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Notice: Under current Federal Law it is not legal
to ship snails across state borders without a special federal
permit for each state. The cost of the permits is so high that
it precludes shipping snails. So we do not ship snails at this
time. We apologize for any disappointment this causes.
Common Name
Scientific Name
Max. Size
Columbian
Ram's Horn
Marisa
cornuarietis
2" to
3"
Black
Mystery Snail
Pomacea
bridgesi
2" to
3"
Gold
Mystery Snail
Pomacea
canaliculata
2" to
3"
Periwinkle
Snail
Pomacea
paludosa
2" to
3"
Common Name
Scientific Name
Max. Size
Note that scientific names such as Ambularia
cuprina are now obsolete synonyms, and the correct
scientific names are given in the table below.
Appropriate Home
These
Snails all do well in fish bowls, in ponds,
in warm water aquariums, and in cool water aquariums
with a water temperature between 65 and 82 degrees
F.
But these Snails cannot be kept in cold water
below 65 degrees for extended periods. They
will die in a few days at a temperature of 50
degrees F. So they cannot stay outside in ponds
in areas with temperatures below 65 degrees
F.
All these Snails can tolerate some aquarium
salt dissolved in the water. In fact they can
tolerate more than the 1 Tablespoon of Aquarium
Salt per 5 gallons of water that is often recommended
as a treatment for fish.
So you do not need to remove the Snails when
you add this amount of salt to your water. But
be sure the Snails do not come into contact
with the solid particles of salt. A good way
to add salt to an aquarium is to put the salt
in a net and hold the net in the water until
the salt dissolves.
These Snails may be sensitive to the Quick Cure,
and so we recommend that you gently move your
Snails to another container filled with safe
water before you treat your aquarium with Quick
Cure. Click
here to read more about using Aquarium Salt
and Quick Cure.
Here
is another picture from Wally
Billingham of a Black Mystery Snail.
Recommended Diet
These Snails will eat many kinds of food. They
seem to do very well on a diet of flake food,
eating the tiny bits that settle to the bottom
and are usually not eaten by the fish. In this
way Snails usually improve the quality of the
water. But they are not a substitute for regular
maintenance. Click
here to read more about regular maintenance.
These Snails will also eat living plants such
as the ones we sell. Click
here
to see the list of plants we sell. The amount
of damage they will do to live plants varies
with each type of plant and each type of snail.
The Gold Mystery Snail seems to eat more of
most plants than the other snail species.
Here
is a third picture from Wally
Billingham, who says, "This is Edgar
... a Giant Columbian Ram's Horn
Snail." Edgar does look quite a
bit like the Columbian Ram's Horn
Snails that we sell.
Compatibility
These
Snails are compatible with most fish except
some huge fish that may be able to crush the
snail's shell.
Puffers,
Clown Loaches, and
Yoyo Loaches love to eat Snails, but the
Snails shown on this page are usually too big
for most fish to eat.
Size and Lifespan
These Snails will live about 12 to 16 months
when kept in water at a temperature of 82 degrees
F. At a temperature of 65 degrees F. Snails
have a lifespan of at least 3 years perhaps
as long as 10 years. Generally, the cooler the
water the longer the Snails will live. But these
Snails do not live well at a temperature below
about 65 degrees F.
Links about Snails
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here to go to a wonderful web site with
lots of pictures and interesting information
about Snails.
Small Snails
sometimes infest aquariums then multiply rapidly,
and become a difficult problem to eliminate.
Click
here for information about how to safely
Get Rid of Small Snails in your aquarium.
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