Snails, and how to id them

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  1. Bufamotis

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    I recieved some apple and ramshorn snails from f-fish the weekend, and since i have found myself quite intrugued by these little creatures.

    I'll even spend time just sitting there staring it these odd creatures as they kinda just glide around on the sand, glass, plants etc. its funny when one climbs up a plant till it gets near the top, suddenly the plant cant hold the weight and bends over, then you see this stupid little snail just hanging there goin, er... rite i'm up, now what? :D

    here's one of many guides on the net i found to id a few sorts quickly, seeing as our forum doesn't really have much on them yet...

     
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    Nice article ...
    "I'll even spend time just sitting there staring it these odd creatures" yeap - wait till the eggs hatch,even more to watch.
     
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    Bufamotis

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    lol, i dunno if they'll reproduce at 25 degrees, ?

    think i read they want higher temps to reproduce?
     
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    "i dunno if they'll reproduce at 25 degrees" Hmm not sure about that ... I've seen apple snail eggs that hatched at 22 degrees in my tanks, ramshorn down to 18 degrees. Hours of light did play a roll - more than 10 hours if I recall correctly.
     
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    speedz In need of a fishroom....

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    small ramshorns are very common to me, somehow they manage to move around my tanks when i move plants about. Brilliant against unwanted algae
     
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    Bufamotis

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    i actually want some malasian trumpet snails, dont really care about the happy soil stuff, they're interesting to me... as well as some blue ramshorn and some nerites, they're pretty snails, ill even endulge having my little octagon tank be a snail tank... and only put a few bacopa and vallis in the tank or something, just to collect the different types
     
  8. Gareth

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    I have a few of the Malaysian Trumpet snails if you want I will give you a few they reproduce worse than rabbits...lol
    and as for apple snails mine have laid hundreds of eggs in the mollies tank and that is running at 26 deg

    interesting read thanks ferryman
     
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    Bufamotis

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    lol, reproduce like rabbits, lol, just without the awwww, cute, look at the fluffy little wabbit reactions....

    id like some if you have to spare please, ore the MTS all the same looking snails, or do they have variations like the ramshorns and apple snails, etc. it seems i only have one pic up on that guide...
     
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    I read there are different types but mine all look the same I will bring you some with the Mollies at the end of the month
     
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    if it isn't obvious at first...

    What a bummer!:eek:

    How many hobbyists do you know who DON'T have any snails, AT ALL???

    There's a good reason no discussion per se', is sanctioned, on tasa.

    Well they're banned in SA too!
    ALL molluscs, that is.

    From import, trade, barter.
    Local snail "farmers" operate under a thin veil ,of false sense-of-security, UNTIL law enforcement of ANY SORT does ANYTHING about it.

    Broadly speaking snails ARE seen as agricultural pests.
    Further (human , plant and animal) health alarms are raised in response to freshwater Molluscs roles in parasitology.

    In the light of that, even if someone has millions of them...we cannot conscientiously discuss ID, keeping, sources, etc.
    That would imply trade promotion.
    Giving them away constitutes trade, according to our legal definition .

    Most of it's on this page anyway
    Also in specific clauses according to
    Department: Agriculture, Forests and Fisheriery (
    Republic of South Africa)




     
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    So I take it that you are telling us that snails are on the blacklist and are illegal to have.
    O well like you said there are almost no hobbyist that don't have snails in there tank, if it was put in on purpose or came in on a plant it is there and we struggle to get rid of them...
     
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    Bummer - more convict food while cleaning tanks then.

    So how do we go about clearing the forum of the word snail / snails over a 150 posts?
     
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    We don't, we just leave it there and say we did not know....lol
     
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    Choose the healthiest route

    Personally?

    Judging for your concern for your own tank-environment and livestock you guys have no problem.

    Take it on yourself to not propagate the IDEA further than it is , nor the snails ANYMORE than they are, at the moment.:p

    It just calls for self restraint, and sensible thought for future posting.

    In essence you would be "Moderating" your own forum environment.:bigsmile:

    And the snails??
    They're here to stay..but WE can EASIER delete/edit posts than clearing a TANK plagued by them, hey!

    :noworry:
     
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    Good advice Altum .. thx ...
     
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    Thanks will keep it in mind
     
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    You willingly put Ramshorns in a planted tank? Here I got loaches to get rid of them after chowing my plants.

    As much as snails are illegal, most if not all LFS's still continue to sell Apple snails. Would love some Zebra Nerites
     
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    Zebra Nerites are native to South Africa...
     
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    A good article for those who want to identify the 'pests' we all have in our aquariums. It'll also make it easier to find out how to get rid of them - so whilst they are illegal, this thread is still helpful in my opinion :)
     
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    :top: I agree
     

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