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Posted by David McDermott on April 21, 2006, 12:50 pm
Please log in for more thread options I have finally decided to tackle my aquarium's algae problem. For many
months now I have simply bit the bullet and scrubbed my tank with a algae
scrubber, but over time the situation grew out of control because I couldn't
reach all the little nooks and crannies and the tank was starting to look
really grimy. So, about 3 weeks ago I decided to put a single snail in the
tank to eat. What a job he did too!
I know that many people have problems with snails breeding and taking over
the tank, so me, thinking I was very clever, only got one snail, hoping to
deny him the pleasure of finding a mate. Now my friend informs me that
snails have both male and female parts and can still reproduce. Is this
true? Please say no because he is such a good cleaner and I don't want to
get rid of him (or her, or both I guess)!
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Posted by Gill Passman on April 21, 2006, 12:59 pm
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David McDermott wrote:
> I have finally decided to tackle my aquarium's algae problem. For many
> months now I have simply bit the bullet and scrubbed my tank with a algae
> scrubber, but over time the situation grew out of control because I couldn't
> reach all the little nooks and crannies and the tank was starting to look
> really grimy. So, about 3 weeks ago I decided to put a single snail in the
> tank to eat. What a job he did too!
>
> I know that many people have problems with snails breeding and taking over
> the tank, so me, thinking I was very clever, only got one snail, hoping to
> deny him the pleasure of finding a mate. Now my friend informs me that
> snails have both male and female parts and can still reproduce. Is this
> true? Please say no because he is such a good cleaner and I don't want to
> get rid of him (or her, or both I guess)!
>
>
I believe that they are hermaphrodites...but don't think that they can
impregnate themselves....from what I remember snails breed by firing
"love-darts" at another snail which stimulates the correct hormone for
breeding - at least land snails do...you might need to google for the
type of snail that you have
If he/she/it is doing a good job on the algae and you are happy I
wouldn't worry about it until you start notice more of them on the glass
Gill
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Posted by Mister Gardener on April 24, 2006, 7:19 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:47:05 GMT, "David McDermott"
>I think my algae problem must stem from my lighting. I turn it on in the
>morning before I leave for work at 7 am, and it remains on until I go to bed
>at 10 - 10:30 at night. I know that 8 - 12 is usually ideal for light so I
>guess I ought to get a timer. I'm sure all that light encourages the algae
>growth. Also, the tank will get about an hour of direct sunlight per day in
>the spring/summer and there's not much I can do about it at the moment given
>the layout of my house. The snail has done wonders for me though. The tank
>is clean and my water chemistry is great. I suppose having a tank prone to
>algae growth will keep mr. snail happy. Incidentally, after visiting some
>of the websites referred to me in this thread, I believe that my particular
>snail is not capable of reproducing without a mate. It's been over a month
>since I got him and there are no eggs in sight so I don't believe he (she?)
>was fertilized at the pet store.
A five dollar timer is a most excellent investment. And keep looking
at the times of direct sunlight hitting your tank, it could make a big
difference if you could simply pull a curtain or shade - or cover one
end of your tank for a couple of hours - I know, it's a hassle. When
you get your timer, begin at around 10 hours a day. Maybe the sunlight
won't have such a "overdose" effect if it's only for a couple of hours
a day. Maybe. A small maybe. But a maybe.
-- Mister Gardener
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Posted by Koi-Lo on April 24, 2006, 9:41 pm
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> MEAlston wrote:
>> ROTFLOL
>>
>>
> Is this an emotional response to a snail problem???
=====================
I explained to him how to INCLUDE the message he's replying to in EO but he
hasn't done it yet. In my NR, also OE, I have no idea who his replies are
directed to........
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Koi-Lo....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
Aquariums since 1952.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Aquarium FAQ are at:
http://faq.thekrib.com/
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Posted by Koi-Lo on April 25, 2006, 12:07 am
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>I employ Opera's browser when I visit KNOWN safe internet sites (its faily
> secure..far more than IE).it's integrated news reader and email services
> are
> always on-hand.
I never tried Opera. I did have Firefox for awhile but never got
comfortable with it. I have the free ZoneAlarm to help keep hackers out and
all MS's updates for IE. I also have the free AVG anti-virus software plus
a few other PC prophylactics. E-mail is where most nasty things come in
from. I have AVG scan all incoming mail and I'm very careful who I give my
e-mail address to.
Outlook seems simple enough..and Thunderbird is one I play
> with from time to time, getting the feel of it, so to speak. My main
> browser is Mozilla's FireFox. It stops the hackers cold..no matter what
> they sling your way. And since I'm in Firefox, I'll go to Google's
> newsgroups and check this group from time to time.
I truly hate Google's NGs. It's such a pain to read and post through them
compared to OE6. If your ISP doesn't provide a free Newsserver there are
some free ones out there. Mine are free.
> Remember...I'm a full-fledged newbie with the news group thing. Heard
> they
> always invited malware into your system.
I don't believe that's at all true. All you're downloading is text. Your
anti-virus software would or should catch anything that tries to sneak onto
your PC. I've been online 10 years and never had a problem with Usenet
(Newsgroups).
So, between BitDefender Nine..the
> NAT router's firewall on stout settings, and the application firewall, I
> haven't encountered a problem, (err,..umm) thus far !! -ED
And you probably wont,... but you need a regular NSP so you can dump Google.
--
Koi-Lo....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
Aquariums since 1952.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>
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> months now I have simply bit the bullet and scrubbed my tank with a algae
> scrubber, but over time the situation grew out of control because I couldn't
> reach all the little nooks and crannies and the tank was starting to look
> really grimy. So, about 3 weeks ago I decided to put a single snail in the
> tank to eat. What a job he did too!
>
> I know that many people have problems with snails breeding and taking over
> the tank, so me, thinking I was very clever, only got one snail, hoping to
> deny him the pleasure of finding a mate. Now my friend informs me that
> snails have both male and female parts and can still reproduce. Is this
> true? Please say no because he is such a good cleaner and I don't want to
> get rid of him (or her, or both I guess)!
>
>