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okay, so today i got some plants for the tank (yay), there really wasn't much to choose from as the latest shipment of plants had not come in yet, but i managed to get 2 marimo moss balls (not the cheap java moss balls, the real marimo balls) and a banana plant.

i got 3 questions here, so any help with any of the questions would be awesome, even if you're a newb, as long as it is actually helpful.

#1- i ripped apart one of the moss balls and most of the peices are fully submerged, however there is 2 bigger pieces that are floating (like a moss island, cool eh?), will these floating pieces be fine and will they eventually sink?

#2- the banana plant doesn't have its stem or leaf, it is just the bunch of bananas, will it grow or did i just buy some ammonia?

#3- i also bought a snail to help clean up the place, i didn't get it's name and i sincerely doubt the shop would know, it looks kind of like an apple snail, but then again most of the snails that i have seen look the same to me, it is bigger than figgy (C. orientalis) and it talked to me (it looked at me and opened its mouth, so i opened my mouth and it looked curious, then it opened its mouth again and i did the same, this continued on for a half hour, then i realized i was stupid and i stopped), does anyone have any site i could use to identify him or maybe they have a similiar talking snail.

i think that's it.
 
I seriously thought I was the only one who "talked" to snails! :lol: I had an apple snail a few years back who did the same thing. But I eventually realised he was just hungry. I used to feed him individual fish flakes by hand. I've never found a snail quite like him since. Thanks for the laugh.
 
lol, thank you for making me feel less insane, haha, he is a unique little bugger.

just did some more searching and a careful look at his shell, he is definately either a mystery snail or an apple snail, will he devour the new plants when im not looking?
 
Just plant the banana plant 50% up the side of the banana. Often shipped without stem/leaves. Will grow in fast.

Floating pieces will be fine.

You should be ok with your snail.
 
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