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**hwchoy** · 8th Oct 2005, 14:44

recently I got some new kind of horned snails from TB Ben. look what they did to the brown algae!

**amber2461** · 9th Oct 2005, 00:17

Wow, wow, wow !!! Where can I get some now?

**stormhawk** · 9th Oct 2005, 00:56

Probably just another Clithon species. Maybe the guys on molluscan.com might know the actual species.

Its a nice little fella. Maybe I'll just go get some.

**Green Baron** · 9th Oct 2005, 21:08

Originally Posted by stormhawk

Probably just another Clithon species. Maybe the guys on molluscan.com might know the actual species.

Its a nice little fella. Maybe I'll just go get some.

This species of snail is my favorite. It does not eat plant, does not litter your aquarium with eggs like zebra snail and is good at cleaning up algae on flat surface. I keep a few in all my tanks.
There is this one particular snail in my tank which loves BBA. It eats up all the BBA on my Nana overnight. However, I had to manually transfer it to the BBA infected leaves everytime.

**stormhawk** · 9th Oct 2005, 21:39

Gan, what's this BBA eating snail? Do you have an image of it? I need one to combat some remaining bits of BBA in my tank.

**Piscesgirl** · 9th Oct 2005, 22:52

I want to know about this BBA eating snail too -- although I wouldn't be able to put it in my BBA infested tank anyway (clown loaches). I miss snails in that tank

**ruyle** · 10th Oct 2005, 00:11

Guys, is this another one that has been acclimated to freshwater? That
needs at least full brackish to breed them? You guys sure are lucky with
all these Neritidae-type snails!

Jian Yang, maybe last year some time you posted a pic of a little snail with
horns. I've been "thumbing thru the pages" but haven't found it yet.

Do you remember this one?

Bill

**stormhawk** · 10th Oct 2005, 03:34

Bill, I don't recall posting an image of the horned snail but here's a thread in which a pic is posted by GanCW.

http://www.killies.com/forum/viewtop...highlight=horn

**Piscesgirl** · 10th Oct 2005, 04:08

Bill and I both really need some of those horned snails!

**ruyle** · 10th Oct 2005, 04:17

Thanks, Jian Yang, that's the one!

Deborah, isn't that the cutest snail you've ever seen?

We should ask Gan how they do in a freshwater tank....

Bill

**hwchoy** · 10th Oct 2005, 04:31

I have the non-banded horned snails for some time, they don't seem to lay any eggs. the zebra snails (see GanCW thread) does lay a lot of eggs but they do not hatch. after a while the eggs get eaten by something else but I have not found out who.

**ruyle** · 10th Oct 2005, 04:35

Heng Wah,
I'm afraid they need full brackish, like a salt marsh, to breed...too bad.
Still be worth having a brackish tank to breed them, then a FW tank to
acclimate them...hummmm.

Bill

**Piscesgirl** · 10th Oct 2005, 05:29

Deborah, isn't that the cutest snail you've ever seen

Yes!

Still be worth having a brackish tank to breed them, then a FW tank to
acclimate them...hummmm.

I'd be willing to take any snails resulting from your experiment, Bill

**stormhawk** · 10th Oct 2005, 05:56

Hmm.. to the best of my knowledge, the majority of snails offered via AB for the US customers are almost always apple snails, ramshorns and MTS. I don't think I've seen the horned snails being offered on AB but there's a seller that has the Zebra Snail (Neritina natalensis) and the Olive Nerite snail.

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...n.cgi?fwsnails

See Joesaquatic. I think he's from Vermont.

**ruyle** · 10th Oct 2005, 06:16

Yes, *yawn* the olive nerites are available through several people. The
Tiger variety is interesting, though, but still not as cute as the horned one
Gan has pictured, which are not available in the US, at all.

If you guys were to locate these snails, I'd have to decide if paying FedEx
express (only choice, really) is worth possible DOA

And now that it
is getting colder, would probably be best to wait till spring.

I guess I'll have to comfort myself with Gan's picture of the snail!

At least for now....

Bill

**Green Baron** · 10th Oct 2005, 10:56

The Zebra snail will eat brown algae for a short period after which they prefer to hang around drift wood and lay eggs all over the place. I have a 2 feet tank which is covered with Zebra snail eggs

I don't recommend them for planted tank.

Not all horn snails eat BBA. I train mine to eat BBA by repeatedly placing them on my BBA infested Anubias leaf and after a while one or two will develop a taste BBA. It is a lot of work but when they do their work, it is amazing.

**ruyle** · 10th Oct 2005, 11:21

Originally Posted by GanCW

Not all horn snails eat BBA. I train mine to eat BBA by repeatedly placing them on my BBA infested Anubias leaf and after a while one or two will develop a taste BBA. It is a lot of work but when they do their work, it is amazing.

Hi CW, plus they are the cutest snail I've ever seen. I also like the fact
that they are small (who wants a tennis ball-sized apple snail in
their tank?

Are these available most the time at the SG lfs's? I
would like to get 6-8 of these next spring. Also, have you tried
breeding these in a brackish tank? Curious if you were successful.

Bill

**stormhawk** · 10th Oct 2005, 11:28

Bill, I'll be heading out to some of the stores later and I'll let you know if I spot any. I want to get some for myself too.

**whuntley** · 10th Oct 2005, 11:38

Hey guys,

A little word of caution. Please be very catious about spreading snails to places where they don't belong.

We are in a losing battle with New Zealand snails, here in the Eastern Sierras.

Don't create another scene like we are facing, if a little restraint and judgement can do the job.

Sermon Mode <OFF>

Wright