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	snails on bio load
gaz2374 Fingerling Posts: 44 Kudos: 48 Votes: 1 Registered: 24-Mar-2005	thinking about having just one or two snail not the massive apple snails but something bit smaller . just wanted to no how they would efect the bio load.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	well, if you are talking a non-apple snail, depending on the snail you will have many more than one or two in a short amount of time. how big of a tank are you talking about? "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
gaz2374 Fingerling Posts: 44 Kudos: 48 Votes: 1 Registered: 24-Mar-2005	in my 20g . if u have read my other posts i wont be puttin them in yet cos its still cycling . well how about an apple then would they not breed as much or what.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	you could have one apple snail and it will never produce any more snails unless it's a female with fertile eggs when you get it. apple snails require two to breed, but most other snails can get by with one until there are more of them "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
gaz2374 Fingerling Posts: 44 Kudos: 48 Votes: 1 Registered: 24-Mar-2005	so how can u sex them or can they change there sex like some creatures can do
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	if you're just going to keep one, there is no need to sex it, because it still needs a mate to reproduce. and yes, they will sometimes change sexes, but only if there is more than one. you can check out [link=applesnail.net]http://www.applesnail.net" style="COLOR: #ff0044[/link] for much more info about apple snails "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	Depending on the snail, they often have a bioload larger than a similar sized fish. The general rule in housing them is 2 gallons of water for each 1" of shell diameter.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	so then in a 20g you could have a 10" snail? that's a BIG snail "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	You wanna' see a BIG snail... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/SSanchez/African-snail-2.jpg I guess you could attempt to keep something like that in a 20 gallon. I sure wouldn't...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Well aside from the fact it wouldn't fit the giant african snail is a land snail. So you would have one large drowned snail. There is a species or 2 of applesnail that will rival the size of those guys.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	i think i might have one of them... moondog attached this image: "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	In addition to the fact they're VERY illegal here in the states.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	We could use them around here. We have escaped escargot snails up to the armpits in Southern California. A nice gastropodivore would be very much welcomed.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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