Looking for Male Apple Snails

[Sharpion]

Originally Posted by WhiteLineRacer

I used to pay for my pred food by selling Apple snails to my LFS'. Once you get a few going the tank will be covered in yellow blobs

I must have had about 300 at least in my 300lt tank at times

whoa! snail pro! u still have or not? how did u know wat sex they were etc? where to get now? wat shop? oh no, dun tell me in England! hehe

sry so mny qns

[Freshman]

Originally Posted by WhiteLineRacer

I used to pay for my pred food by selling Apple snails to my LFS'. Once you get a few going the tank will be covered in yellow blobs

I must have had about 300 at least in my 300lt tank at times

Hi,

any specific requirement ..e.g. water temp/pH? for breeding apple snail?

Yah , got mine from Blighty

You sex them by looking for the males sheath if i remember, I never bothered as I had loads.

They do like hard water around 8 ph, I added terrapin calcium blocks to keeps their shells healthy.

Temps were as a normal com tank, getting it to 79/80 will increase breeding as I think the have a hibernation cycle in the wild.

Egg incubation is 2/3 weeks

normally around 100 eggs per clutch

They eat anything (not poo) apart from plants, they will eat decaying plants though.

And they get to around 3 inches big

Hope this helps

WLR

[Freshman]

yeah!! my apple snail just laid some eggs..

bought them 2 weeks ago from C328..

[Sharpion]

now must see if the eggs become darker and hatch - mine keeps laying eggs but not fertilized - realized tat u can actually get A LOT of apple snails FOC from bishan pond :P

[Freshman]

Originally Posted by Sharpion

now must see if the eggs become darker and hatch - mine keeps laying eggs but not fertilized - realized tat u can actually get A LOT of apple snails FOC from bishan pond :P

hi,

i read that the eggs must be kept moist.. shd hatch in 2-4weeks time..

as for the colour.. there are different types of apple snail...

FOC snails from bishan pond?? how to get there?

[bsplenden]

Originally Posted by Freshman

hi,

i read that the eggs must be kept moist.. shd hatch in 2-4weeks time..

as for the colour.. there are different types of apple snail...

FOC snails from bishan pond?? how to get there?

Good lah... You also breeding. Steady. Want to be my supplier?

I don't have the tank space and time leh.

[Sharpion]

Originally Posted by Freshman

hi,

i read that the eggs must be kept moist.. shd hatch in 2-4weeks time..

as for the colour.. there are different types of apple snail...

FOC snails from bishan pond?? how to get there?

its at bishan park 2 - it used to be a fishing pond last time - near a pub, cannot miss it man, its v.huge - just look along the sides and can see.

actually i getting quite sian of them, so maybe pass to u next time :P

[Freshman]

Originally Posted by bsplenden

Good lah... You also breeding. Steady. Want to be my supplier?

I don't have the tank space and time leh.

haha..trying trying.. hope they really can breed..

i keep them in my wolf tank.. u can do it too..

they will breed on their own.. no need human intervention/assistance.. u just need to allocate 3-5" of tank wall (above water level) for them to lay eggs.. n also keep the atmosphere ard moist..

Originally Posted by Sharpion

its at bishan park 2 - it used to be a fishing pond last time - near a pub, cannot miss it man, its v.huge - just look along the sides and can see.

actually i getting quite sian of them, so maybe pass to u next time :P

Oooic.. ok.. will visit the park next week
was catching some fishes near the pub 2 months ago also.. lots of small cichlid..

sure.. i'm willingly to adopt them hehhe.. btw..what type of apple snail is urs?

[bsplenden]

If like that I also want to breed.

But where can I find both male and female apple snails which are adults?