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25-08-2006, 01:27 AM
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The Memoir of Apple Snail
I create this thread to keep track on apple snails life. For snails lover, pls do free to add in comments.
I got two apple snails in 2 feet tank. Being keeping them bout month already. In Penang, its hard to get variety of snails. I got it from local lfs, located at Jelutong market. Wen I first got it, they were the size of 50 cent syiling. Last edited by flashout : 25-08-2006 at 01:46 AM. 
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25-08-2006, 01:58 AM
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If you got one, just becareful, don't put it into planted tank. They will just eat anything and everything.
I feed them will plant I got it from local lfs, cheap one lah. Everytime i scaping my planted tank, those extra plant, I will just throw it into for them. I also wen into the river to get some plant, but pls make sure you clean it to avoid any bacteria or parasite. They also feed on vege, any type. I would suggest a green one. But the problem is vege got spoild easily and make the water cloudly and dirty. For those who have turtle, will have the same problem. So every time I need to take out those un-eaten vege. Snails need calcium to keep their shell look nice and hard. Few source of calcium; green vege, sea shells and sand. Then bout last few days, I found out they start mating and on the same nite, they lay eggs. They will leg their eggs above water level. P/s good website about apple snails http://www.applesnail.net
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25-08-2006, 02:04 AM
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Tank info:-
- water change weekly (20% - 30%) - DIY co2 for plant, I m growing plant inside the same tank for snails food. But seem like the snails eat before the plant grow. - fl light (2 feet) x 2, philip (8 hours daily) - temp 30'C - I pump in oxigen bouble at nite after I shut down the light till morning
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25-08-2006, 02:33 PM
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Bro, can..why not. My tank just kicik-molek lah..hehehehe...
Anyway, so u going to setup your tank this Sat? Tough we going to your place?
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01-09-2006, 07:12 PM
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Yesterday morning I found out the eggs started to hatch. Here is the photo update.
It take bout 1 week to hatch. Last edited by flashout : 01-09-2006 at 07:17 PM.
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01-09-2006, 07:16 PM
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Here is the photo of baby golden apple snails. Its each of it is a size of 0.1 cm, pretty small.
Seem like I have bout only 40% success hatching. And to my surprise, my tetra are picking on the baby snail and eat them. I have to move my tetra to another tank.
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01-09-2006, 07:20 PM
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Well, this morning I found out they lay egg again. I think they are too free and got nothing to do except for mating...hehehe...
This time I manage to capture nicer photo of the eggs. But this time it lay in two different location, with smaller volumn.
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16-09-2006, 10:48 PM
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hey flashout thanks for da info on me snail, i bought a nice green plant for him to eat today and i hope he will coem out of his shell soon, can u tell me how long it took for ur snails to get soo big ?? i also got a tropical sextant today which is just basically a variety pack of meaty foods for my angel fish, will my snail eat any of them?? thanks
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