Bender Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Currently I have the standard gold/brown mystery snails in my tanks, along with some rams horns and trumpet snails that came in on some plants, but I'd love some other types as well. So what can we get? I keep reading about these baseball sized snails available over seas, can we get them here? Does anyone keep any other interesting varieties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 There's always the native waterhouse snails and blond snail. In Europe you can get mystery snails in every colour, blue, green, purple, pink etc etc, but seeing as you can't import snails it doesn't really do us much good here:( I'm trying to figure out a way to bring back snail eggs from Europe. Don't suppose AQIS would listen to reason and allow them, seeing as you can already get the same species in every pet store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 someone had some interesting ones a while back, http://ausaqua.net/forum/index.php?showtop...6&hl=snails Dave at aquagreen sells a few different native varieties as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killimike Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 There are three or four colours of mystery snails around, not just the usual petshop ones. I have: yellow shell, pink body yellow shell, blue body brown shell, blue body The blue bodies are particularly nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 You've forgotten pond snails :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I have a few that I haven't seen at pet stores too. In addition to the regular golden one, I also have wild colour (blue body, brown shell with dark brown stripes), jade (blue body, golden shell) and golden with stripes. But I'd really love some baby blue ones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Any chance of some pics? The idea of a blue snail is intriguing! I guess if there is no imports there won't be any apple snails Oh well! Those ones from someone are awesome! Did any one manage to breed from their purchases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Here are a few different colours: http://www.snailshop.ashopcommerce.co.uk/c...ium-snails.html And here are som more: http://akvaforum.no/dyr.cfm?id=1101&tab=3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Thanks Marianne! Are your blue ones the same as the ones in the second link? They are very cool! As for the ones on the second page of the first link *drool* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Wow! I wish we could get those bee striped nerites here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killimike Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 You've forgotten pond snails Not unintentionally :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 No, mine only have blue bodies, the shells are either dark brown or golden:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 here are some photos of the ones I got off someone Mine produced eggs but nothing ever eventuated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Marianne I love the ones with the yellow-brown shell and blue body! I think the colour shows up better than when the shell is bluish too. Thanks for the pictures Daniel, they are nice! It's a shame the eggs were not successful. Do you think they just didn't hatch, or were they perhaps eaten by something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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