[BigBrownTank]

My snail shells dont look like they used to... whats going on? i added more snails in and want to keep them healthy, too. what can i do to help them build stronger shells?

 

[phil_pl]

what kind of unhealthy are they?
are they just really thin or something else?

 

[BigBrownTank]

they seem to be decent thickness, but they are like getting little divots, or crators coming out torwards the inside of the circle (ramshorn) of the shell. i dont know whats wrong, i keep my water pretty good. not perfect, but pretty good.

Do they need more food or somthing? the tank is huge, 155 gal, but i have:
1x 10" pleco
1x 6' pleco
3x ramshorn snails
2x mystery snails
3x "other" snails (small, get big)
2x cory cats
2x pictus cats
1x sinidontis cat
1x ....catfish?

I have low lighting (2 energy saving bulbs, 18watt i think)

what else can i feed all my 'lil guys?

 

[BigBrownTank]

i also make sure to add the amonia detox stuff, after w/c, and dont use anything with the chemical thats bad for all inverts (name excapes me, copper or somthing... IDK my fish guy takes care of me. *n1)

 

[susankat]

They need calcium in there also to keep their shells looking good. Add some crushed shell to the tank it will help.

 

[phil_pl]

they seem to be decent thickness, but they are like getting little divots, or crators coming out torwards the inside of the circle (ramshorn) of the shell. i dont know whats wrong, i keep my water pretty good. not perfect, but pretty good.

the only thing i can think of is making sure your calcium is at a decent level, since the shell is primarily calcium carbonate, i hope someone can stop by that will have a little more information for you