In article , RifRaf
wrote:

Thanks for that info.

Is this particular species of apple snail common enough that I shoud
be able to find one in a local store?

Chris



Pomacea bridgesii




Would one of these be clown loach(small) safe?

Scott

Leigh, thnx for the great info. The applesnail site has a forum
where it looks like several people there are selling various types.
I'd feel safer getting one from these guys than a store I think.


On 28 Nov 2002 03:17:25 GMT, oSpam (LeighMo) wrote:

Is this particular species of apple snail common enough that I shoud
be able to find one in a local store?

Yes, but you have to know what you are looking for. Most of the snails sold in
pet stores as apple snails, mystery snails, golden inca snails, ivory snails,
etc., are either Pomacea bridgesii or Pomacea canaliculata. Unfortunately, P.
canaliculata is an underwater lawnmower, so you have to be careful not to get
one of those. They look very similar, and they both come in many color morphs
(gold, white, brown, black, etc.). You have to look at the shell shape to tell
them apart.

And the vast majority of LFS employees don't know a thing about snails, so
don't expect much help from them.


Leigh

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If I could find someone.....I would. But, after seeing the many
different *cool* colors they can be, didn't realize this, I'd really
like to ba able to pick out a specific color since I only need 1.

Chris

You could also get one from this ng. Many planted tank keepers keep
P.
bridgesii. Eileen was giving away baby snails a little whilte ago;
maybe she
still has some.

Of course, if you want a particular color, you're probably better off
buying
one.


Leigh


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Allen Smith wrote:
to pick up some more ottos, and possibly some wood shrimp. I've heard
good things about them verses amano shrimp, and might try to keep a
pair or trio and see how they do.

Wood shrimp are cool, but they don't eat algae.

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