HELP I THINK I NEED TO ADD CALCIUM

[Pout]

i have bought 8 mystery snails and there shells have been like loosing color and looks like some have lost some layers in the shell.I know i need to add calcium but how,
They are in there with 2 Severums will adding calcium hurt the severums?
And How do i add the calcium?

Thanks,
Andy

 

[WyldFya]

Get a 7 day feeder. These have good amounts of calcium in them. I use the Nutrafin brand ones, and have good successes with them.

 

[Pout]

What about cuttleBones do they hurt the fish/

 

[Danyal]

why calcium? i've never head of having to add calcium for inverts, only iodine

 

[WyldFya]

Freshwater snails use excessive amounts of calcium to form, and maintain their shells. Acidic water will eat away at their shells, and they will need more calcium to maintain their nice shells.

 

[toehead11183]

if you can, switch out your substrate for crusched coral. if not, add some in a mesh bag to your filter. cuttlebones don't work well and the fog up the water. here's the perfect setup...
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58923
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[legendaryfrog]

Instead of using crushed coral for calcium intake, could one use regular liquid calcium?

 

[WyldFya]

CC does 2 things... 1) provide calcium 2) buffer the water. Acidic water does more damage than low calcium levels. Liquid calcium I have found is only moderately usable.