Topic: Show us your Snails!

[October]

Ugh.
I have four clutches.
Anyone wanna buy a clutch? haha.

[Mommy2prayer]

My apple ran out of "supplies" months ago but still lays infertile clutches constantly, she's driving me nuts!  (she has no male friends but stored sperm from when she was in the pet shop)

[Mommy2prayer]

My apple has seriously grown since I've been on here last...   She's gone from small and cute to huge and kinda creepy...

Before...



After...



And she's still growing...

[Lupin]

I haven't posted my snail pics yet but here they are.

Pomacea diffusa (formerly Pomacea bridgesii)
















Babies














Pomacea canaliculata








Eggs hatching...


Babies






Clithon corona

[gavenkh]

Here are some pictures of my Apple Snails. They are Pomacea Bridgesii and Pomacea Canaliculata. I have some slideshows with more pictures but this site will not allow me to upload them. If you would like to see them... go here... http://skyalbum.com/user.php?userId=103199

There are also some slideshows there of my sugar gliders and frogs.

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[Cazzie]

I want an Apple Snail so much, but my Mum would kill me if I bought anymore tanks 

This is Zebedee, my Ramshorn (think she's a Giant RH, but not really sure)

[MissMabel]

Nice pictures, I think i'm going to get a snail now for my betta tank

[tom e]

  Here's my snails. All are stowaways, so I don't know what they are.. I've got limpets as well, but I can never find them when I want to get a picture.
I know these guys are really tiny, but I'm hoping that you may be able to ID them for me? My guppies really appreciate any that I smash for them. I have been doing so with any snails that get high enough where I don't have to dip too far down, but on the other hand, if any of these are helpful, I'd leave that species alone. I can't believe how many have actually popped up out of nowhere!

My guess was that they are a rams horn, a pond snail and an MTS. What do you guys think?


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[Mollielover]

I think you have them labeled right, that's what they appear to be to me.  I have 13 tanks set up and snails in all of them.  If you are having an explosion of them it usually means that the tank is being fed to much.  You can keep smashing them but be careful not to cut yourself, I've heard stories of horrible infections from the snails.

[tom e]

I don't think they could be breeding yet, the biggest one in the tank is maybe 1/2 pea sized. A little bit bigger than a bb maybe? I think the ones I'm seeing all came with the plants and are just growing. That possible MTS in the picture is SO tiny, I can't even believe I got that shot. She's smaller than the substrate even.
I would say that they are being very well fed though, algae is really starting to bloom but I have flourish excel on the way.

Thanks for the help! Should I plan on leaving some of them alone? Are the rams horns a nuisance or a help? I do understand that the MTS can be helpful for the substrate?