mrshanepaul Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Seen this on trademe and had a bit of a chuckle. When I first seen a few snails on the plants I got from hollywood, I was quite happy to have a new "thing" living in my tank. I am now officially a "snail hunter"... He wants $12, around 0.50c a snail! My favourite comment is: "so you can start your own breeding program as ours seem rather fertile." These are just standard fresh water aquatic snails. I do not know what type they are as they came on some plants which we bought from the pet shop, they have since multiplied extensively and we now have over 60-odd in our tank. We have a few big ones but mostly they are only little baby snails about the size of a pin-head. The auction is for 25 snails over a range of sizes so you can start your own breeding program as ours seem rather fertile. If you have any questions feel free to ask and we'll try and answer them, please note that our fish knowledge is not very high Please dont ask for a photo of one as we dont have a digital camera I dont think they will survive postage so its pick up only Happy bidding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 If someone's willing to buy them for that, it's their problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 i noticed that too. made me laugh as i have nearly 100 that i'm going to get rid of. i wouldn't of thought of selling them though as they are too common and all you need is 2 to get started on your way to over population. i'm currently in the process of clearing them out of my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrshanepaul Posted November 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 If someone's willing to buy them for that, it's their problem. Of course, and I am sure some will have a use. I was just imagining a newbie (like I was) reading this and seeding their tank with a water rat. He says that some feed them to their reptiles and so forth. One man's rat is another man's snake food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Nothing wrong with snails, they're great at keeping the tank clean, eat algae, feed some fish. I don't see any downside to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrshanepaul Posted November 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Assuming you have the right fish and a large tank to hold!? I will have trumpet snails by the end of today, much nicer. I did not think you chose to breed them, they sort of organised their own "breeding program". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrshanepaul Posted November 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 I seen some saltwater puffers in hollywood and drooled. I would absolutely love to have a marine tank, but there is absolutely no way the wifey is going to agree to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Trumpet snails are even more prolific than these snails you know - they're live bearing! It took me a total rehaul of one of my tanks to get rid of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrshanepaul Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Maybe I will go into business then.... You can't seem to win with snails... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Except for Ramshorns - they rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 I believe some snails act as an intermediary harbouring parasites that can find their way to fish, so that is a potential downside. Not all of them do though. Personally when I re setup my 4foot tank i'll be potassium permanganating (organic killer) all the plants to rid them of snails and eggs but I'm sure they'll show up eventually *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 I've grown to dislike ramshorns over time. They put out too much waste and it just makes a tank filthy. S'okay if you have an aqua one tank with the filter intake at gravel level (though they seem to get stuck to it and die quite often) but in other tanks they litter the floor with the green droppings much worse than any other snails I've ever had. My personal new winner for "best snail" is brown 'mystery' snails. Rather cool egg sacs, as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Wow mine don't really leave any visable waste at all, I do feed them shrimp pellets though so maybe their diet makes a difference. I just did a water change on the 1.5ft tank that they're in for the first time in about a month and the water that I siphoned out of the gravel was almost crystal clear and there's at least 20 of them in the tank, if not more. The filter for the tank is an aqua clear hang on, the tank is way overfiltered so maybe that affects it too. I haven't cleaned the filter in the 8 months the tank has been going though : / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrshanepaul Posted November 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Wow mine don't really leave any visable waste at all, I do feed them shrimp pellets though so maybe their diet makes a difference. High protein foods don't have as much waste as vege foods, so you may be onto something. I assume that ALL food makers would add SOME roughage to everything however for obvious reasons. (although the talk of fish consitipation suggests not enough??) I used to hate shrimp pellets for feeding my corys. Once they saturate with water they become all fluffy and very messy. My danios would pick up pieces and then swim the length of the tank spewing a trail of shrimp!?!? Sometimes they would grab a mouthful, move away from the feeding area and "puff" it out all over the tank. They would do the same with the flake, although not as bad. Made me wonder if danios taste like sardines... Then i tried to find solutions: First I placed them inside or on top of half a sunken ship feature. Danios still got in. Although they are surface feeders, they can angle their bodies to pick it up. I laid glass coasters under where I fed them flake and used a home made feeding ring. This caught much of the flake and bits and pieces, but hurt the ambiance of the tank. I thought about this for ages and then went to the $2 shop. Found some glass candle holders that had a very good shape. They are only 2 inches or so high. _ _ \ / | | - (the best i could do) Anyways, it has two levels of glass with the base level being a candle sized hole. This meant that the danios could not angle up enought to get at the shrimp! Only corys and the algae eating twins could. They look kinda stylish also. I was very pleased with myself after that. Was almost tempted to post it as a suggestion, but thought other probably have better solutions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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