What apple snails get big?

I have tons of Brigs (golfball size) applesnails in almsot every color imaginable, Purple Magenta Gold ivory Jade blue Stripped Jades (brownish with purple stripes) I even have purple stripped golds (kind brownish lookign stripes purple + gold) . I'd be happy to send a small one out to you for the cost of shipping (like $5). They do need a high PH, above 7 to form healthy shells. Also a good idea to dose some calcium or put a little crushed coral in your filter to help them form healthy shells throughout their short life. just remeber they are tropical snails and need to be in semi-warm water about 73 deg is perfect.

Are you sure your betta would get along with a snail or if they like tropical tanks? Some fish like to nip at their feelers because they look somewhat like worms. my guppys used to but all the ones that were raised in the tank with the snails know better than to bother them. PM me if you want one, I know they are a bit cheaper in stores but I can assure you mine are probably healthier and I have many colors. I have been selling them by the bulk.
 
I kinda want a few golfball-sized snails for my tank, but I know that my clown loaches will pick them apart and eat them. What do you guys think about one golfball-sized snail for a 10g with 2 female guppies, 2 ghost shrimp, and about 20 fry?
 
The water/snail rule for Pomacea Brigessi is 2.5 gallons per snail.

So yes, one brig. in a 10 gal. with the shrimp and adult guppies would be good. But you woud need to rehome some of the fry once they have grown a bit. Just to be on the safe side, so you don't end up with water quality issues. ;)
 
But of course... I'm just waiting long enough to separate males and females, and then I'll probably end up giving the fry to my lfs. (I want to see what kind of colors I can get out of them) I'm mostly going to use the 10g as an isolation tank for the pregnant females now, since I've relocated my male and 2 of the females to my 55g.
 
I have 3 adult brings in my 10 gallon and a guppy and a couple ghost shrimps.

Actualy right now I have adolecent guppy fry in there as well about about 50 baby snails too!

I really have to stay on top of water changes even though I have a filter for a 40-50 gallon on the tank. I try to do multiple water changes a week. I keep telling myself it's temporary but I keep getting about 2-3 clutches a week out of these 3 snails... I have been selling the clutches as well but it's getitng a bit ridiculous :)

I'd say I'm a bit overstocked! :duh:

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hondamx said:
That's a very nice tank.
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Thanks but I don't think so. I guess it is an OK tank but it needs alot of work. It's always overstocked with fry and baby snails.

I have no aquascape, I just tossed in and planted some trimmings from the other tank rather than throw them away lol. I put CO2 on it just because I upgrade the setup in my 20 gallon as well so i had an extra bubble ladder etc. basicaly it's my leftovers tank.

The problem with having lots of plants and baby snails is I sometimes burry the baby snails to get uprooted plants back into the ground. I feel bad but there is not much I can do. I'm currently trying to stop breeding the snails (selling basicaly giving away clutches) untill I can get another bag of eco complete.

Now you know why I want to give away snails :)
 
I decided to do some research on the breeding of snails, since I'm really considering getting one or two snails for my 10g, and if they breed allow my clown loaches to munch on the offspring, but I came across something which struck me as odd. According to what I read, apple snails need to lay their eggs above the water line, otherwise the developing embryos will drown. Supposedly its easy for the egg clusters to dry out also. The one thing that really did strike me as odd (beyond the fact that aquatic snails need to lay their eggs on land, though other animals exhibit this behavior too) is that they're either male or female, not both as most snails are. I suppose you learn something new every day. :-)
 
Yea Birth Control is easy, you can just remove the clutches. I just can never bring myself to remove them since they are fairly easy to find a home for.

Mystery Snails are either male or female, not both.

I don't like feeding them to puffer because they are so cool and have personality unlike other snails. You can even train them to some extent to crawel on your hand or eat food from it.
 
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Apple snails go to the surface of the water and breath air through a siphon.
They live under the water but surface often.
Popping off the clutches and throwing them away is the easiest way to control their population. (I find that hard to do)
If you get only males or only females then you do not have to worry about population control issues.
But, if the female has bred before it was sold to you, then you can expect fertile clutches even if "you" do not have a male in the tank.

Hope that helped some. :)
 
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