Apple snail

[anemone]

Hi everyone!
I was just wondering if it is normal for an apple snail to not be able to
float. Also, is it normal for them to get to the top of the tank and then
let themselves go till they get to the bottom, and then keep on going on the
usual business? My snail also prefers goldfish flake to anything green...

[Mean_Chlorine]

Thusly "anemone" > Spake Unto All:

>Hi everyone!
>I was just wondering if it is normal for an apple snail to not be able to
>float.

They float if they want to, which is quite rarely if they're happy and
healthy, by regulating the amount of air under the shell.

>Also, is it normal for them to get to the top of the tank and then
>let themselves go till they get to the bottom, and then keep on going on the
>usual business?

Yep. Easiest way down, you know. If you look you'll see that they
regulate the rate of descent by releasing air if they think they sink
too slowly, and that they check progress by having their antennae
extended (and they don't retract them even though they bump in to
things on the way down).

> My snail also prefers goldfish flake to anything green...

Most animals, even cows, will go for high protein over high fiber, if
given a choice.

[anemone]

hehe....even humans!!! (!)
"Mean_Chlorine" > wrote in message
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> Thusly "anemone" > Spake Unto All:
>
>>Hi everyone!
>>I was just wondering if it is normal for an apple snail to not be able to
>>float.
>
> They float if they want to, which is quite rarely if they're happy and
> healthy, by regulating the amount of air under the shell.
>
>>Also, is it normal for them to get to the top of the tank and then
>>let themselves go till they get to the bottom, and then keep on going on
>>the
>>usual business?
>
> Yep. Easiest way down, you know. If you look you'll see that they
> regulate the rate of descent by releasing air if they think they sink
> too slowly, and that they check progress by having their antennae
> extended (and they don't retract them even though they bump in to
> things on the way down).
>
>> My snail also prefers goldfish flake to anything green...
>
> Most animals, even cows, will go for high protein over high fiber, if
> given a choice.
>

[Ray Martini]

Sounds normal to me. My Apples do the same exact things.


"anemone" > wrote in message
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> Hi everyone!
> I was just wondering if it is normal for an apple snail to not be able to
> float. Also, is it normal for them to get to the top of the tank and then
> let themselves go till they get to the bottom, and then keep on going on
> the usual business? My snail also prefers goldfish flake to anything
> green...
>

[Ozdude]

"anemone" > wrote in message
...
> Hi everyone!
> I was just wondering if it is normal for an apple snail to not be able to
> float. Also, is it normal for them to get to the top of the tank and then
> let themselves go till they get to the bottom, and then keep on going on
> the usual business? My snail also prefers goldfish flake to anything
> green...

Mine does this (floating) on occassion - mainly when I got it.

What it does do all the time is diving - up to the top and then a sucker
release and dive to the bottom ;) It's very funny and I wait for it to do
it. Mine also likes sliding off leaves high up and diving to the bottom -
usually with foot out - like a flying fox/parachute - very funny to watch.

Even if mine is on the far side of the tank, it somehow knows it's feeding
time and it's almost always the first thing on any sinking pellets or discs
I put in. I don't know how it knows because I thought their eyes weren't
that good, but it's there fighting with the fish for a disk - very time ;)

Oz

--
My Aquatic web Blog is at http://members.optusnet.com.au/ivan.smith

[Angrie.Woman]

"Ozdude" > wrote in message
u...
>
> "anemone" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi everyone!
>> I was just wondering if it is normal for an apple snail to not be able to
>> float. Also, is it normal for them to get to the top of the tank and then
>> let themselves go till they get to the bottom, and then keep on going on
>> the usual business? My snail also prefers goldfish flake to anything
>> green...
>
> Mine does this (floating) on occassion - mainly when I got it.
>
> What it does do all the time is diving - up to the top and then a sucker
> release and dive to the bottom ;) It's very funny and I wait for it to do
> it. Mine also likes sliding off leaves high up and diving to the bottom -
> usually with foot out - like a flying fox/parachute - very funny to watch.

I yanked mine out the tank several times the first few days that I had it
because I thought it was dead when it was floating. Have you seen
www.applesnail.net?

I want to get an airstone just for mine. I've seen several snails that like
to ride the bubbles.

A

[anemone]

hahahah!!!! id like to see a snail surfing...now that would be sweet!!!..Im
glad i got my snail because he puts a bit more "strangeness" in the
fishtank!!!!
"Angrie.Woman" > wrote in message
m...
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> "Ozdude" > wrote in message
> u...
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>> "anemone" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Hi everyone!
>>> I was just wondering if it is normal for an apple snail to not be able
>>> to float. Also, is it normal for them to get to the top of the tank and
>>> then let themselves go till they get to the bottom, and then keep on
>>> going on the usual business? My snail also prefers goldfish flake to
>>> anything green...
>>
>> Mine does this (floating) on occassion - mainly when I got it.
>>
>> What it does do all the time is diving - up to the top and then a sucker
>> release and dive to the bottom ;) It's very funny and I wait for it to do
>> it. Mine also likes sliding off leaves high up and diving to the bottom -
>> usually with foot out - like a flying fox/parachute - very funny to
>> watch.
>
> I yanked mine out the tank several times the first few days that I had it
> because I thought it was dead when it was floating. Have you seen
> www.applesnail.net?
>
> I want to get an airstone just for mine. I've seen several snails that
> like to ride the bubbles.
>
> A
>
>
>

[Ozdude]

"Angrie.Woman" > wrote in message
m...
> I yanked mine out the tank several times the first few days that I had it
> because I thought it was dead when it was floating. Have you seen
> www.applesnail.net?
>
> I want to get an airstone just for mine. I've seen several snails that
> like to ride the bubbles.

Oh dear, I think I may have inadvertently killed my smaller of the two
snails I had.

It spent a lot of time floating around after the larger one engulfed it one
day, so I presumed it was dead.

It was all closed up for two days and floated around both of my tanks with
no apparent sign of life.

I buried it in the fish cemetery in the back garden.

Whoops!

Perhaps I should have check applesnail.net before hand? I have print outs on
the species from (bridgesii) there but didn't look any further once I had
the i.d. method.

Poor thing - I think I may have killed it.

Oz

--
My Aquatic web Blog is at http://members.optusnet.com.au/ivan.smith

[Ozdude]

"anemone" > wrote in message
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> hahahah!!!! id like to see a snail surfing...now that would be
> sweet!!!..Im glad i got my snail because he puts a bit more "strangeness"
> in the fishtank!!!!

Mine blows massive bubbles too. Does a dive, then vents big bubbles. You
should see the fish when it does it ;)

Oz

--
My Aquatic web Blog is at http://members.optusnet.com.au/ivan.smith

[Angrie.Woman]

"Ozdude" > wrote in message
u...
>
> "Angrie.Woman" > wrote in message
> m...
>> I yanked mine out the tank several times the first few days that I had it
>> because I thought it was dead when it was floating. Have you seen
>> www.applesnail.net?
>>
>> I want to get an airstone just for mine. I've seen several snails that
>> like to ride the bubbles.
>
> Oh dear, I think I may have inadvertently killed my smaller of the two
> snails I had.
>
> It spent a lot of time floating around after the larger one engulfed it
> one day, so I presumed it was dead.
>
> It was all closed up for two days and floated around both of my tanks with
> no apparent sign of life.

If the door is not open then it is not dead, according to Applesnail.net.

They can live quite a while out of water....:)

A

[Ray Martini]

This is one of the cool things about a sal****er tank. The snails, crabs,
shrimp, and other "critters" that keep it interesting.


"anemone" > wrote in message
...
> hahahah!!!! id like to see a snail surfing...now that would be
> sweet!!!..Im glad i got my snail because he puts a bit more "strangeness"
> in the fishtank!!!!
> "Angrie.Woman" > wrote in message
> m...
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>> "Ozdude" > wrote in message
>> u...
>>>
>>> "anemone" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Hi everyone!
>>>> I was just wondering if it is normal for an apple snail to not be able
>>>> to float. Also, is it normal for them to get to the top of the tank and
>>>> then let themselves go till they get to the bottom, and then keep on
>>>> going on the usual business? My snail also prefers goldfish flake to
>>>> anything green...
>>>
>>> Mine does this (floating) on occassion - mainly when I got it.
>>>
>>> What it does do all the time is diving - up to the top and then a sucker
>>> release and dive to the bottom ;) It's very funny and I wait for it to
>>> do it. Mine also likes sliding off leaves high up and diving to the
>>> bottom - usually with foot out - like a flying fox/parachute - very
>>> funny to watch.
>>
>> I yanked mine out the tank several times the first few days that I had it
>> because I thought it was dead when it was floating. Have you seen
>> www.applesnail.net?
>>
>> I want to get an airstone just for mine. I've seen several snails that
>> like to ride the bubbles.
>>
>> A
>>
>>
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