Hello?

[molluscsandmonsters]

Is anyone still here? Looks like the most recent post was made in 2012. I hope joining and posting here isn't a faux pas like thread necromancy on forums.

Anyway, I have a planted 30 gallon full of ramshorns and nothing else at the moment, which is a recent upgrade from a planted 2.5 gallon full of ramshorns and nothing else, because I'm a dork who likes snails. I used to keep cory cats, bettas, and goldfish, in addition to many other snails, and I may yet do so again. (Aside from the goldfish. I am done with goldfish. They're wonderful fish, but I no longer have the space or the energy.) Hi.

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[molluscsandmonsters]

Oh, yeah, don't put cories in a goldfish tank. Cories are tropical, and also a goldfish will try to eat anything that looks like it might fit in their mouth.

Keeping aquatic pets is kind of like having a whole tiny ecosystem as a pet. That's one of the coolest and most rewarding things about it, but it's also a little terrifying sometimes. A dog is dependent on you for food, shelter, and socialization, but typically not breathable air. All you can do is do the research and try your best to provide a good home.

And yeah, they do have a terrarium, but they need an upgrade actually. I did have them in a reasonably nice little setup in an old minibow, but there wasn't a good way to secure the lid properly and they actually escaped for a while. Land snails are stronger than you'd think! So now I have them in a little critter keeper, and it's... fine? But it'd be better to have something bigger, with more stuff to climb on or hide under, and maybe some live plants. Right now I have to change the soil more frequently because of the size of the container, and while grove snails are not... the most neurologically advanced of pets, they do roam around a fair amount in the wild and prefer to burrow under things or stick on trees when resting/hibernating/aestivating, so a larger, more decorated container would probably be healthier for them.