Never thought I'd ask this....
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Dadof4
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Never thought I'd ask this....
..but how do you get rid of a snail infestation in a puffer tank? Bought plants that had the usual hitch hikers and my arrowhead ignores them. I let it go figuring that he would eat them as they got bigger, he wants nothing to do with them.
"Darwin swings...annnnnnd a miss. Boy Jim, Chuck's suffered at the plate tonight. He's 0 for 3 and I'm not sure he's recovered from that shoulder pull a few weeks ago. I'll bet the front office is re-thinking that contract."
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Re: Never thought I'd ask this....
Assassin snails tend to kill other unwanted 'pest snails' they are actually quite cool good looking snails. Got some at work 
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Dadof4
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Re: Never thought I'd ask this....
They edible or dangerous for the puffer? He may suddenly grow a spine and decide to eat one and I don't want him getting in any trouble. 
"Darwin swings...annnnnnd a miss. Boy Jim, Chuck's suffered at the plate tonight. He's 0 for 3 and I'm not sure he's recovered from that shoulder pull a few weeks ago. I'll bet the front office is re-thinking that contract."
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Christemo
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Re: Never thought I'd ask this....
Seconded. A nice garlic sauce would go great on them.yunachin wrote:Collect them and make escargot.
Two F8's, two tiny fantails and a pleco call me mommy.
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Pufferpunk
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Re: Never thought I'd ask this....
My miurus never touched them either.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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puffertt77
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Re: Never thought I'd ask this....
Hey Dadof4
I'd keep them breeding for when you get another puffer (maybe that baby Mbu you've been dreaming about that's going to share your office
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I'd keep them breeding for when you get another puffer (maybe that baby Mbu you've been dreaming about that's going to share your office
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Dadof4
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Re: Never thought I'd ask this....
Hmmm....Assassin snails you say....*little research.....* Wow! Now to find a few of these lovely but deadly creatures in the US, their shell color would absolutely add to my tanks setup. Anyone see them in the pet trade in the US?
"Darwin swings...annnnnnd a miss. Boy Jim, Chuck's suffered at the plate tonight. He's 0 for 3 and I'm not sure he's recovered from that shoulder pull a few weeks ago. I'll bet the front office is re-thinking that contract."
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Dadof4
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Re: Never thought I'd ask this....
I have a huge snail tank to begin with! I bought a few plants at the LFS and put them in a 30 gallon I had lying around. The plants died and the snails became prolific. I may take Chin's advice, a little butter and some garlic with fresh Parmesan, a good broiler......Crap, now I'm hungry.puffertt77 wrote:Hey Dadof4
I'd keep them breeding for when you get another puffer (maybe that baby Mbu you've been dreaming about that's going to share your office
"Darwin swings...annnnnnd a miss. Boy Jim, Chuck's suffered at the plate tonight. He's 0 for 3 and I'm not sure he's recovered from that shoulder pull a few weeks ago. I'll bet the front office is re-thinking that contract."
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puffertt77
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Re: Never thought I'd ask this....
Here's 2 links to people selling them on Ebay.com, they're not cheap though!Dadof4 wrote:Hmmm....Assassin snails you say....*little research.....* Wow! Now to find a few of these lovely but deadly creatures in the US, their shell color would absolutely add to my tanks setup. Anyone see them in the pet trade in the US?
6 ASSASSIN KILLER SNAILS
http://cgi.ebay.com/5-ASSASSIN-KILLER-S ... dZViewItem
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-and-Beautiful- ... dZViewItem
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Bogwoodbruce
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Re: Never thought I'd ask this....
We have some at work, not too expensive at around £1.60 ea if memory serves. They do the job.Dadof4 wrote:Hmmm....Assassin snails you say....*little research.....* Wow! Now to find a few of these lovely but deadly creatures in the US, their shell color would absolutely add to my tanks setup. Anyone see them in the pet trade in the US?
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Dadof4
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Re: Never thought I'd ask this....
Just bought a some from the guy in the first link. we'll see how they do once they get here. Thanks!
Oh, don't go grocery shopping hungry and after talking about escargot...guess what I found in the store.
Oh, don't go grocery shopping hungry and after talking about escargot...guess what I found in the store.
"Darwin swings...annnnnnd a miss. Boy Jim, Chuck's suffered at the plate tonight. He's 0 for 3 and I'm not sure he's recovered from that shoulder pull a few weeks ago. I'll bet the front office is re-thinking that contract."
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Re: Never thought I'd ask this....
I know! I know! "SNAILS" 
Need to know what kind of puffer you have? Click on Puffer ID.....Puffer ID: ug.php/v/PufferPedia/
What to feed your puffer? Click on Feeding......
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Have a GSP, need more information......Click on GSP Article.....
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What to feed your puffer? Click on Feeding......
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EliWhitney314
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Re: Never thought I'd ask this....
Did you get them from me Dadof4? Sorry if it was my water.
Hey I need to see some pictures of him.
Hey I need to see some pictures of him.
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Dadof4
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Re: Never thought I'd ask this....
We Have A Winner!!!!!edmlfc1 wrote:I know! I know! "SNAILS"
I'm actually looking forward to them, I haven' had them in years.Nah, I had a plant die off and had to buy a few more. I know better, but I was in the area, and I bought them from Petco. A few days later I have pests. I let them go because I thought he may eat them for a quick snack...I was mistaken.EliWhitney314 wrote: Did you get them from me Dadof4? Sorry if it was my water.
Hey I need to see some pictures of him.
I'll upload my camera tonight, work went nuts this past week and I haven't had time.
"Darwin swings...annnnnnd a miss. Boy Jim, Chuck's suffered at the plate tonight. He's 0 for 3 and I'm not sure he's recovered from that shoulder pull a few weeks ago. I'll bet the front office is re-thinking that contract."