Freshwater Calicum Supplement - Apple Snails

[BrentC]

Have you seen Shirakura supplements? I haven't tried them myself, but I've got a buddy who uses them.

http://www.shirakura-shop.de/en/shir...us_calcium.htm
http://www.shirakura-shop.de/en/shir...morillonit.htm

[High tide]

Cuttlefish bone or two should work. Made of Aragonite, totally safe, and dissolves readily. They float so you'll need to anchor it down or float it.

Part of the problem could be your top up/water change water. Do you know what the calcium/alkalinity levels are? If the levels are low you may need to bump them up with supplements. If they are fine it would probably be good to do more frequent and larger water changes.

[chotee]

Originally Posted by High tide

Cuttlefish bone or two should work. Made of Aragonite, totally safe, and dissolves readily. They float so you'll need to anchor it down or float it.

Part of the problem could be your top up/water change water. Do you know what the calcium/alkalinity levels are? If the levels are low you may need to bump them up with supplements. If they are fine it would probably be good to do more frequent and larger water changes.

I've heard of people using these but didn't know how safe they were or how quickly the calcium dissolved out of them.

Our water has very low levels which is the main problem. I've also found that when using aragonite the calcium doesn't leach out of it at a quick enough rate to satisfy the need of all the baby snails we have...even when dispersing them around in a few tanks.

[chotee]

Originally Posted by BrentC

Have you seen Shirakura supplements? I haven't tried them myself, but I've got a buddy who uses them.

http://www.shirakura-shop.de/en/shir...us_calcium.htm
http://www.shirakura-shop.de/en/shir...morillonit.htm

I haven't seen them around town but as I've said I live in a small place with no real great selection when it comes to aquarium supplies. I will have to check around at a few places I order from online and see if it's there.

[BrentC]

Originally Posted by chotee

I haven't seen them around town but as I've said I live in a small place with no real great selection when it comes to aquarium supplies. I will have to check around at a few places I order from online and see if it's there.

Well, I feel you there. I'm 3 hours away from St. John's, so I have to buy everything I need on weekends / order online.

I peeked online for you, and Shirakura actually has a North American website, if you're interested:

http://www.shirakura-shop.com/