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Old 25-02-2008, 08:45 PM
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hi about 4 weeks ago i got my daughter an orange apple snail for her fish tank ,was giving potatoe like they said in the shop and the alge food they tell you ,but it died at the weekend ,can anyone tell me if i did anything wrong ?daughter wants another ,but i dont know
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Old 25-02-2008, 09:32 PM
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how long did you leave the potato in for? it may have polluted the water, do you have any snail eaters like clown loaches?
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Old 25-02-2008, 09:35 PM
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hi no just 3 gold fish ,left in for 2 days then took out
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when i feed my clowns and plecs with cucumber I only leave it in 12 hours max as I lost a gold nugget plec before as the guy in the shop told me to put it in but didnt say how long, expensive mistake!

are the snails coldwater or tropical?
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hi cold water snail ,and the potatoe a lot smaller when took back out
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could be your water chemistry then, might be worth getting it tested before getting any more, they may not be as hardy as your goldfish.
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Old 25-02-2008, 11:09 PM
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ok thanks for your help
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they need a pH of 7, too.
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