Where to buy Malaysian Trumpet Snails

Subject: Where to buy Malaysian Trumpet Snails
From: (Sarah)
Date: 6/1/2004 7:32 PM Central Daylight Time
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I was reading up on Netmax's website (extremely helpful BTW), and I'd
like to purchase some Malaysian Trumpet snails for the new tank I just
set up. The problem is that none of the pet stores around here -
including Aquarium Adventure - stock them. I generally got very weird
looks from the staff when I asked for them.

Does anyone know where I can pick up a couple? Are there any mail
order companies that might ship me one or two?

-Sarah

You're getting the looks because they're a huge pest problem is most tanks.
Why on earth do you want these things?
They will over run your tank in months. You'll never get rid of them either,
unless you either bleach the tank or toss everything and start over. = (

"TYNK 7" wrote in message Subject: Where to buy Malaysian
Trumpet Snails
From: (Sarah)
I was reading up on Netmax's website (extremely helpful BTW), and I'd
like to purchase some Malaysian Trumpet snails for the new tank I just
set up. The problem is that none of the pet stores around here -
including Aquarium Adventure - stock them. I generally got very weird
looks from the staff when I asked for them.

Does anyone know where I can pick up a couple? Are there any mail
order companies that might ship me one or two?

-Sarah

You're getting the looks because they're a huge pest problem is most
tanks.
Why on earth do you want these things?
They will over run your tank in months. You'll never get rid of them
either,
unless you either bleach the tank or toss everything and start over. = (

I think they are beneficial, although hard to control, other than manual
removal.... not a plant eater, they will keep your gravel stirred, and
somewhat clean....

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Subject: Where to buy Malaysian Trumpet Snails
From: "RedForeman ©®"
Date: 6/2/2004 9:25 AM Central Daylight Time
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"TYNK 7" wrote in message Subject: Where to buy Malaysian
Trumpet Snails
From: (Sarah)
I was reading up on Netmax's website (extremely helpful BTW), and I'd
like to purchase some Malaysian Trumpet snails for the new tank I just
set up. The problem is that none of the pet stores around here -
including Aquarium Adventure - stock them. I generally got very weird
looks from the staff when I asked for them.

Does anyone know where I can pick up a couple? Are there any mail
order companies that might ship me one or two?

-Sarah

You're getting the looks because they're a huge pest problem is most
tanks.
Why on earth do you want these things?
They will over run your tank in months. You'll never get rid of them
either,
unless you either bleach the tank or toss everything and start over. = (

I think they are beneficial, although hard to control, other than manual
removal.... not a plant eater, they will keep your gravel stirred, and
somewhat clean....

Hehehe, I thought this too. So I got about 10 from a local shop, who also gave
me the "look", and I did regret it.
I tried to keep their numbers down in the 75g, but without luck. I plucked out
as many as I could every time I had my hands in the tank. Didn't seem to
matter.
Luckily, my Clown Loaches took care of them for me. I swear, if they didn't
have those barbs next to their eyes, I'd have gave them a smooch. = )~

TYNK 7 wrote:
You're getting the looks because they're a huge pest problem is most tanks.
Why on earth do you want these things?
They will over run your tank in months. You'll never get rid of them either,
unless you either bleach the tank or toss everything and start over. = (

Maybe in your tank, not in mine. I have a 55 g and have had them in
there for about 2 years. I never see more than 10 at a time and rarely
that many. Maybe there are more in the gravel but they rarely show
themselves.

I agree with Red that they are beneficial to the tank, won't eat plants
and will add that as far as snails go, they're kind of cool!

-Ben

Ben wrote:

TYNK 7 wrote:

You're getting the looks because they're a huge pest problem is most
tanks.
Why on earth do you want these things?
They will over run your tank in months. You'll never get rid of them
either,
unless you either bleach the tank or toss everything and start over. = (


Maybe in your tank, not in mine. I have a 55 g and have had them in
there for about 2 years. I never see more than 10 at a time and rarely
that many. Maybe there are more in the gravel but they rarely show
themselves.

I agree with Red that they are beneficial to the tank, won't eat plants
and will add that as far as snails go, they're kind of cool!

-Ben


I have gazillions of them, you're welcome to a few if they'll survive
bagging and first-class, if you're in the UK.

My population started out as half a dozen from a local fish shop's tanks
when I spotted they had them in their tanks...

They don't eat my plants, they multiply worse than rabbits, but they do
keep the gravel turned over to some degree. I have them in small
gravel, not the med/large stuff.

Let me know here if you're interested and I post a munged but useable
email address.

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Velvet

"Velvet" wrote in message
...
Ben wrote:

TYNK 7 wrote:

You're getting the looks because they're a huge pest problem is most
tanks.
Why on earth do you want these things?
They will over run your tank in months. You'll never get rid of them
either,
unless you either bleach the tank or toss everything and start over. =
(


Maybe in your tank, not in mine. I have a 55 g and have had them in
there for about 2 years. I never see more than 10 at a time and rarely
that many. Maybe there are more in the gravel but they rarely show
themselves.

I agree with Red that they are beneficial to the tank, won't eat plants
and will add that as far as snails go, they're kind of cool!

-Ben


I have gazillions of them, you're welcome to a few if they'll survive
bagging and first-class, if you're in the UK.

My population started out as half a dozen from a local fish shop's tanks
when I spotted they had them in their tanks...

They don't eat my plants, they multiply worse than rabbits, but they do
keep the gravel turned over to some degree. I have them in small
gravel, not the med/large stuff.

Let me know here if you're interested and I post a munged but useable
email address.


My two 3"clown loaches ate all my snails unless there are some hiding.

Lo

On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 04:37:49 GMT, "Lopaka" wrote:


"Velvet" wrote in message
...
Ben wrote:

TYNK 7 wrote:

You're getting the looks because they're a huge pest problem is most
tanks.
Why on earth do you want these things?
They will over run your tank in months. You'll never get rid of them
either,
unless you either bleach the tank or toss everything and start over. =
(


Maybe in your tank, not in mine. I have a 55 g and have had them in
there for about 2 years. I never see more than 10 at a time and rarely
that many. Maybe there are more in the gravel but they rarely show
themselves.

I agree with Red that they are beneficial to the tank, won't eat plants
and will add that as far as snails go, they're kind of cool!

-Ben


I have gazillions of them, you're welcome to a few if they'll survive
bagging and first-class, if you're in the UK.

My population started out as half a dozen from a local fish shop's tanks
when I spotted they had them in their tanks...

They don't eat my plants, they multiply worse than rabbits, but they do
keep the gravel turned over to some degree. I have them in small
gravel, not the med/large stuff.

Let me know here if you're interested and I post a munged but useable
email address.


My two 3"clown loaches ate all my snails unless there are some hiding.

Lo


I had a 10 gallon tank that was over running with snails, small white
conical snails. I had a single runt Clown Loach in my quarantine
tank. No snails, so he was first in line come feeding time.

I moved him and never saw him for over a week, he never showed up at
chow time. Finally I found him and moved him back to the Q tank. His
old eating habits returned. Meanwhile I still had the sides of the
tank covered with snails when I turned on the lights in the morning,
they were even brazen enough to stay up after the lights were on.
Knowing my Clown was ok, I put him back to work. He dug a small cave
under two rocks and seemed to stay there all day. I never caught him
out. But sneaky pete was doing his job. Slowly the snail population
went down. He now comes out at feeding time, but is very picky. I
guess he is happier with his own food chain.

God bless Clown Loaches. g

Take a look after the lights have been out for 3 or 4 hours, your jaw
will drop. I went through a thunder storm power outage here in Dallas
last night and was checking the fish about 3 AM and there were many
thousands in my 110.




On Wed, 02 Jun 2004 11:12:06 -0400, Ben wrote:

TYNK 7 wrote:
You're getting the looks because they're a huge pest problem is most tanks.
Why on earth do you want these things?
They will over run your tank in months. You'll never get rid of them either,
unless you either bleach the tank or toss everything and start over. = (

Maybe in your tank, not in mine. I have a 55 g and have had them in
there for about 2 years. I never see more than 10 at a time and rarely
that many. Maybe there are more in the gravel but they rarely show
themselves.

I agree with Red that they are beneficial to the tank, won't eat plants
and will add that as far as snails go, they're kind of cool!

-Ben

Subject: Where to buy Malaysian Trumpet Snails
From: Wally
Date: 6/2/2004 7:21 PM Central Daylight Time
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Take a look after the lights have been out for 3 or 4 hours, your jaw
will drop. I went through a thunder storm power outage here in Dallas
last night and was checking the fish about 3 AM and there were many
thousands in my 110.


Yeah, that happened to me. I couldn't believe how many came out during the
night. It's absolutely incredible.

so if you don't have plants then they aren't really a problem? or
does their waste outweigh their usefulness in the gravel?