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I saw a couple of posts lately where people are keeping Apple Snails with
their GF. How big are the AS, do the GF nip their tentacles? AS seem to be
one of the cleaner snails, any concerns about the Rat Lungworm parasite?
Where do you get your stock, LFS?

I'm in Canada BTW.

....what's an apple snail?

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"Bill Stock" wrote:

I saw a couple of posts lately where people are keeping Apple Snails with
their GF. How big are the AS, do the GF nip their tentacles? AS seem to be
one of the cleaner snails, any concerns about the Rat Lungworm parasite?
Where do you get your stock, LFS?

I'm in Canada BTW.




I just got mine at the pet store, but my two are in with a Betta.

I did try one AS way back when when I had goldfish, and I don't recall
having any problems but they had plenty of space too.

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"Twittering One" wrote:

...what's an apple snail?


AKA Mystery snail.

Go he

http://www.applesnail.net/
--
K.

Bill Stock wrote:

I saw a couple of posts lately where people are keeping Apple Snails with
their GF. How big are the AS, do the GF nip their tentacles? AS seem to be
one of the cleaner snails, any concerns about the Rat Lungworm parasite?
Where do you get your stock, LFS?

I'm in Canada BTW.

Apple snails can grow to the size of a tennis ball. Fish will nip, but the
AS will learn to hide, tenticles willl grow back if nipped on.
You'll need to provide at least 5 gallons per snail.
Lungworm parasite? I'm not too aware of that - obviously quarantining is
good practice!

I've always kept Mystery Snails with Goldfish, tropicals and Betta's they
seem to get along fine with everything!!
wendy

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In article ,
"Bill Stock" wrote:

I saw a couple of posts lately where people are keeping Apple Snails with
their GF. How big are the AS, do the GF nip their tentacles? AS seem to
be
one of the cleaner snails, any concerns about the Rat Lungworm parasite?
Where do you get your stock, LFS?

I'm in Canada BTW.




I just got mine at the pet store, but my two are in with a Betta.

I did try one AS way back when when I had goldfish, and I don't recall
having any problems but they had plenty of space too.

--
K.

Sprout the Mung Bean to reply...

There is no need to change the world. All we have to do is toilet train
the world and we'll never have to change it again. -- Swami Beyondanada

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wow.

"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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I saw a couple of posts lately where people are keeping Apple Snails with
their GF. How big are the AS, do the GF nip their tentacles? AS seem to be
one of the cleaner snails, any concerns about the Rat Lungworm parasite?
Where do you get your stock, LFS?

I'm in Canada BTW.

I've kept the snails with my goldfish both in an aquarium and in the pond.
All seemed to get along just fine. Never heard of the parasite, so I cannot
comment on that.

Jacqui

"Pinging the Snail People"....
is that the sequel to Wes Craven's film,
"DDOS-Attack of the Garden Slugs" ?????

Bill Stock wrote:
I saw a couple of posts lately where people are keeping Apple Snails with
their GF. How big are the AS, do the GF nip their tentacles? AS seem to be
one of the cleaner snails, any concerns about the Rat Lungworm parasite?
Where do you get your stock, LFS?

I'm in Canada BTW.



Mystery snails get to be the size of a golfball. Some people keep them
on thier own some with fish.

here is something I wrote on them.


http://www.langsite.com/aquaria/html/applesnail.html

Kay

"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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I saw a couple of posts lately where people are keeping Apple Snails with
their GF. How big are the AS, do the GF nip their tentacles? AS seem to be
one of the cleaner snails, any concerns about the Rat Lungworm parasite?
Where do you get your stock, LFS?

My comet is about 6" long, and Snail is about 3/4" long, in the shell. At
first, the GF did nip at his tentacles, but the one GF got is growing back.
They seem to have become used to each other. If Snail senses GF coming up
while GF is picking at the gravel, he ducks in his shell for a second. If
Snail was climbing and GF picked at him, he used to let go. Now, he just
hangs on and keeps going.

I never heard of the Rat Lungworm parasite, so it didn't concern me.:) I
quarantined Snail for a month or so....

Mine came from a chain, 'cos I don't know where a LFS is. Only ones in my
yellow pages are sal****er stores.

A

"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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I saw a couple of posts lately where people are keeping Apple Snails with
their GF. How big are the AS, do the GF nip their tentacles? AS seem to be
one of the cleaner snails, any concerns about the Rat Lungworm parasite?
Where do you get your stock, LFS?

I'm in Canada BTW.



Thanks for all the advice gentle snail folk. :)

My temps are a little low, so I'll have to wait for the new heater before I
go snail hunting. I'm well buffered, so the KH and GH s/b OK, but I'll
check. I'm hoping Big Al's carries these guys.

"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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I saw a couple of posts lately where people are keeping Apple Snails with
their GF. How big are the AS, do the GF nip their tentacles? AS seem to
be
one of the cleaner snails, any concerns about the Rat Lungworm parasite?
Where do you get your stock, LFS?

I'm in Canada BTW.



Thanks for all the advice gentle snail folk. :)

My temps are a little low, so I'll have to wait for the new heater before
I
go snail hunting. I'm well buffered, so the KH and GH s/b OK, but I'll
check. I'm hoping Big Al's carries these guys.

I'm in Canada too. If you can't find them at Big Al's (although I'd be
surprised if you couldn't), try Petsmart. I've purchased them there before.

Jacqui

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I saw a couple of posts lately where people are keeping Apple Snails with
their GF. How big are the AS, do the GF nip their tentacles? AS seem to be
one of the cleaner snails, any concerns about the Rat Lungworm parasite?
Where do you get your stock, LFS?

I'm in Canada BTW.



Thanks for all the advice gentle snail folk. :)

My temps are a little low, so I'll have to wait for the new heater before I
go snail hunting. I'm well buffered, so the KH and GH s/b OK, but I'll
check. I'm hoping Big Al's carries these guys.




They are graceful, beautiful and neat little beasts. :-)
Enjoy!!!

--
K.

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There is no need to change the world. All we have to do is toilet train the world and we'll never have to change it again. -- Swami Beyondanada

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"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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I saw a couple of posts lately where people are keeping Apple Snails with
their GF. How big are the AS, do the GF nip their tentacles? AS seem to be
one of the cleaner snails, any concerns about the Rat Lungworm parasite?
Where do you get your stock, LFS?

I'm in Canada BTW.



Thanks for all the advice gentle snail folk. :)

My temps are a little low, so I'll have to wait for the new heater before
I go snail hunting. I'm well buffered, so the KH and GH s/b OK, but I'll
check. I'm hoping Big Al's carries these guys.

They like it cold, according to www.applesnail.net. That's one reason I
figured they'd do well with GF. Aquabid also usually has a bunch listed.

Let us know how it goes - I like to chatter. (Can't you tell?)

A

I started with 3 small mystery snails, after about 6 months they started
breeding, I now have a self sustaining population. My goldfish get along
fine with them. I have a large planted tank and I think it helps.

Rich M