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Tropical Fish Keeping => Invertebrates - Shrimps and Snails => Topic started by: Fiona on April 06, 2016, 01:44:44 PM

Title: Cause of Differences in Malaysian Trumpet Snails
Post by: Fiona on April 06, 2016, 01:44:44 PM
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?
Title: Re: Cause of Differences in Malaysian Trumpet Snails
Post by: Skittler on April 06, 2016, 01:58:34 PM
Hello Fiona,

Could it be that the seller had unwittingly kept them short of calcium/carbonate?

                                                          Skittler
Title: Re: Cause of Differences in Malaysian Trumpet Snails
Post by: Cod_only_knows on April 06, 2016, 01:58:43 PM
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.
Title: Re: Cause of Differences in Malaysian Trumpet Snails
Post by: Alex_N on April 06, 2016, 04:30:26 PM
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.
Title: Re: Cause of Differences in Malaysian Trumpet Snails
Post by: Fiona on April 06, 2016, 04:33:26 PM
I do have very hard water, I've no idea of the conditions they were raised in, however it could well be that.