Tropical Fish Forum
Tropical Fish Keeping => Invertebrates - Shrimps and Snails => Topic started by: Fiona on April 06, 2016, 01:44:44 PM
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A couple of months ago I bought some MTS from an ebay seller. The snails from there all grew into similar looking adults however their offspring are a little different.
The originals are a creamy white with some brown patches however some of the offspring are browner with a far more ridged shell.
Why would this be?
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Hello Fiona,
Could it be that the seller had unwittingly kept them short of calcium/carbonate?
Skittler
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Could it be the change in water? I bought some patterned nerites a while ago and the pattern on their shells changed direction since being in my tank.
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With only being young in the world of invertebrates, only brought cherry shrimp yesterday. I would hazard a guess that it could be something with their diet or environment as Skittler and Cod has suggested.
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I do have very hard water, I've no idea of the conditions they were raised in, however it could well be that.