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kowar100 Fingerling Posts: 47 Kudos: 45 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Sep-2005	Are Black Mystery Snails and Gold Mystery Snails considered Apple Snails? I read they were in the 120-species Apple Snail family. Also, is it okay to have just 1 snail in my ten-gallon? Thanks so much.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	kowar100, The Doctors think it is as can be seen in [link=This Link]http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1078" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link], but maybe this is the one you looked at. And sure it is ok to have only one. But remember that snails count towards your bio-load (means at least 1 fish less). Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Generally black mystery and gold mystery snails are 2 different applesnail species. The ones usually sold as gold mystery won't even physically fit in a 10g when fully grown. The black mysteries are always the smaller applesnail species because the large ones don't come in that color. There are also more than a dozen colors the black mystery aka bridgessi applesnail comes in including gold. Buying a gold mystery snail is a gamble which species you'll actually get unless you are really good at identifying snails.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Yes you can have just 1 snail in a tank, but honestly I would rather have the additional fish at least they don't purposefully go after the plants heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Small applesnails(bridgessi) do not eat plants. They are mostly carnivorous and prefer fish foods over plant matter or algae. They will nibble algae a little in passing and eat some vegetables but I have 50 in a 90g planted tank without a single chewed on leaf. The large species of applesnails and giant ramshorn(marisa applesnails) will eat plants and can strip a tank bare overnight.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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