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Looking for some Zebra Neritina snails or Malaysian Trumpet Snails...

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#1 ·
If anyone can recommend a place online I can get these for reasonable prices or if anyone is giving any away I will glady take them off your hands. I know for some people they are pests.
 
#5 ·
Yeah, they were all different sizes.

I got maybe 4 that were around an inch, most of them were between .5 .75 probably, and a few little ones, I put probably thirty into my 10 gallon, and I definitely see them, but they by no means overcrowd the tank since they're so small and spend most of their time in the substrate.


I could probably count 15 easy just poking around the tank, and I figure if I can count half of what I put in there, the other half is probably just eluding me, rather than actually dead.


They did an awesome job cleaning up the brown algae all over my clay pot, and on the white gravel I had in there.

If you have a 10 gallon or bigger, personally I would say the 40 trumpets would probably be fine, my 10 gallon is overstocked for the time being, but they seem to be doing fine.

(10 gallon with gravel, fake plants, one airstone, aqueon 10 HOB filter, one comet goldfish <4 inches, two common goldfish <4 inches, the 30~ snails, and as of yesterday an amano shrimp, and I figure if they shrimp can live in the conditions and -seem- happy and healthy, the snails really aren't affecting the bioload much)
 
#4 ·
I think 1-5 snails per gallon would be fine.

You can also ask sweet aquatics to send you some without a purchase- as many as you want for about $5.

I did it about a month ago and ordered 2 dwarf baby tears in the box with them... Baby tears died but the snails shall live on, and the way I look at it I still got a decent deal just for the 40-50 mts I got.
 
#8 ·
I just checked with sweet aquatics- they have 4 different kinds of nerites for less than $2 each. (Okay, not much less than $2- $1.99)

Oh, the plants. LOL.

They sent them perfectly healthy- dwarf baby tears just request higher light levels than all my other plants- I didn't think it was worth it to replace my fixture for one $4 plant. :)
 
#10 ·
I'm going to be in Newberry Springs this Friday. If you want to make the trip out and meet me there I'll give you a handful for free. Your dog and mine can swim and play in the lake there! It's only a four hour drive round trip, lol. Your dog looks like alot of fun. :)

My LFS has them and will give them away by the handfuls. Maybe one of yours has freebies too??
 
#11 ·
Oh Cali huh..ok 3hr 52 mins.. I do like spontaneous road trips. --Actually this pup is like a cat and hates water . I call him "princess" my other pit is the waterdog. Today I called multiple LFSs and either no one carried them or no one had them. Las vegas really sucks for fish shops and lots of other small businesses. Keep going out of business or are catered to salt water.
 
#12 ·
Alot of my lake ski friends come from Henderson, if I thought any of them were leaving before next Monday to head back home I'd have them ferry them to you. If you want to PM your address to me I'll drop some in the mail for you tomorrow. They are pretty tough little snails and would make the two day trip. The ones I had came from Vegas (I think it was The Yellow Shrimp- aquabid seller). I'd be happy to toss some your way, no charge.
 
#13 · (Edited)
Gee I'm have tons of tiny tiny MTS that are about the size of a ball on a quiting pin. I can fish some out and mail them to you. They might be Assassin snail babies but I was told they were MTS snails. I can put them in a plastic bag with paper like I got my plants shipped and 1 MTS whitch my friend told me to get rid of as they breed like crazy. and put it in one of those envelope things and priority mail it really cheap. Let me know as I'm going to have surgey on June 1 so maybe I can get it out to you after I feel better a week or two after.
 
#17 ·
I'm glad they arrived. I have so many that are the size of pinheads I just had to give you a few of those, lol. They will multiply soon enough, as long as you don't overfeed your tank they won't get out of control.
 
#21 ·
Hah..I have been looking at assassins..for when they multiply..I am hung up on inverts...its new to me. I am just annoyed with fish for now. These guys are way more calm..lol. I originally bought a school of bloodfinned tetra but they were giving me a headache because they were bullying eachother. i know there is some rule about how many males to female ratio but try to tell that to a teenager that doesnt even want to be working at the LFS. And then have him try to decifer which is male and female. Before that it was a load of african cichlids..so yes I like a peaceful tank now..
 
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