View Full Version : My first snail!
TheIrishJedi
05-25-2009, 9:13 PM
http://x83.xanga.com/a2ff4af374534244129988/m193461096.jpg
(sorry for the crappy shot)
What is it?
Apparently snails and shrimps are fast becoming banned in my county for some reason. Something to do with a local E Coli outbreak in the sewers. That is what my LFS's have been telling me. I finally found one that carried some and they only had these guys.
Labeled "Gold Snails." @ $1.99
How do I get it to lay eggs?
msjinkzd
05-25-2009, 9:16 PM
That is a juvenile pomacea bridgesii, for it to lay eggs you need both sexes.
TheIrishJedi
05-25-2009, 9:19 PM
That is a juvenile pomacea bridgesii, for it to lay eggs you need both sexes.
Crap.
How can you sex them?
Got any pictures of a full grown one by chance?
DoN_WoN
05-25-2009, 9:27 PM
Crap.
How can you sex them?
Got any pictures of a full grown one by chance?
Golden Apple Snail/Golden Mystery Snaili have 4 of those in my 5, they get pretty big, mine are about the size of a golden dollar! they need male and female to breed, raise temp, lower water level and feed generously, BTW they lay eggs out of the water, thats why i said to lower water level..U NEED A HOOD TOO..they will go out of the tank if u dont have a hood
TheIrishJedi
05-25-2009, 9:30 PM
Golden Apple Snail/Golden Mystery Snaili have 4 of those in my 5, they get pretty big, mine are about the size of a golden dollar! they need male and female to breed, raise temp, lower water level and feed generously, BTW they lay eggs out of the water, thats why i said to lower water level..U NEED A HOOD TOO..they will go out of the tank if u dont have a hood
But I thought it was a pomacea bridgesii? So it is actually an Apple Snail aka Mystery Snail?
snoopy65
05-25-2009, 9:37 PM
Bridgesii are sometimes commonly called Apple or Mystery Snails.
DoN_WoN
05-25-2009, 9:38 PM
But I thought it was a pomacea bridgesii? So it is actually an Apple Snail aka Mystery Snail?
it is a pomacea bridgesii but thats like the fancy/scientific name :)
jackiomy
05-25-2009, 9:51 PM
Here, check out this link. More info than you can ever use.
http://www.applesnail.net/
kyryah
05-25-2009, 10:01 PM
It is a pomacea bridgesii, also known as a Mystery Snail, also known as a brig, brigg, or apple snail. Mystery snails are apple snails but not all apple snails are mystery snails.
Confused yet? :D
Kristina
DoN_WoN
05-25-2009, 10:06 PM
It is a pomacea bridgesii, also known as a Mystery Snail, also known as a brig, brigg, or apple snail. Mystery snails are apple snails but not all apple snails are mystery snails.
Confused yet? :D
Kristina
hahahaha dont confuse them too much
TheIrishJedi
05-26-2009, 3:58 AM
It is a pomacea bridgesii, also known as a Mystery Snail, also known as a brig, brigg, or apple snail. Mystery snails are apple snails but not all apple snails are mystery snails.
Confused yet? :D
Kristina
:nilly:
:help:
lol.
Here, check out this link. More info than you can ever use.
http://www.applesnail.net/
Thanks! :thm: