapdoor but haven't moved.

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Alissa?

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Java moss is in!!!! Dead wisteria is out!!! I wiped off the leaves that had noticeable algae growing on them and plucked the ones that were dying. There's some wisteria on what is now the dark side of the tank that I think I will move to the other side once when I trim again, the minnows love to pick through the roots so I don't want to just pick them up and move them until the java moss starts to grow in.

The minnows like to go nibble on the tongs when I put them in the water which makes me very nervous. Though one of them kept going for a mole on my arm. Cute.

I'd like to clean the filter soon but it's only been a couple weeks since I put it in a fresh tank so I should probably let it get a few weeks nastier so I don't wipe out my bacteria while squeezing it clean.

Also found where snailissa is hiding today:

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Not 100% sure but it DID LOOK LIKE AMMONIA WAS 💛0ppm💛 THIS MORNING!!!! maybe the tiniest tinge of green, MAYBE! Nitrites were also 0 so I am feeling good. If I'm not completely flattened by yardwork today maybe I can head up town to get some frozen food for the fish to celebrate 🥳

Tbh a couple of the minnows' colours are pretty pale but they're acting the same as the rest and it might be from indigestion because I noticed the same two are real greedy during feeding and then turn pale for an hour or two after. The food is fresh and has a long expiration on it so I don't think it's the food's fault.

Good morning, minnows. Good morning, snailissa.

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Ammonia is finally starting to go down!!!!! It was definitely below 0.25ppm, I can't wait for the test to come back completely yellow 💛

Good morning sweet minnows (and snailissa)

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Snailissa spotting:

Can you find them?

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My light is pretty bright and so I tried creating some DIY shade with torn packing paper and a bubble wrap sleeve to keep it dry, in place, and away from the hot light. The stones are to keep it flat so it doesn't touch and overheat the light or flap in the breeze from my ceiling fan.

The minnows seem to be enjoying it. They still go to the bright side but like to chill out in the middle of the tank and higher in the water more often now. Their colours are also less washed out when they're on the shaded side.

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LIVE SNAILISSA REACTION

You can even see their little feelers 🥺