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UPDATE - i have noticed one or two small white insect like creatures on the glass of my tank. They are not the white specks but they are much much smaller and visibly move around. Could these be copepods? Or is it a nasty parasite? I am getting more and more concerned for my tank

I have noticed some white specks in my tank recently and I have seen a similar post but i don't know if we have the same problem. If anyone can tell me what this is and why I have it or if it is potentially harmful, PLEASE let me know. I noticed it on one of my lava rocks and in some nooks and crann...

eightoeight wrote:Cool. Does the snail stay in the water all the time?

Yea.

I have successfully acclimated and started breeding these snails and plant from one of my other tanks. They seem to be very healthy.
Here is the plant... Not sure what species it is.

Snail.

I do not have any of that in my tank.....

I have noticed in my tank that there are a lot of bubble on the surface. Any ideas why?

When you say you noticed baby snails... Are these snails breed in your tank? Because if so you may have a snail epidemic on your hands.

After doing some more research on the website I purchased my Opae Ula from I can say for sure they are from the wild. Nobody purchase them from here [Admin: deleted link] I am truly disgusted and upset that I did not read on the front page "We farm our Opae Ula in the wild in private ponds in E...

Almost all people who claim to be "breeding" these shrimp are simply lying. Especially anyone sending these shrimp out from the state of Hawaii *for sure* is selling wild-caught shrimp...usually caught illegally, no matter what they claim. Ask them to send you a time stamped picture of la...

I bought mine for 99 cents each hopefully they weren't wild caught :L

Trust me, the more they move things around it will make their environment even more perfect. They will make changes that they feel are suitable and beneficial

They look like trumpet snails maybe. Andy I guarantee your Opae Ula will probably move that sand around and mix it with the black substrate because the shrimp love to sift through the sand and move things around.

Harry wrote:They are trapdoor snails and they look like Tarebia granifera. They seem too dark to be Malaysian Trumpet Snails.

They do look very similar to Tarebia granifera

Does anyone have an idea on what this snail species is? I'd like to research them a little.

Ok so I currently have the snails in a seperate tank where the salinity is around 1.003. Here are some images of the snails. http://i49.tinypic.com/nvefk7.jpg http://i48.tinypic.com/2s8n51z.jpg My Opae Ula salinity is way higher ( about 1.007-1.008) Is it possible to slowly acclimate the snails to t...