New apple snails

[Corbin]

I just got about 40 apple snails. colors; gold, white, blue, green. :D

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[Melody]

Congrat's... I hope you have a lot of tank space....lol.

[Corbin]

i have to much tank space ;)

[Melody]

Not anymore you don't - every one of those little buggers will need at least a gallon to themselves. Most say more, but I say a gallon is fine for Bridgesii. Cana's are a whole different story.

I like the Jades - its one of my fave colors. In fact, I'm out of them so bring them over here...lol.

[Corbin]

lol im keeping them in a 10 gallon for now but gonna move some to my 33 and 55 soon, i took the ones already in my 55 out becuz they would always hide in there shells :( it happen after the last water change and i cant figure out the problem.. but there fine in the 10:err:.
maybe you know whats going on in the 55 ?
what are the dominate colors? like if white body breeds with a dark would it be random or would it be dark or white?? and same for shells, ive never breed apple snails before. :wideeyed:

[Melody]

If they're staying in their shells something is picking on them. They'll stress and starve eventually if they're kept in a tank where they're aggressively picked on.

There's a color chart here (http://www.angelfire.com/va/myevolution/snails/colorcombos.htm).

[Corbin]

i never see anyone pic on them.. maybe its during the night ??? well i took them out they should be all good now :)

thanks

[Melody]

It should be good until you have to do daily waterchanges in a 10G - they won't last long in there I'm afraid - the shells will suffer almost immediately. Messy creatures. I'm sure you'll be able to find homes for them if it proves to be too much though, they're nice snailbies. :smile:

[Corbin]

yeah i know, im not gonna keep them in there for long, just a quick QT, i have already moved some to one of my 33 and there doing fine. with in the next week they will all be in good sized tanks.. i wish i had a 100g though.. so i could raise a snail army :laugh::laugh: and if they get to outta hand, witch i doubt, i know someone who will be glad to take em ;) lol

[Melody]

Probably lots of someones....lol....they're a popular thing, them snails.

[Corbin]

and they were free :wideeyed: there all about nickle - quarter size.. but one is almost tennis ball size

[Melody]

Yeah some people are getting overrun with them and those colors are more common so they don't move as quickly.

[Corbin]

HAHA, i was changing my tank around today, and i notice few day old clutch.. i guess this was my 2 i had before i got these :laugh: gonna be lots now

[Melody]

Oh dear :wideeyed: , when it rains it pours....lol....did you want my address now or later? :laugh:

[Corbin]

Lol later.... i found out the attacker.. it was the jewel cichlid, as soon as i put a few in there and they open up it tried to rip one of the small ones face off :swoon: but i moved her to a different tank

[Melody]

I should have thought of a newcomer, since they were fine before. Well at least you know now. That's great - it would be a shame to get freebies and then not be able to keep them.:(

[Corbin]

if i have trouble keeping to many of them, i can find them good homes.. my life has only to do with aquariums so its no hassle :yes: