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bmcelfresh  Hobbyist Posts: 77 Kudos: 81 Votes: 4 Registered: 14-Oct-2004   | I have a mystery snail. In order for him to get bigger, do I need to supply a new shell in the tank or will he get bigger on his own? Barb |
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| mariosim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 245 Votes: 20 Registered: 28-Jul-2004  | it will get bigger on its own- no need to add empty shells. |
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| BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004 | i agree with mariosim shell grows with the snail Last edited by BeastKeeper at 29-Oct-2004 13:00 |
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| johnnylaw1984 Enthusiast Posts: 158 Kudos: 168 Votes: 19 Registered: 27-Sep-2004 | snails automatically grow there shells as they grow |
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| mariosim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 245 Votes: 20 Registered: 28-Jul-2004 | feed it properly and it will grow to an impressive size rather quickly- green beans, romaine, pellets, etc. there are lots of excellent sites that give detailed info on these guys. just do a search on "mystery snail care" and go from there. alot of members here have tons of experiance with them as well. welcome to the site. |
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| AW0L Enthusiast Posts: 181 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Jan-2004 | to speed up there growth depends on temp of the tank and food. spinach is probably the best at growing these things since its high in calcium and iodine. but this will severly reduce there life span but get to breed faster. |
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openwater  Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004  | Water tempature also plays a role in how fast the snail will grow. Higher water temp will give faster growth, but also with faster growth due to the higher temp they will experience a shorter life span. |
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jake Fish Addict Posts: 594 Kudos: 875 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Mar-2004 | There is a lot of good information on this snail on [link=http://www.applesnail.net/]http://www.applesnail.net/" style="COLOR: #FF4040[/link] , and your mystery snail is also known as Pomacea bridgesii ( scientific name) if you want to do further research on it on that site or any other. |
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