Snails Thread 2

from: http://www.mtbaker.wednet.edu/harmon...orn_snails.htm

Siphon off the bottom of the culture tank frequently and replace with aged freshwater. The flat amber egg masses will hatch within 12 to 40 days depending on temperature.

another interesting point to note from the same site:

By the way, they are easy to color select. I have selected for red bodies several times by removing all dark-bodied snails (I raise snails for my puffers) from the tank as soon as they are seen. At first you just select for lighter bodies, eventually for reddish, and finally for bright strong red. This strain is suitable trade goods for a decent LFS. I have also had white-bodied ramshorns, but this strain for me is harder to maintain- they seem weak and do not reproduce well (perhaps a desirable trait?), requiring backcrossing to normal colored snails fairly frequently for success.

[LTL]

tot ramshorns are asexual, then how the author do cross-breeding and backcrossing? ... the snails can "sense" each others' genes ar?

Originally Posted by LTL

tot ramshorns are asexual, then how the author do cross-breeding and backcrossing? ... the snails can "sense" each others' genes ar?

dunno leh..
the net is full of conflicting info lo..

Geee.. Just got my zebra snails today at Y618. C328 only have those $1 (which bro occe bought ) and $0.50 ramshorn. Polyart all snails sold out.. Any idea what PH zebra would prefer? my tank is PH 6.8

neutral to alkaline wld be good...
acidic might cause damage to their shells in long run

[Freshman]

Originally Posted by LTL

tot ramshorns are asexual, then how the author do cross-breeding and backcrossing? ... the snails can "sense" each others' genes ar?

I guess the above quoted info might be referring to columbian ramshorn snails..

if I'm not wrong.. they are not hermaphroditic..

[Occellatus]

Originally Posted by natsuboku

Geee.. Just got my zebra snails today at Y618. C328 only have those $1 (which bro occe bought) and $0.50 ramshorn.

I did not get the Zebras bro.....i got the ramshorns for $1 a piece.

[LTL]

Originally Posted by Occellatus

I did not get the Zebras bro.....i got the ramshorns for $1 a piece.

so proud abt it ar?

... got a bunch of eggs from my apples liao... .... got 15 apples yest and they are still in a small small pail... then morning saw a bunch of stuff sticking at the pail sides...

tink will transfer them to a seperate container... maybe a petri dish...

Originally Posted by Occellatus

I did not get the Zebras bro.....i got the ramshorns for $1 a piece.

bro, u buy one snail.. i can buy 3.33 of the same thing..