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where do i get free freshwater snails?

I really want some apple snails to go with my triops but i dont know where to get them?

Triops in freshwater community tank

This is my freshwater tank with 15 various small tetras, 2 dwarf african frogs named Froogle(the bigger one) and Ribbet, 2 young bristlenoses named Google (the bigger one) and Yahoo, few zebra snails one apple snail and not so long ago 2 triops joined the playground when they were 2 weeks old and they love it ever since (they’ve been raised in the nursery inside the aquarium before their 2 weeks birthday) Fish don’t seem to mind them. They do a lot of weird things like riding the snails (and …

Triops with a Problem

Initially I had 11 Triopses, now I have 5. That’s because those 6 triopses had a weird problem: They would turn over on their backs and then they were unabe to turn over again, they didn’t find enough food lying on their backs all the time and that’s why they died… I think. My tank is 30x20x20cm, which adds up to 12 litres, but there’s only like 8-10 litres of water in there. The filter is way too big for such a small aquarium, but it’s one of the smallest I could find. and it seemed …

Triops in a community tank

I’m raising 6 triops in a 5 gallon community alone with 2 apple snails and a plecotomus. This video is more on the instructional side than cool triop dances. Some of the tips are from my personal experience, but most of them are from MyTriops.com if your triops are not doing well or you’re simply a beginner, go check out that site for lots of useful information.