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zebra Fish Master Posts: 1671 Kudos: 291 Votes: 37 Registered: 08-Oct-2001	In my 5.5 g. tank I have some baby pest snails!!!! I am going to have to get them all out of the tank here before too long, but i have a probably really dumb question- but how big can pest snails get?? i was just kinda curious, thanks -kristin ~!!I lOve LiFe!!~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Veneer Enthusiast Posts: 174 Kudos: 146 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Oct-2004	Adult size would depend on what species they are - can you describe their outward appearance?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
zebra Fish Master Posts: 1671 Kudos: 291 Votes: 37 Registered: 08-Oct-2001	Well the shell of them comes to a point, and the point goes off to the side-- its kinda hard to see them b/c they are so little!!!! It looks like a normal pest snail that comes in on live plants. -kristin ~!!I lOve LiFe!!~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Georgia Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 108 Votes: 3 Registered: 18-Feb-2005	If it's shaped kinda like a football, it's either a Lymnea or a Physid. Physids are more common, from what I've seen, and don't get larger than 0.5". Lymnea stagnalis is known as the Giant Pond Snail for a reason. They can get much larger, but no more than 1.0" long. They also have triangular shaped antennas. Like little ears.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
zebra Fish Master Posts: 1671 Kudos: 291 Votes: 37 Registered: 08-Oct-2001	ok thank you!!! and also-- i have a apple snail in there, and i was wondering- will he eat the pest snails? thanks ~!!I lOve LiFe!!~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Snails are Pests & if you don't remove them, they'll multiply in days. Another problem is overfeeding, if they'll find food, they'll multiply. I don't think that the Apple Snail will eat the other snails. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Georgia Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 108 Votes: 3 Registered: 18-Feb-2005	It's not really accurate that snails multiply in a matter of days. MTS's might be the closest exception to that, since they are livebearers. Physids and Lymneas lay jelly-like egg masses under the water, which take at least a week to hatch out. And apple snails also lay eggs, which take more than two weeks to hatch.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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