New Snails

[Toirtis]

Just added two of these beasties (they are huge ar 10cm each) to one of my tanks....Pomacea maculata.

 

[dskidmore]

Woah! How fast can that guy down a whole zucchini!

 

[rich311k]

Very cool. Congrats!!

 

[roka64]

WOW, FW? What do they eat?

 

[MSU Fan]

I don't think that I have ever seen a snail that large...congrats!

 

[onah]

what kind is that? and where can i get some! very cool!

 

[chantale101]

WOW!!

 

[onah]

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i really am seriuos, where can i get some?

 

[WaterPond]

very nice. I just picked up one of those at my LFS a while ago for my pond. Mine loves to be hand fed. They are amazing! enjoy them!

 

[hc8719]

ive only seen conchs bigger

 

[gheitman]

A snail that size would have to give a puffer nightmares

 

[Toirtis]

Pomacea maculata ...one of the applesnail species, and one, sadly for Americans that APHIS is banning from interstate transport, so they may become quite scarce (but try your local LFS anyways), although they are plentiful in Florida. These snails eat just about anything, and will decimate plants and even predate smaller fish.

 

[onah]

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i just got a clutch of canas that will be here in a couple of days, those are supposed to get fairly large as well, i am fasinated with how fast the produce shell, i thought it would take so much longer!