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THE POND-THE FRESHWATER PLACE => Invertebrates => Topic started by: ilroost on November 09, 2013, 12:15:50 PM

Title: snails
Post by: ilroost on November 09, 2013, 12:15:50 PM
Today i got 2 black rabbit snails gave to me by a fellow club member. Really cool looking. These guy's are about 4 inches long.
I have never seen any before
Title: Re: snails
Post by: Mugwump on November 09, 2013, 12:35:40 PM
Interesting snail....

http://www.eliteinverts.com/black-rabbit-snail/
Title: Re: snails
Post by: ilroost on November 09, 2013, 12:52:20 PM
Thats them. Pretty cool. Hope i have a pair.
Wow can't believe the price of them. He had about a dozen of them he was going to give me but i only took 2.
Not knowing anything about them, i didn't want to get over run with them.
Title: Re: snails
Post by: b125killer on November 09, 2013, 01:44:13 PM
That's cool. I have seen a few here and there. I like to see a gold one. I think that site is a little high on there prices. They are selling a Don King snail for $19.99 it's a snail with algae on it. :o If that's the case I should be sitting on a pile of cash! I got lots of snails with algae growing on there shells.
Title: Re: snails
Post by: ilroost on November 09, 2013, 02:16:34 PM
Scott, i've seen rabbit snails but not the black ones.
That sight has got to be crazy priced, who in their right mind would pay that for snails
Title: Re: snails
Post by: b125killer on November 09, 2013, 02:37:00 PM
They have Malaysian Trumpet Snails 12 for $9.99, I think Jon might be throwing out a lot of money LOL. I would like to find the person who would pay them prices. I got a mess load of ramshorn snails. Here I have been feeding them to the clown loaches.
Title: Re: snails
Post by: Ron Sower on November 09, 2013, 02:39:05 PM
How many clowns do you have Killer?  I have a dozen, and they're like little puppies in a tank!
Title: Re: snails
Post by: b125killer on November 09, 2013, 02:56:47 PM
I have two clowns and a yoyo. I want to get another clown but it's hard to find them at the size I want. It would need to be 6 plus inches. And when I do they want way to much for them. They are goofballs. I don't have a tank big enough for a dozen clowns. that's why the yoyo is in there. I had two yoyo's but it was killed by the other loaches. He was just didn't keep up with the growth and got picked on all the time.
Title: Re: snails
Post by: Ron Sower on November 09, 2013, 03:22:40 PM
If you ever want to dedicate a tank to them, they will just lay all over each other and swim up and down together and just tumble all over in a large group! I have 12 in a 54g corner tank with heavy filtration and a lot of Java fern tied onto wood.
Title: Re: snails
Post by: b125killer on November 09, 2013, 03:43:15 PM
They must be small still to have that many in a 54g. What are your plans when they get bigger?
Title: Re: snails
Post by: Ron Sower on November 09, 2013, 05:21:19 PM
They are about 6'' average.  I've not thought about that so far.  Guess I'll have to trade/sell some off.  I don't have any more room for any larger tanks!