feeding mystery snails lettuce

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i have a mystery snail in each of my male betta's environments. I enjoy watching them and they really chowed on the algae. I have since cleaned the tank with a water change, and am afraid I might have removed most of the algae. I want to feed them somehow, but not algae pellets because the bettas will probably overfeed themselves, so I've fed the snails lettuce.

My question is: how do I prepare the lettuce? For one of the snails I just put a piece of lettuce in there and held it down with rocks. For the other two, I poured boiling water for a few seconds. I've also heard that you can freeze the lettuce to make it edible for herbivores. What do you suggest for my mystery snails. Thanks! Oh, and if you can suggest other veggies or food for the snails, I'd appreciate it.
 
I just take a piece of Romaine and weight it down. They munch happilay on it. I also give them zuchinni to eat. I just boil some water, put the zuchinni slice in it for a couple of minutes and the cool it off in a cup of ice water. Major noms!
 
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I agree with Coach. They need MUCH more than just algea. They need fresh veggies and algea wafers. I use zuchinni and green beans. They also need a diet rich in calcium to keep their shell healthy. I use snello (snail jello) and calcium tablets for that. Here is a link to some recipes for snello and some other good snail foods that you can make: http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135871&highlight=snail+recipes
Good luck with your snails.
 
Mgamer20o0 said:
just remember reg iceberg lettuce provides little to no nutrients.

just like any think we keep in our aquarium i think a varied diet is better. no one thing is going to provide everything it needs most times.
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Iceburg lettuce provides the nutrition of ... uh... water. :22_yikes:
 
My easy, go to snail food is canned green beans. I steal a handful before they're prepared for dinner, lay them on a piece of foil without overlapping, and put that in the freezer. when they're solid, I pack the beans into ziploc bags (containers would be fine, too). This way they don't freeze stuck together in a single block. Then I take out a few and let them thaw halfway before chucking into my tanks for my briggs/mts/ramshorns and my endler's livebearers will also nibble.

I do this same procedure with sliced zucchini (1/4") and I thaw but do not boil before forking & dropping into the tank. This way the veg does not rot as quickly - I've left it 24 hours with no problems this way. Also if the veg is too soft from blanching, your bettas will definitely scarf as much as they can.
 
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