new spixi's

[thebullit]

hi guys,
i received my 1st spixi snails yesterday. just as i turned there lights on just now to my amazment 1 of them was laying her 1st clutuch already.
and advice about duration, and care for the eggs. not looked into it yet as didnt expect eggs from these so soon.

[thebullit]

will shrimp or other snails eat the eggs?

[pixl8r]

Shrimp might, if they're hungry and able to. Everyone I know that breeds A. spixi's have no problem with their populations being too small. ;)

[thebullit]

would it be wise to just leave them there on the leaf or move to a floating breeder?

[Fishy_Fun]

i would leave them just as they are.they should be fine wuth shrimp and snails.

[thebullit]

cool will do thanks

[msjinkzd]

there eggs are really cool since they are clear you can see the developing babies through the sac. They are similar to apples in that there is a similar duration until they hatch (about two weeks). The babies are super tiny and super cute. These are prolific breeders, so watch out!! they often hide the egg clutches in plants. They are super cute!!! congrats on them, i have been trying to get them in my area for some time now but the permits are unattainable as they can interbreed with marisas and become big plant eaters. Good luck, and more pics! here is a link to a thread about breeding spixis: http://www.applesnail.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=17101&highlight=asolene+spixi&sid=28eeca524ddbd198d8377ccf8c3a6539

[H3D]

Nice snail.

[thebullit]

thanks guys, that was a good thread Jinkz thanks

[StereoKills]

Very cool! I have also wanted to get my hands on one of these, but like Msjinkz said, very hard to come by around here.

[thebullit]

darn them restrictions and licenses. i have not looked into it yet but do you guys think i would be able to get these licenses to ship to the us? and other places?

[msjinkzd]

definately not to the us, I just applied for spixi permits and was flat out denied. I don't know about UK restrictions.

[thebullit]

rite ok cheers

[Mgamer20o0]

i have some...... i see eggs in there all the time but its not lighted very well so i am not sure if i have some baby snails in there or not.

[thebullit]

i have some...... i see eggs in there all the time but its not lighted very well so i am not sure if i have some baby snails in there or not.

nice1 hope you start to see some soon mg.

[Mgamer20o0]

same goes for you

[thebullit]

tanks mate lol

[Elfinbrook]

Yes, spixis are cute but a warning - I ordered 2 mystery snails from Rainbow Snails and received instead 5 spixis. I put them in my 60 gallon tank and I thought alright, lets see what develops. They started laying egg clutches and I was delighted. Within 2 months, the tank was overrun with spixis. Not only that, they ate every plant in sight including anubias and java fern. I transferred all of them, by now upwards of 100 snails, into an empty 10 gallon, where they now reside by themselves, eating anything I put in the tank. If I feed them regularly, either algae wafers or zucchini squash or yams, they start laying eggs again, which I remove. Just a warning.....

[thebullit]

thanks for the heads up, but i am not aware that they eat live plants. do they if so a new set up for me lol

[msjinkzd]

marisas and spixis can interbreed and cause plant eating spixi looking snails. Its why they are so restricted as there is not way to tell by looking if they are plant friendly or plant eating once interbred. here is a link to a thread:http://www.applesnail.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18597&highlight=spixi+interbreeding+marisa&sid=58d793ace9598626e3147329edab0eaa

spixis (pure ones) do not eat healthy plants if provided with an ample food source. There are reports of them eating/not eating plants but typically they are considered planted tank "safe" enough.

[Mgamer20o0]

Yes, spixis are cute but a warning - I ordered 2 mystery snails from Rainbow Snails and received instead 5 spixis. I put them in my 60 gallon tank and I thought alright, lets see what develops. They started laying egg clutches and I was delighted. Within 2 months, the tank was overrun with spixis. Not only that, they ate every plant in sight including anubias and java fern. I transferred all of them, by now upwards of 100 snails, into an empty 10 gallon, where they now reside by themselves, eating anything I put in the tank. If I feed them regularly, either algae wafers or zucchini squash or yams, they start laying eggs again, which I remove. Just a warning.....

well i have 20 or so of them and i still have a big thing of java moss in there. i havent found any babies with out a light its hard to tell.

[thebullit]

marisas and spixis can interbreed and cause plant eating spixi looking snails. Its why they are so restricted as there is not way to tell by looking if they are plant friendly or plant eating once interbred. here is a link to a thread:http://www.applesnail.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18597&highlight=spixi+interbreeding+marisa&sid=58d793ace9598626e3147329edab0eaa

spixis (pure ones) do not eat healthy plants if provided with an ample food source. There are reports of them eating/not eating plants but typically they are considered planted tank "safe" enough.

my thorts to jinkz.

[thebullit]

marisas are the giant ramshorn snails right? but will they inter breed with normal smaller ramshorns?

[thebullit]

lol day 3 of having my A spixi snails. i bought 4 of these and i have a second clutch.

[msjinkzd]

sweet! happy happy birthday to you!

[thebullit]

thank you Rachel.

[msjinkzd]

and no, they won't interbreed with common ramshorns, the giant(columbian) ramshorns are an apple snail species (marisa cornasomething or another)

[thebullit]

lol just as i thort but was just checking, as i have commons of various colours and patterns, wouldnt like my plants eaten either.

[grannylvsfish]

Yes, spixis are cute but a warning - I ordered 2 mystery snails from Rainbow Snails and received instead 5 spixis. I put them in my 60 gallon tank and I thought alright, lets see what develops. They started laying egg clutches and I was delighted. Within 2 months, the tank was overrun with spixis. Not only that, they ate every plant in sight including anubias and java fern. I transferred all of them, by now upwards of 100 snails, into an empty 10 gallon, where they now reside by themselves, eating anything I put in the tank. If I feed them regularly, either algae wafers or zucchini squash or yams, they start laying eggs again, which I remove. Just a warning.....

I think you should share LOL!! do sevrums like these? shell and all? if so I have jsut the place for them :grinyes:

[thebullit]

:lol: i have a nice place for them

[Elfinbrook]

I'd love to ship my 100 spixis off to the UK. But you'd eventually curse me for it. At first, I let them breed, but now feel guilty for allowing nature to get out of control. I guess I'll continue to remove the new eggs as they are laid and let the current population live the good life of veggies and algae wafers and die of old age.
:wall:

[mphunk]

Bullit, you are the snail whipserer.

[thebullit]

Bullit, you are the snail whipserer.


well i try and do my best :lol:

[Yadokari]

Ahh! I just bought two spixi snails last week and today, I found small white beads on my glass! I'm so excited :) They're extremely hard to come by around my area.
Buying those two cost me a lot too! $4 ea :( but that's okay, luckily, it was a female and male and now it's going to pay off. (I saw them mounting yesterday, thought it was just cute but I guess they were mating. lol)

[thebullit]

well done, congrates. had mine nearly a week and have 4 clutches lol.

[thebullit]

sorry just been to feed, now 5 clutches

[Yadokari]

3 for me now :o My god, these guys just don't stop laying eggs! Not that it's a bad thing of course (not for me anyway)...
It's illegal to export them right? I want to try and locally sell them off so I don't have to squish them just to control the population.

[grannylvsfish]

Anyone acually have a pic of these spixis egg sacks?? I am very interested but could not find info on the web.
do they look like ramshorn sacs? which I have about 100 sacs of !! :eek:

[Yadokari]

Not my egg clutch, too lazy to get a cam and take a pic of it. But it looks like this...
http://home.mchsi.com/~masts/christmasspixis.jpg

[grannylvsfish]

Very cool ! Thanks Yadokari !!

[thebullit]

will take some of mine later and post.

[thebullit]

sory guys there a bit late but heres a few pics of my A Spixi snail egg sacks