Snail Owner To Be
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garden snails won't survive in the aquarium, just go to a walmart or something and get an apple snail, i'm no expert on snails but if you get a few snails your going to end up with baby snails eventually so one is enough, unless all the snails you have are either all males or females or if you want baby snails.... if you dont have plants then most of the big snails in your lfs's will be good choices for your tank
I really wouldn't recommend getting more than one because like Balloon Fish said they are bound to multiply exponentially. I almost swear you can drop a pair of snails in a bucket of rubbing alcohol and they'll still thrive and breed. They're easy to keep - you pretty much don't have to think about it. What size is your tank? If it's large, one snail isn't going to be of much use and it'll be mostly for show then.
I have one snail (luckly I believe it is a male because I have never had eggs) in a 10 gal. Another thing you need to consider is it poops ALOT!!! It gets everywhere and it is hard to get it all with a gravel vac. (and this is only one week). You will also need to make sure the top is covered and any holes are covered as well, because they will escape.
My son loves the snail though. Everynight before we go to bed we have to find it to tell it good night. lol He's 2 what can I say.
I believe it is a tactic to stay awake longer!
My son loves the snail though. Everynight before we go to bed we have to find it to tell it good night. lol He's 2 what can I say.
I believe it is a tactic to stay awake longer!Snails are not males or females they are both.1 snail can not fertilize by itself though.Where I am there are only 1 type of snail sold around here,water snails.There are the golden water snail and the black water snail.I want babies to so I am going to get 2 since they breed crazy(1 gold and 1 black). *celebrate Oh yeah my tank is a 5 or 8 gallon tank and they tank there is smaller than a 2 gallon tank so I think I will have room.
i've heard of snails crawling out of tanks on accident and people finding them on their walls later. so.. yes? maybe? or maybe they can just go a little while without water... Keep them in the water though. that's where they're supposed to be. i have two snails in my 10 gallon... and im waiting for eggs lol. i dont want them, but i know i'll eventually have some.
They stay in water most of their life...but when they lay eggs they lay them outside the water line. If you take them out of the water its ok for a little while as long as they stay moist. Have you read up them? www.applesnail.net has more info on them than you could possibly want.
And contrary to what you said...many types of snails are asexual which means ONE can reproduce on its own...like common pond snails. If you WANT to breed apple snails you should get several of them and make sure there's room for them to lay eggs in a spot that will allow them to hatch. You will get probably 200 or so babies out of one clutch of eggs....and the tank will have to be taken down and cleaned once you get them all out. Trust me...cuz it happened to me They were fun for awhile, now I just have one in each tank and thats all I want.
And contrary to what you said...many types of snails are asexual which means ONE can reproduce on its own...like common pond snails. If you WANT to breed apple snails you should get several of them and make sure there's room for them to lay eggs in a spot that will allow them to hatch. You will get probably 200 or so babies out of one clutch of eggs....and the tank will have to be taken down and cleaned once you get them all out. Trust me...cuz it happened to me
They were fun for awhile, now I just have one in each tank and thats all I want.