If any of you guys ever remember, there is a break-out case in Malaysia regarding to apple snail. Seem like they could destroy crop, padi fields, and consider to be a great pest!
If not mistaken, MARDI also band on this species to be breed need padi area.
From what I can remember, bout few years back, a business went traveling and found out apple snail is a delicate meal in few country such as France and Japan. They pay a high price for it. Search through the internet, apple snail in restaurant can go up to US $3.00 each! So this businessman research on this snail and bring it over to Malaysia. The type he bring is normal apple snail, grey/ dark coco in color. Apple snail breed fast went they got TOO MUCH food and high temperature, also fresh water. So the best place will be somewhere near river, and guest where. This businessman has his snail farm upstream river above padi fields! For few month this guy earn alot as apple snail breed alot. But his careless, some of the baby snail escape and follow through the river to the padi fields and start to destroy.
The next thing I know was this guy business is force to close down. Some country do not allow you to import apple snail.
Well, I was lucky to get hold 2 of it, golden apple snail some more. And now they breed, lay and hatch. So need to take carefully, else will be come another outbreak...hehhehee...
Apple snail have alot of variety and I m still looking for more. Normal apple snail are easy to keep, golden apple snail is bit hard. I got it from one of LFS in Penang. I revisted his shop last few week, to see if I can get hold more snail. To my surpise, the owner told me all his golden apple snail die! What a waste, he say not easy to take care loh.
I m not sure wether you can get it in KL or not. Sorry.
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