Great video ! Thank you 👌 If you want to aquascape moss, you can do so very descretly by attaching it to almost anything with a fish line. Over time it will attach itself to the surface it is touching. Some people won't even bother and straight up superglue the moss to a rock (it won't kill it). Gorilla superglue is not toxic when fully dried. If you are more patient and don't want to add line or glue, you can put moss in a blender and use it as "paint" on wood rocks n stuff. It will grow back fully attached to that surface (even if you let it dry for years it will look dead but it's not. Beware of not adding too much live land moss that haven't been acclimated to under water life. It will foul the water pretty quickly over the two first weeks. I almost wiped out my entire daphnia colony by taking in too much moss at a time (the path of hell is paved with good intentions). It takes about 2 weeks for a small patch of land moss to start growing when submerged. Over time it becomes more and more beautiful growing straight up. It makes a dense mat for fish and microfauna to hide in. 👍
I found a bladder snail in my aquarium a few mths back🙈 I've only had my fish since February so I'm new to it all😁But yesterday I found yet another one🙈The last one was put in my lake but this time I wanted to keep the little pointed bum nut😂So your vid was the first I came across and it's definitely helped me along the way,so I thank you😀👍
@@brydon10 Thanks for your reply but the ditch I meant to put is just a little hole with water in so not any water source for anyone 🙈That I know definitely not to do🙈😜
@@flowjo4038 Ah, gotcha. Yea I know it's tempting to throw them in a lake or something but apparently that's really bad to do. You can catch snails by putting a piece of cucumber or zucchini in the bottom of your tank overnight and in the morning it will have snails on it. Then you can toss it in the garden or something like that. I have some bladder snails but I just leave them be because they are good for eating dead/dying plant matter and algae etc. The best way to control their population is through not over-feeding your fish which is definitely easier said than done.
A note about bottled water: it's often tap water. One of the bigger brands is actually my city's chlorinated municipal water. Brands claiming to be spring water also treat and chlorinate. Using your own tap with dechlorinator is cheaper and ends up being the same. 🐌
Hey Anora! Thank you, that's a great point. I'll have to amend future videos with that warning. There has been quite a few controversies involving "spring water" and it's origins
@@BucketPonds I was floored when I stood in a busy aisle of Walmart and read the label of a case of their store brand water. It's our municipal water supply. People were unwittingly lining their carts with overpriced cases of their own tap water. It's good water, but...
@@BucketPonds Also - I've moved some of my floating plants and the only scud my neon didn't devour over to a calm tank without a sponge filter. Your jars look so healthy! Gave me the courage to try it. The leaves are drying off and I'm glad I tried it.
So I started a LakeOSphere from our local lake…and it came with a healthy bladder snail. Spent my evening catching scuds…SO many, they’ve been attacking my snail eggs. Should I start a new system for the snail or try to keep the scuds at bay? So glad I found you!! 🐌
Scuds are something that I want to get into! As for your snail, yes you could build it a special place to thrive but I believe it will succeed with it's eggs in time. They adapt to predators in a few different ways. Like hiding eggs in weird places or even laying them above the surface of the water. If you do return to the lake I'd look for more snails and build a new Ecosphere setup with them in mind. And be very careful when collecting! Never go alone 😅
Hey thank you for the kind words! I wear the mask mostly for fun and it acts as a bit of a pop filter when narrating. Also helps with gnats when working outdoors. I've debated dropping the mask but I'm definitely more confident with it on 🤷♂️
Hey Farrah sure! Well water is a much better option than recycled city sources or bottled water full of micro plastics. I'd be tempted to test the water a bit. Just to know what you're working with. Some wells have a lot of rust or sulfur but can still be viable.
Hi, thank you for this tutorial! I'm looking for ways to set up a home for the bladder snails that are currently taking over my shrimp tank. I was wondering, for this to work, do you need an extra light source? Or does a space at the windowshelf suffice? I thought about taking the jar to my office to have something nice to look at at my desk, but i feel like LED + timers probably won't be permitted
That depends on your plants! Lowlight plants like spikerush can almost grow in the dark. But when viewing the lights definitely add a nice touch. The window is adequate for daily life of the jar. Be careful to avoid long periods of hot direct sunlight. This window faces east which works well
A jar this size can support quite a few snails. I'd start with just a few though. With bladder snails 4 or 5 will quickly become 20+ With ramshorns... I'd choose a larger jar. They can do fine in one this size but definitely not ideal for them
Hi! I've essentially got myself a giant jar I'm trying to get set up for my 1 lonely bladder snail. About a foot tall and 30 inches around, hehe. I was wondering if there's any easy way to get like just a few bladder snails, or do I gotta cave and buy them bulk? Also, is them overpopulating gonna be an issue? Cause it would break my heart to have to feed them to my mother's fish or something every once in awhile to control them.
go to a petco or petsmart, or any aquarium store and ask for some. i'm sure they'll have some in their tanks that they do not want. but beware of overpopulation lol
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jokes aside, love your vids!
I'd be too busy living the life of a criminal mastermind 😅
This channel's a diamond in the rough!
Hey thank you Christian! So much positivity in the comments nowadays 😁
Great video ! Thank you 👌
If you want to aquascape moss, you can do so very descretly by attaching it to almost anything with a fish line. Over time it will attach itself to the surface it is touching.
Some people won't even bother and straight up superglue the moss to a rock (it won't kill it). Gorilla superglue is not toxic when fully dried.
If you are more patient and don't want to add line or glue, you can put moss in a blender and use it as "paint" on wood rocks n stuff. It will grow back fully attached to that surface (even if you let it dry for years it will look dead but it's not.
Beware of not adding too much live land moss that haven't been acclimated to under water life. It will foul the water pretty quickly over the two first weeks. I almost wiped out my entire daphnia colony by taking in too much moss at a time (the path of hell is paved with good intentions).
It takes about 2 weeks for a small patch of land moss to start growing when submerged. Over time it becomes more and more beautiful growing straight up. It makes a dense mat for fish and microfauna to hide in.
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Going to try setting up a jar aquarium myself after watching this video...
Hey Rockk4six, please do! Learning about the life inside and solving little issues as they pop up is a lot of fun.
Ohhh thank you! I'm working on cultivation tanks and I have bladder snails I love, but I want to make them their own space.
Hey! Nice to meet a fellow bladder snail enthusiast. Best of luck and glad I could help
I found a bladder snail in my aquarium a few mths back🙈 I've only had my fish since February so I'm new to it all😁But yesterday I found yet another one🙈The last one was put in my lake but this time I wanted to keep the little pointed bum nut😂So your vid was the first I came across and it's definitely helped me along the way,so I thank you😀👍
It’s best not to add the snails to any local water sources because they are invasive.
@@brydon10 Thanks for your reply but the ditch I meant to put is just a little hole with water in so not any water source for anyone 🙈That I know definitely not to do🙈😜
@@flowjo4038 Ah, gotcha. Yea I know it's tempting to throw them in a lake or something but apparently that's really bad to do. You can catch snails by putting a piece of cucumber or zucchini in the bottom of your tank overnight and in the morning it will have snails on it. Then you can toss it in the garden or something like that. I have some bladder snails but I just leave them be because they are good for eating dead/dying plant matter and algae etc. The best way to control their population is through not over-feeding your fish which is definitely easier said than done.
A note about bottled water: it's often tap water. One of the bigger brands is actually my city's chlorinated municipal water. Brands claiming to be spring water also treat and chlorinate.
Using your own tap with dechlorinator is cheaper and ends up being the same. 🐌
Hey Anora! Thank you, that's a great point. I'll have to amend future videos with that warning. There has been quite a few controversies involving "spring water" and it's origins
@@BucketPonds I was floored when I stood in a busy aisle of Walmart and read the label of a case of their store brand water. It's our municipal water supply. People were unwittingly lining their carts with overpriced cases of their own tap water. It's good water, but...
@@BucketPonds Also - I've moved some of my floating plants and the only scud my neon didn't devour over to a calm tank without a sponge filter. Your jars look so healthy! Gave me the courage to try it. The leaves are drying off and I'm glad I tried it.
So I started a LakeOSphere from our local lake…and it came with a healthy bladder snail. Spent my evening catching scuds…SO many, they’ve been attacking my snail eggs. Should I start a new system for the snail or try to keep the scuds at bay? So glad I found you!! 🐌
Scuds are something that I want to get into! As for your snail, yes you could build it a special place to thrive but I believe it will succeed with it's eggs in time. They adapt to predators in a few different ways. Like hiding eggs in weird places or even laying them above the surface of the water.
If you do return to the lake I'd look for more snails and build a new Ecosphere setup with them in mind. And be very careful when collecting! Never go alone 😅
Love your channel, seriously. I find your projects very satisfying. Curious why you often wear a mask? Is it for safety in the fish room or some such?
Hey thank you for the kind words! I wear the mask mostly for fun and it acts as a bit of a pop filter when narrating. Also helps with gnats when working outdoors.
I've debated dropping the mask but I'm definitely more confident with it on 🤷♂️
Bros growing weed in his fish tanks 😂
This was super helpful, thank you! Can I use water from my tap if it’s well water?
Hey Farrah sure! Well water is a much better option than recycled city sources or bottled water full of micro plastics. I'd be tempted to test the water a bit. Just to know what you're working with. Some wells have a lot of rust or sulfur but can still be viable.
Just went down a mutagen X spiral. FML
Hi, thank you for this tutorial! I'm looking for ways to set up a home for the bladder snails that are currently taking over my shrimp tank. I was wondering, for this to work, do you need an extra light source? Or does a space at the windowshelf suffice? I thought about taking the jar to my office to have something nice to look at at my desk, but i feel like LED + timers probably won't be permitted
That depends on your plants! Lowlight plants like spikerush can almost grow in the dark. But when viewing the lights definitely add a nice touch. The window is adequate for daily life of the jar. Be careful to avoid long periods of hot direct sunlight. This window faces east which works well
How many snails max would you put in a jar the size you used?
A jar this size can support quite a few snails. I'd start with just a few though. With bladder snails 4 or 5 will quickly become 20+
With ramshorns... I'd choose a larger jar. They can do fine in one this size but definitely not ideal for them
@@BucketPonds Okay thx for the info! Since watching your videos I have started two bladder snail jars and they are doing very well 🐌
Hi! I've essentially got myself a giant jar I'm trying to get set up for my 1 lonely bladder snail. About a foot tall and 30 inches around, hehe. I was wondering if there's any easy way to get like just a few bladder snails, or do I gotta cave and buy them bulk? Also, is them overpopulating gonna be an issue? Cause it would break my heart to have to feed them to my mother's fish or something every once in awhile to control them.
go to a petco or petsmart, or any aquarium store and ask for some. i'm sure they'll have some in their tanks that they do not want. but beware of overpopulation lol
What is the jar called? Want to order one thank you
Hahaha "I'm going to set him over hyar"
I would avoid java ferns
Me with two java fern in my newly set up jar aquarium: 👁️👄👁️
(Jokes aside, is it that bad? Will it die?)
😬❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️☮️🐌
🐌♥️🥒!