Posts Tagged ‘snails’

Captive Bred Freshwater Hercules Snails

It’s not every day that an unusual invertebrate shows up in the aquarium market as a new captive-bred offering. Meet the Hercules Snail, Brotia herculea, a large, scavenging, easy-to-care-for mollusck currently being produced at Josh’s Frogs in Owosso, Michigan.

20 Nov 12:34 AM 0 Read More...

What a Sweet Way to Kill!

Once these weaponized insulins are absorbed, the fish go into insulin shock. The weaponized insulins do not allow any recovery, once inside the fish, the insulin function can’t be shut off, and the victim remains in hypoglycemic shock, unable to move, until the slowly moving predator ingests it.

10 Jan 12:21 PM 3 Read More...

Never underestimate Astraea Snails

This past year, I rediscovered how great an army of Astraea snails are. It didn’t even take a week for them to do serious work on the algae. One system that seemed like a lost cause because of the algae completely recovered.

08 Jan 10:44 PM 0 Read More...

Aquatic Invasive Webinar Series – Invasive Aquarium Species, August 31st

Register now for the August 31st webinar on keeping your aquarium free of invasive species, an event hosted by Ohio Sea Grant.

27 Aug 4:45 PM 1 Read More...

Herbivores – CORAL Printed Issue Preview – July/August 2015

Herbivores, the frontline warriors in the never-ending battle between aquarists and algae, headline the July/August 2015 issue of CORAL Magazine, with additional features on fragging Plate Corals, a no-water-change Dutch Reef Aquarium, and more of our extended Dwarf Angelfish coverage!

02 Jul 12:01 AM 1 Read More...