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Bell Fountain in Pond and Snails
Its me again, I was told that the bell type fountains put a good amount
of oxygen in the water of my pond. Is this the best one for that use? Also I want to try snails. I have one big apple now but it keeps going dormant (or maybe its getting old) The water is warm. Also what Snails grow fast and work in a 300 gallon fish pond? Thank you |
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Most all snails grow relatively fast if they have sufficient food and
conditions are good. I would make sure my water is 60 or above, and Apple or ramshorn are both good. HOwever don;t depend on a snail to keep things clean, as its mainly a myth.,........shops tell you they eat the trash, and decayed matter etc etc, so you think right off its a good scavenger, which it is, but it also gives off waste products which sometimes can actually be more than what the waste products in the pond would be without a snail adding to it. Just the same I like snails, have a few ramshorn, and apples, and a heap of small snails typically found in natural ponds which get about as large as a marble On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:50:08 -0500, (DD DDD) wrote: ===Its me again, I was told that the bell type fountains put a good amount ===of oxygen in the water of my pond. Is this the best one for that use? ===Also I want to try snails. I have one big apple now but it keeps going ===dormant (or maybe its getting old) The water is warm. Also what Snails ===grow fast and work in a 300 gallon fish pond? Thank you ============================================== Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked! |
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I just ran across a japanese trapdoor snail in the
Frog Bog that has grown about half again his size. Many times you can find different kinds of snails on nursery plants. Snails aren't always liked in the pond world, as it is worried that they harbor parasites and or disease, that said, I haven't had any problem with them. If I owned expensive type koi or just was very fond of my fish I might be more picky. But I like as many critters as I can get my hands on in my ponds ;-) kathy :-) www.blogfromthebog.com |
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Ok thank you, I will try them out. How big do they get?
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Wasn't this originally about the bell fountain and aeration? I wouldn't
think a bell would be the best, at least one that meets fully with the surface. So is the bell continuous flow (how I like mine) or breaks before hitting the water? ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
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