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Much Ado About Helen (and Claude)
Recently, my Ramshorn population began to boom in my smaller tank (yes I have two tanks now), so I began transferring the baby snails to my larger tank hoping to corral them into one space like tiny aquatic ponies. I worried that they would out compete my shrimp for food in the smaller tank, thus, Continue reading
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Hot & Heavy, Cannibalism, or Both?
One night I sat next to my tank to watch the snails glide around enjoying their new habitat. Artemis and Gigi were on the same flight path and were due to intersect at any moment. I waited to see what would happen, and when they collided there was a pause. The next thing I knew, Continue reading
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Down the Worm Hole
Once I had my quaint five gallon tank set up, Gigi and Artemis were almost instantly on the move. They were crawling around my simple, yet elegant landscape exploring the open road, and occasionally bumping into each other. Once in a while one would hop on the other for a quick piggyback ride, it was Continue reading
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Getting Started
After I had dealt with my moral dilemmas, I was ready to get my mini ecosystem started. At first I was under the impression that I would be buying a tank, plants, and nano-shrimp and be on my merry way. Steve had other plans in store for me. I walked into his shop having done Continue reading
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The Ethics of it all
Before diving into my endeavor as an aquarium owner I thought a lot about the humane-ness of keeping small creatures confined in my home. I am a scuba diver and love nothing more than seeing underwater ecosystems thriving. Though I’ve always loved and appreciated nature, I was certainly not always a model aquarium-keeper. When I Continue reading
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The Saga Begins
One Saturday night I found myself sitting around the dinner table with some friends playing a nature-inspired board game – a common theme for most weekends. As we were wrapping up the game, I started explaining how I would love to own some blue nano shrimp one day. I lit up as I started to Continue reading
In the tank
AQUATIC SNAILS / PHYSIDAE. P. ACUTA
Assassin / Anentome Helena: Helen & Claude
Ramshorn: Artemis, Gigi & Hermes
Bladder: Unnamed Adorable Intrudors
Snail Tales 