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My f8's won't eat snails.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:57 pm
by Miller535
I have two f8's in a 30 gallon tank that o have had for about a year and a half. They have not and will not eat snails. At least none that I gave tried to feed them. So I have been feeding them a diet alternating between krill, blood worms, mysis shrimp, clams on the half shell, and occasionally ghost shrimp and even a fiddler crab. Is this ok? And is this sufficient enough to wear their teeth down?
Re: My f8's won't eat snails.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:22 am
by Pufferpunk
The clams will help. Have you tried crushing the snails?
Re: My f8's won't eat snails.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:04 am
by RTR
What kind and size are the snails? Beyond that, +1 to PP's question.
Re: My f8's won't eat snails.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 9:28 am
by Miller535
I have not tried crushing them. I have tried a couple kinds of small nerites, and rams horns.
Re: My f8's won't eat snails.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:00 pm
by Pufferpunk
Try pond snails, about the size of their eye.
Re: My f8's won't eat snails.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:26 pm
by hadla
even a little bigger... figgy isnt afraid to grab what she can lol
Re: My f8's won't eat snails.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 4:20 pm
by Miller535
Really, pond snails? I heard their shells were to hard and would hurt their teeth
Re: My f8's won't eat snails.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 4:49 pm
by Pufferpunk
That's Malaysian Trumpet Snails.
Re: My f8's won't eat snails.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:53 pm
by Miller535
Ok. Thanks. Next time I am at my Lfs I will by some and try it and let you know
Re: My f8's won't eat snails.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:58 pm
by Pufferpunk
They'll be the pest snails on the plants.
Re: My f8's won't eat snails.
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:02 pm
by Pufftastic
Definitely crush the snails. My F8s don't know what to do with intact snails -- they act curious for a few moments, then abandon them. Crushed snails, however, don't even make it to the bottom of the tank when I drop them in!