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amico Hobbyist Posts: 112 Kudos: 138 Votes: 4 Registered: 05-Jan-2005	i am getting an apple snail and was wondering if i dhould lower the temp in the tank a little because i noticed that they are in the same tanks as the goldfish and are un heated should i lower the temp or will they be ok if i jsut let the bag float in the tank for a while to get them acostumed
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	you shouldn't have to float your snail in a bag when you put them in a new tank. they can regulate their own temps and won't come out until they feel ready to "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Georgia Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 108 Votes: 3 Registered: 18-Feb-2005	Yep, moondog's right. Temperature changes and differing water paramaters don't really phase them. To be safe, you can take them out of the water they're in and let them have a few minutes of "air time", then put them into the tank. Regarding what temp they should be kept at, they're also very tolerant. I wouldn't keep them with goldfish, since they're a bit nippy in general. But, an unheated tank is okay. They're more active at higher temps, but generally don't live as long.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Cory_Di Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 7953 Kudos: 2917 Votes: 25 Registered: 19-Dec-2002	Amico - here is a great site on info for applesnails. I got my first one a few weeks ago and spent a few hours hunting and pecking through this site. I encourage you to go there and do the same. I had many misconceptions that could have killed him. [link=http://www.applesnail.net]http://www.applesnail.net" style="COLOR: #C000C0[/link]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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