So Sunday my fiance and I went to the lfs to get some astrea snails for Gingi since I finall caved, and the margaritas were no longer inhabiting the tank. He decided that he wanted to get 10 snails, which I strongly advised against (you will learn the reason why later in the story). He persisted and said they could clean the tank as well (because that really worked with the gigantic margaritas
) while she slowly picks them of one by one (sounds really nice huh
). So I said fine, and told him that I knew exactly what she was going to do with them, and he disagreed, so we got them anyways so I could prove him wrong
When we got home, I decided to put the live rock rubble in first that we bought for her so she could continue to build and modify her homes, which seems to be a never ending project, and to keep her occupied so I could put the snails in undetected (kind of). Of course she had to investigate every piece of live rock rubble I put in (and there was a lot), which included giving them a good whack. While she was busy doing this, I decided to strategically place the snails on the rock work because if I just placed them on the glass or on the sand, she would pluck them up right away. I like to make her work
So I got all ten placed throughout the rock work, and felt pretty decent about my camoflaging abilities, until a minute later when I heard a whack, and decided to check it out. Low and behold, she already had a snail in her lair. Apparently I didn't hide some of them very well
So I figured fine, she needs to eat anyways and that's what they are in for, so we will see what happens. Well, not too long after that, I heard Justin yell that she had two in her lair, and that's when it all began. I refrained from saying I told ya so since their were still 8 dispersed throughout the tank.
I got up the next morning, and didn't really pay much attention to the tank since I was getting ready for work. I came home for lunch and sat down to take a gander at the tank, and could not find one snail. I searched all around the tank and finally found one really cute tiny one hiding behind the heater. I felt bad and decided to save it and put it in my 29 reef since the little piggy Gingi had 9 in her lair. I tried to see if I could dig some out because I knew majority of them were buried. I found one and had to fight her for it. She kept smacking the tweezers and pulling the snail back from me. Then she dug up another snail and brought it further into her lair so I wouldn't find it. She is a smart little devil. I put the one I dug up in my tank hoping it was still alive, but the nassarius snails went after it, so I figured it was long gone. You will never guess what Justin said after I told him all of this...wow, I didn't think she was going to do that, you were right Kori
So today I come home for lunch again, and what do I come home to but a bunch of unbroken, full snail shells thrown out around the entrance and side of her lair
. I think I counted about 6. She is such a brat
