Robyn has some info on them here
http://www.fishpondinfo.com/snail2.htm
I've put them in my ponds and never saw them again, just the one that escaped
to the compost area and it had grown rather large so I know it enjoyed its time
in the pond.
kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html