Blueberry Snail Questionnaire
The purpose of this questionnaire is to support the improvement of husbandry of Blueberry snails in the aquarium hobby. Everything in this questionnaire is anonymous, there are no right or wrong answers, there is no judgement, it is purely for the benefit of the correct care of the snails. To help as much as possible, please answer as accurately as you can.
If you have purchased blueberry snails on more than one occasion and the experience has differed each time, it would be appreciated if you would be a spare a moment to submit a second form. Questions marked with a * are mandatory.
Thank you for your support and participation!
Disclaimer: not all of the images used in this survey belong to the creator of the survey, their use in this survey is purely for the purposes of providing examples only.
Section 1 :: Initial Purchase Experience and Behaviour
1/1 || Which of the two do your blueberry snails look most like?
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1/1 || Which of the two do your blueberry snails look most like?
1/2 || How many blueberry snails did you first buy?
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1/2 || How many blueberry snails did you first buy?
1/3 || Did any of the blueberry snails you purchased die?
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(You can select multiple entries if there was more than one situation, select all that apply, but do not answer about the same dead snail more than once)
1/3 || Did any of the blueberry snails you purchased die?
1/4 || How many in total died?
1/5 || What was the appearance of the foot of your blueberry snails when first getting them?
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(If you purchased multiple, answer based on the majority)
1/5 || What was the appearance of the foot of your blueberry snails when first getting them?
1/6 || How long have you had your blueberry snails for?
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1/6 || How long have you had your blueberry snails for?
1/7 || During the time you have had your blueberry snails, has there been a change to the shape of the foot of any of the snails?
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1/7 || During the time you have had your blueberry snails, has there been a change to the shape of the foot of any of the snails?
1/8 || During the time you have had your blueberry snails, has there been a change to the shell?
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1/8 || During the time you have had your blueberry snails, has there been a change to the shell?
1/9 || Have you noticed if your blueberry snails ever burrow into the substrate?
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1/9 || Have you noticed if your blueberry snails ever burrow into the substrate?
1/10 || Do any of your blueberry snails ever fall from the glass or aquarium furniture and end up on their backs?
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1/10 || Do any of your blueberry snails ever fall from the glass or aquarium furniture and end up on their backs?
1/11 || If they end up on their backs, do you help them correct themselves?
1/11 || If they end up on their backs, do you help them correct themselves?
2/1 || How often do you see your blueberry snails actively grazing?
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2/1 || How often do you see your blueberry snails actively grazing?
2/2 || When you have seen your blueberry snails grazing, what are they often grazing on?
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(You can select multiple, please select all that apply)
2/2 || When you have seen your blueberry snails grazing, what are they often grazing on?
2/3 || Considering your answers to question 2/2, what have you noticed your blueberry snails prefer to graze on the most?
2/4 || Have you noticed your blueberry snail actively filter feeding?
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2/4 || Have you noticed your blueberry snail actively filter feeding?
2/5 || If you noticed your blueberry snails filter feeding, what have you noticed them filter feed on?
2/5 || If you noticed your blueberry snails filter feeding, what have you noticed them filter feed on?
2/7 || At what times do you feed your blueberry snails?
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2/7 || At what times do you feed your blueberry snails?
2/8 || Have you ever noticed your blueberry snails grazing on solid calcium / mineral supplements (e.g. mineral blocks, cuttlebone, etc.)
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2/8 || Have you ever noticed your blueberry snails grazing on solid calcium / mineral supplements (e.g. mineral blocks, cuttlebone, etc.)
3/1 || What is the approximate lighting schedule of the aquarium your blueberry snails are in (hours lights on / hours lights off)?
3/1 || What is the approximate lighting schedule of the aquarium your blueberry snails are in (hours lights on / hours lights off)?
3/2 || What is the approximate volume of the aquarium you keep your blueberry snails in?
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(Feel free to answer in litres or gallons)
3/3 || How would you describe the substrate of the aquarium where you keep your blueberry snails?
3/4 || In terms of planting, how heavily would you describe the planting level of the aquarium where you keep your blueberry snails?
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3/4 || In terms of planting, how heavily would you describe the planting level of the aquarium where you keep your blueberry snails?
3/5 || What tank mates do you keep with your blueberry snails?
3/5 || What tank mates do you keep with your blueberry snails?
3/6 || What is the approximate water temperature in your blueberry snail aquarium?
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(Feel free to answer in F or C)
3/7 || What is the approximate pH value of the water in your blueberry snail aquarium?
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3/8 || What is the approximate KH value of the water in your blueberry snail aquarium?
(Feel free to answer in dKH or ppm; leave blank if you are unsure)
3/9 || What is the approximate GH value of the water in your blueberry snail aquarium?
(Feel free to answer in dGH or ppm; leave blank if you are unsure)
3/10 || What is the approximate Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) value of the water in your blueberry snail aquarium?
(leave blank if you are unsure)
Section 4 :: Blueberry Snail Breeding and Success
4/1 || Has any of your blueberry snails ever produced any babies?
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4/1 || Has any of your blueberry snails ever produced any babies?
4/2 || How many babies have your blueberry snails had since you have owned them?
4/2 || How many babies have your blueberry snails had since you have owned them?
4/3 || If your blueberry snails had babies, how old approximately is the oldest of the babies now?
4/3 || If your blueberry snails had babies, how old approximately is the oldest of the babies now?
4/4 || If there were any baby blueberry snails, have you noticed growth in the offspring?
4/4 || If there were any baby blueberry snails, have you noticed growth in the offspring?
4/5 || If any of the babies died, approximately after how long was it until it died?
4/5 || If any of the babies died, approximately after how long was it until it died?
4/6 || If your blueberry snails gave birth, did you notice if the mother died soon after or during the birth of the babies?
4/6 || If your blueberry snails gave birth, did you notice if the mother died soon after or during the birth of the babies?
Thanks for reaching the end of the survey and helping out!