trumpet snails.... - Aquarium Advice

rollin_22 · 03-10-2006, 05:37 PM

i am having a very hard time finding a store in my area that carrys them... if anyone has any that they would like to sell, i will buy them from you....

also, i heard that they can survive in beackish water if slowly acclimated, is this true?

lyquidphyre · 03-10-2006, 10:52 PM

I swear I have at least 500 hundred of them here and there

Do you want larger ones or smaller ones? If you pay for shipping I can send em over

PM me =o)

rollin_22 · 03-10-2006, 10:55 PM

i dont know what i want.... i have a 55 gallon tank.... what do you think?

as for the shipping, how will they come, and how do i get the money to you?

lyquidphyre · 03-10-2006, 10:59 PM

They will breed rather quickly and it depends what you want to use them for (to aerate the substrate.. etc). Size isn't really a technical issue, I can give you both.. I just figured Id ask first. I can give you however many you want.. for a 55gal maybe 20 would work.. and then they can breed from there

I have never shipped snails before, but I think Lori said she just puts them in a damp papertowel in a box but I will get more details from her here in a minute.

I have paypal, but if you just want to send the cost after I ship them, we can do that too

rollin_22 · 03-10-2006, 11:02 PM

yeah that sounds great... can they tolerate brackish? i dont have paypal anymore, but i could send the money to you when they arrive.... ummm.... and in the papertowel which is just damp? they will survive all the way to minnesota?

quadrider5953 · 03-10-2006, 11:06 PM

Put them in a damp paper towel inside a plastic bag inside a box.

HTH

Kyle

lyquidphyre · 03-10-2006, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quadrider5953

Put them in a damp paper towel inside a plastic bag inside a box.

HTH

Kyle

Thanks!

7Enigma · 03-17-2006, 08:10 AM

lyquidphyre,

I would also be interested in some MTS. I have a 20gallon high tank with about 2-3" of pool filter sand, that I need to keep aerated. A mix sounds like it would be the best for the tank, and I don't have any species that would eat the snails (just a variety of barbs). If you could send them to me that would be excellent. I do not have paypal, but could send you the money for shipping at the same time you shipped them out (if possible, so there isn't a turnaround time where I'm waiting for the snails).

I've had the tank up and running since January and tried once or twice to aerate the soil with just my hand, but it ended up making the water cloudy and I probably missed some spots.

I'll send you a PM with my address, and THANKS A TON!

justin

lyquidphyre · 03-17-2006, 07:25 PM

I got your PM

For both 7enigma and rolling_22:

I will ship these out as soon as possible. I have no car at the moment and Im totally dependent on my boyfriend who has been working all week. I will let ya'll know something as soon as I know something =o)

7Enigma · 03-18-2006, 12:35 PM

Sounds great!