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tpyo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I was actually thinking of these exact guys the other day. I haven’t had a tank of anything in a couple years. But as I’m getting my life and place back in order I’m yearning for another aquarium

I know the basics of these guys. And I find them absolutely fascinating! And even being “zero maintenance” doesn’t negate any feelings of accomplishment. I have a plant that has curly leaves that I’m over the moon about

Where’d you get your guys? Do they breed in your tank conditions?

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thrawn@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I got my original ones from this unethical company that put them in tiny sealed enclosures. Well, from a gift shop that was selling them. When I realized how unethical it was later that day, I made a quick plan to break them out.

I’d recommend getting them from good breeders. There’s an eBay seller GotSnails who was, when I left reddit, a large contributor. Messaging him on Reddit was cheaper than the eBay store back then since he’ll just send an invoice. There’s also the supershrimp store.

They do breed in tank conditions! My original ones bred after the breakout. It can take a lot of time and some work making sure your conditions are good, but mine didn’t require anything.

All I did was get:

a tank (well, a jar)

some algae from supershrimp store. They don’t eat this algae but they eat what grows on it.

some calcium carbonate pebbles which they need to molt successfully

substrate for visual variety

some rocks for them to hide in

a test kit. Most don’t do this and it’s alright. I was just paranoid. It ended up being totally unnecessary in my case.

They’re a lot of fun and I highly recommend it. Feel free to respond if you have more questions or want specific links to what I’d do if I was starting afresh. You can choose from any ethical seller though.
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