Dylan Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 I just got a daffodil brichardi tank set up and did some research into African tanks and i was wondering, are there any big snails out there that will multiply relatively readily? i have Malaysian tunneling snails, zebras, and i don't want little pond snails. if there's a giant pond snail somewhere that would be cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprucegruve Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 is this a freshwater tank? if it is freshwater then i have purple striped apple snails 5$ each or ivory apple snails for 5.75 each(they are a color variant of pomacea bridgesii) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 yes sorry this is freshwater. i was hoping for something that would multiply. i do love apple snails but their the one kind i've only had terrible luck with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 from my research, most of the bigger snail varieties are plant eaters - canas, marisa snails to name a couple. rabbit snails are really neat, but far as i know they are slow at gaining numbers. rabbit snails give live birth to one baby snail at a time. why do you want a snail that would multiply readily? i'd be concerned about a tank takeover that way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprucegruve Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 yes snails can take over a tank quick.quick breeding snails are often a problem in the long run. i have way too many MTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 I've seeded all of my tanks with the so-called "pest" snails. I think the little critters add a little excitement and nice snacks for my cichlids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 haha oh yes i'm quite familiar with snail takeovers, i'm attempting to breed assassins as another project and they need a lot like a LOT of baby MTS's. I'm actually hoping for a takeover of something more bigger than MTS's, as much as i love them (they are amazing for plants) they're too small to be any good to a baby or even a dwarf cichlid. I want to recreate the dead snail shell fields on the bottom of Tanganyika. Just not with boring store bought snails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 just looked up rabbit snails on google images OMG i want some! does anyone know where to get any in calgary?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 just looked up rabbit snails on google images OMG i want some! does anyone know where to get any in calgary?? I've seen these at Pisces Pets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 what about giant ramshorns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprucegruve Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) hey if you want the common brown rabbit snails(not the neon colorful ones) there is a store in st albert that sells them for 30cents each also give the-influence a pm he has a ton of spixi snails -edit- i can bring you down a bag when i come to calgary on the 9th Edited October 5, 2011 by Sprucegruve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 what about giant ramshorns? giant ramshorns are marisa snails, and are plant eaters. i've never seen them for sale in Edmonton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 i'm ok with plant eaters i'm hoping to ultimately build a population in my African tank. the only name i could find is the family "Lanistes", they come from the rift area of Africa and from what i can tell could go in a cichlid tank, the only problem is i have no idea where to find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 http://www.applesnail.net/content/lanistes.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I also saw these snails for sale at the CAS auction on the 2nd and i'm kicking myself for not finding out what they are and how they breed, and for not buying them lol does anyone have any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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