Apple Snail-friend or foe??
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มี.ค. 2017
- A species I will ALWAYS have in my fishroom is Pomacea diffusa, the mystery snail. Versatile and adorable, they have a lot of applications!
Adult size 2"
Temph 65-82
Diet omnivore- readily takes fish foods or blanched veggies
Breeding sexually specific, lays eggs out of the water
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I love snails, I always find myself watching the snails. They're just so fascinating and adorable.
While I totally understand the reason why the giant apple snail species are illegal to own or sell, they’re so damn cool. I remember the 10 gallon aquarium in my elementary school library that had an enormous giant apple snail that was bright yellow and the size of a literal softball. I would spend so much time looking at that snail in third grade, which dwarfed all of the mollies and guppies it shared its tank with. I credit that tank with starting my love for aquarium keeping!
I read softball as football (soccer ball) at first lol.
I had some of the golden ones years ago and I two tanks a few feet from each other on either side of the room and the little bugger used to switch tanks!
Rachel, Your channel is so informative. I've learned a lot from watching your videos. Many thanks Shawn
I will just keep watching your sensible and interesting videos xx
Finally been waiting for this video I looove snails Thank you Rachel!
My apples take rides on plants. They cling to them and just relax and move with it, wherever it goes.
Im not sure about their diet yet, since I only kept them for 2-3 months now. I had my first hatchlings today and feel really proud.
All in all i have to say; Even tho I keep fish with them (Medakas) my eyes tend to focus my apples. I love them, their colors and their character.
We couldn't have said it better ourselves, so we added your video to our pet shop website. We are a huge proponent of educating people about P. diffusa and how it is not the invasive species banned from trade in the US.
Awesome!
Another awesome video! Mystery snails are wonderful, they work perfectly for my water parameters and they are so adorable cruising around the tanks. I've found someone who is selling colors beyond the standard gold, blue, ivory, and black so I'm looking forward to getting a few more beauties for my tanks.
I literally JUST started breeding these guys and was looking for a video on more info,
Can't believe you just posted this today
Looking forward to the next video for the incubation, I have 3 clutches already in just 2 weeks!
Great video. I just bought a combo of 5 of these mystery snails from Aquatic Arts, can’t wait for them to arrive. My experience with them has only been positive. They are cool, colorful, and playful. Thank you Rachel!
My favorite!! I learned new stuff! Thanks Rachel!!
Thank you for the informative video. I have several snails in my 20 gallon long. Mystery, Ramshorn and also Tiger Nerite and Tire stripes. I’m addicted to them now. Great video 👍
Great video Rachel, I always learn so much from you.
I have 3 mystery snail buddies and I love them so much 💕♥️! They are gorgeous 🤩🥰! Waiting for babies!
The best and most informative Apple Snail video on TH-cam !!
Thnx a lot :-D
thanks!
What critter really made your hobby turn into an obsession?
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Rachel O'leary My obsession... of course, is the NEON TETRA! 😁😁😁
Rachel O'leary mine is the Cardinal Tetra but they're difficult to find in my area.
I think I may be developing a shrimp obsession... 😁
Comon pleco i had to get a bigger tank instantly
Tiger Oscars of course
Rachel as always awesome info thanks so much...
Love my mystery snails. I keep em in all my community tanks.
Their babies are so cute!
Love this video great content & chalked full of facts I didn’t know. I just rescued about 20 yellow baby mystery snails 🐌 so glad I did
At one time my golden mystery snails bred like crazy. I had hundreds of them in two tanks and a big tub outdoors. But I moved to a smaller place, had to get rid of the tub and smaller tank and set up my remaining tank differently. I doubt they will breed any more because my tank is not tightly covered enough to create the humility required. I got down to just one big old one, so I bought 6 new ones. I was having issues with the shell going thin or getting pitted at one point, but I now get pellets make of ground oyster shell (intended for poultry) put it in mesh bags and place them in the chambers of my filters. They really help with the calcium level in the tank. I tested this week and the water hardness was moderately high, despite the Ph being at only about 6.5. I would also assume that bacteria grow on the surface of the pellets and help with the nitrogen cycle, since they are within the water flow of the filter.
I just got into keeping them last year and really fell in love with them. I love having these bright yellow orbs cruising around the tank and holding their food in their foot while munching on it lol. Today I found my very first egg clutch and I'm going to try to incubate them. I raised the water level of my tank a little yesterday and I think that's what triggered them to climb up onto the underside of the lid to lay eggs.
Loved the info! I have the goldens and can't wait for your tricks on hatching the clutches. I've been unsuccessful so far.
I have one these guys living with my Betta, and both get on incredibly well. The Betta leaves him alone, the only time he "had ago" at the snail was while he was eating, and even then he was aiming for the food and not his friend.
While I was looking to get rid of my snail, I've decided against it. He's not really hurting anyone. And it is nice to see him zip around the tank.
Thank you so much for this video!!
My golden mystery snail ate about 80 worth of plants overnight! The only thing that he eats slowly is hornwort. So much for my dream of a planted aquarium! Now it's just rocks, sticks and veggie kebabs. LOL
I really love them. I got into snails a while back as a companion for a betta. I found I loved the snails more than I loved other fish :3 They're just so cute as they zip around waving their antennae! And it's fun to see them mow down on veggies.
I did also quickly learn they will go roaming if you don't secure your tank. Fortunately I followed their slime trail and put them back in, and they were ok.
Mine never laid eggs.
I call that behaviour parasnailing
Very interesting video Rachel 🤗🐌
I always had a slight obsession with snails. Back when i had an aquarium i always kept some colorfull ones in there. And now that i breed insects i also have some Achatinidae, just for my personal enjoyment. xD
I love your videos. Very informative & easy to follow👌. I've had my snail about a year!! Very interesting to watch & just recently saw babies crawling on the side of the tank.🤗
Thanks for watching!
I love these guys. I really want to get a variety of colors! Thanks for the great info!
Agreed, these snails are vastly misundertood! What a great and fair profile! I loved all of the detailed information you provide; my mystery snails are crazy lol. They love to fall from the top of the tank and land on a bed of either wisteria, java moss or cabombas haha. They really do eat everything. I keep 2 in a tank with 6 panda cories and they coexist very well and also eat the same food so thats nice. Whatever the cories are getting, the mystery get a portion as well.
i call that fall parasnailing :)
Hey, thanks for the really informative talk.
I learnt heaps about these little critters and explained some very weird behaviours.
Oh! Saw the recent one before this one! Awesome!! I see what you mean now by the line of new growth.
Best mystery snail video I've seen
Great video Rachel was super educational I've started keeping these hope they do as well as yours
I've witness a large golden mystery snail glide down a fish tank and it was majestic
Unfortunately we are not allowed to have any type of mystery snails her in Denmark 😕
But again, I think it's okay, because it is to protect the environment
I have had Apple Snails for years. I use to have one that was super cool! She would climb the tank wall, release, and glide with her foot open through my 60 gallon tank! I have never had a snail do that again. If they all did that I would be obsessed with them!
ahh, the wonderful parasnailing :D
This made me want some Apple Snails again :D
Thank you for such educational information!
Always had an interest in snails and have had as many as 15 different species. The mystery snails have always been faves. One summer I had more than a hundred clutches laid in just a few weeks. No way I had space to raise those numbers! Still kind of bums me out when I find frozen packs of P. diffusa meat in the local Asian markets. I caught a pair of mine mating awhile back and managed to get a pic or two of the male in action, so to speak. He was pretty impressive for so small a beast. Used to raise them in a tank with a sliding glass top, made it easy to leave clutches in situ and I could watch the hatching process from the back of the top glass too. My snails eat all my excess frogbit, salvinia, duckweed and various veggies. BIG appetites, yes, but fun to watch. I think of them as living jewels in my tanks.
This lady really knows her stuff
I got my first Mystery Snail a few weeks ago as a tank mate for my Betta after his Endler friend died. Such interesting creatures. He/She gets an algae wafer every morning and fresh veggies a few times a week. He/She is a bloddy PIG!!
Jessica Holden-Cook I tried Betta with Endlers with no luck. Glad to hear yours worked out. My Betta doesn't mind my harlequins though. 😊
SO COOL, yet again good vibes to you from Costa Rica :)
A responsible pet owner will keep a check on his/her pets
I see that this video is about 4 years old. I have been researching this mystery snail and rabbit snails and this was by far the most informative info I've seen on TH-cam. I thank you for sharing your knowledge on the mystery snails. I wish I could find detailed information on rabbit snails but there's not many people who have the rabbit snails. I haven't been able to find out which of the rabbit snails are the largest. I don't understand why more people don't have the rabbit snails because they are adorable. They are so cute with their little faces and eyes and ears aka antenna.
Love them. I have some. Love your info.
I love these guys and Ive even had canaliculata, but they never lasted because of the heat here in the Bahamas. They always grew so fast, bred super fast and died after maybe 8 months or so.
they were my first too lol just love em!!!
I have these in all of my tanks.
I've been thinking about getting a trio of golden mystery snails for my 4ft 50G tank. They are so bright, and I think they would look awesome cruising about the place.
hello just found your videos this year I am new to keeping snails, first started with Nerite snails and Otto cats to buying 4 apple snails blue gold ivory and brown they are beautiful silly and make the tank look so much more alive! thanks for the awesome info
Welcome
Such a great video! I learn so much from your channel. I have been keeping mystery snails for several months now and recently got four; one blue, cognac, yellow and the small one is ivory. I noticed that my cognac was constantly on the shell of the small ivory. At first I thought they were mating, but the little ones she'll became brittle. I do feed them daily and have duffle bone in the tank. Well I ended up removing the little one and placed him in another tank tonight. Was i right to do this? Will larger ones hurt or kill smaller ones?
Yay, I was hoping you would do a video on P. diffusa as I really want mine to breed *gets the popcorn out*
Thanks for this I love them
Ha ha..parasnailing! Perfect.
One of my very favourite snail species; of more than twenty-five different species I either keep or have kept. These guys have a few rather entertaining behaviours and some of their colour forms are very handsome. I think of them as living jewels in my tanks, especially the blue and purple coloured ones.. By any name, be it, Inca, Mystery, Golden, Apple or whatever, they're fun and they can be quite useful.
Y'know, I see Pomacea diffusa snails, the body only, being sold frozen, in some of my local Asian supermarkets here.. Go figure.
Thanks for the great insight. I've got my first two egg clutches already.
+Lumpydog awesome
I love snails, I have 5 mystery snails, 1 Nerite and 4 horned nerites.
Love my mystery snails too
Great information! Thank you
Thanks! I've been recently debating on getting a few or not.
emmie943 I prefer nerites, but I agree! snails are underrated! they need more love xD
Have you tried leaving them in the tank and just laying a lid over the tank ? any chances they manage to break through the embryo ?
Hi Rachel, I hope you can answer this question for me. I recently added a floating plant to my tank. It's called Salvinia minima. It's a delicate "clover-like" leaf with fuzzy and fibrous undercoat roots. My mystery/apple snail climbed right up to it and started munching on it - pretty voraciously! I think, had I not removed the salvinia, he would have consumed all of it by morning. Do you think he would have eaten all of it in one sitting?! Also, the roots have very hard straw-like fibers. Do you think that is something safe for my snail to eat? Wasn't sure if it was digestible. Thank you!
Thanks for the video.Hey I had a question I Live in Florida and have These snails in my yard during the summer months. I have a retention pond and fills up with rain water this time of year and the snails are everywhere. I really like to watch them and think they are really cool and would like to keep them coming around every year. What can I do to help them and ensure That they will keep coming back?
Cool video, we just got a mystery snail... he’s in with 3 small goldfish that seem to leave it pretty much alone. I feed them cooked lettuce, carrots and peas that have been peeled a few times a week and the snail seems to enjoy all those. The fish also get flaked food and bottom feeder pellets. I’ve also got algae pellets but the snail doesn’t seem to care much for those. Any tips on keeping it healthy? What is best to feed it?
Rachael, I've heard that apple snails are heavy poopers & that's why I 'm tired of my albino plecos & am looking for an alternative to plecos. Your videos are so informative.
They are very heavy poopers. My little guy makes most of the mess in my tank himself. Only takes a few days for him to mess it up after a good cleaning. Also depends on how often you feed them. Some people do twice a day, I only feed mine once since it takes awhile for him to finish it off.
Just found your channel and I love it! Thank you so much.
Question unrelated to the video: I'm looking to make some hand-sculpted pieces for a freshwater tank, but I can't find a whole lot of information on what materials would be safe to work with. I'm most familiar with polymer clays, but I feel that would be too fragile even if it weren't bad for the water in some way... Do you have any suggestions? Materials, colorants, etc... I'm at a bit of a loss.
Thank you again! All the best!
+Just Breathe sculpey is safe I believe
I'll do some experimenting with it then! :)
I do this often just bake at a low temp for longer to get it hard without cracking, they can get really soft when in water for a while, if not baked long enough
Rachel, I have a 20 gallon tank devoted to duck weed (to feed my goldfish) and snails. I currently have two clutches--so cute. But I am curious about something. I was watching your other video and you spoke about how the babies will get lines in their shells if the water parameters change, which got me to wondering--when I do a water change, will that cause their shells to get a line because of the obvious change in the water? Also, how often should I do a water change for these guys? I have a sponge filter in the tank and multiple air stones. My water has no ammonia, nitrites or nitrates, I assume, because of the amount of plants I have in the water--so as long as that is the case, is it even necessary to do a water change? Thanks!
Question for how you prepare for vacation! I'm going out of town for 2 weeks. I have about 20 mystery sails and 2 turtles. I'm prepared for the turtles but don't know what to do for my snails. I have a friend coming by every 3 or 4 days to feed everyone but what should i do for them in the mean time?
Hi Rachel, how often should I feed my mystery snail? You didn't mention any specifics about feeding schedule. My snail lives in a planted tank with no visible algae. Temp is consistently 78 degrees. His (her?) tank mate is a very young female betta, and so far, there's no nipping. I feed my mystery snail half an algae wafer (for bottom feeders) on most days, but sometimes I skip a day. I once fed him some minced, blanched and cooled organic carrots, but he ignored the veggies. I hope the wafers are sufficient and balanced. Thank you.
really informative, thank you.
One question for you. What tight fitting aquarium lid would you recommend for a 55 gallon tank? I currently own two mystery snails and want to breed them. Another question, what does it mean if the tip of your mystery snail's she'll is a bit black or grey or translucent. I saw that while researching on how to tell their gender and that can mean the snail is female, can you explain on that as well. Thanks for responding and sorry to bother you with this question.
You mentioned that the slime they leave behind from digestion is good for fry. Do you know if horned nerite snails do the same?
+Barbara Smith no. Not to the degree the apple snails do
After watching half way through this I wanna get some for my tank now 🤣
my evil plan is working!
I just bought a blue apple snail and this video helped me out a lot. My betta was super curious but didn’t touch it. I have no clue if it’s a boy or girl. I will now be able to find out. It’s very active. I put in a blanched cucumber and some romaine lettuce but not interested. I will have to go a buy some wafers. My question is can I put in a calcium bird beak thingy in the water or are there other choices? Thanks
I bought one of these snails. Within five minutes it had eaten through one of my stem plants so I returned it to the pet store
i once thrue a sick betta with some infection on its fins with 3 apple snails in a 2.5 gallon tank and it heald within a week. i dont know if the snails have some healing power or it is just a luck...
I like to keep these as well. In some of my tanks, I get many clutches and frankly the clutches turn me off a bit. It’s just gross. Nevertheless, I routinely pull them off the glass tank lids when I find them, and drop them in my Oscar tank. They LOVE them!
I love my Apple snail though he is slow he glides in stealth Mode...is so adorable...I have named him Oswald like the Octopus.
fabulous maestro
can't wait for you to do the video on incubation my mystery snail just laid a clutch of eggs
it may be next tuesday so I can show them hatching and what I do
You had me at Latin names.. subscribed 😁.
I have 4 mystery snails in my 29 gallon tank. 2 of them are growing and going all over the tank. 2 of them have been dormant for over a month. I try to put them on wafers and they don't even come out! Sometimes they may peek out a little and when I pick them up to smell them, air bubbles come out. But they are always in the same place. I don't know what to do. I even moved the 2 dormant ones to my 10 gallon betta tank, but they still stay in shells.
I have a question: my male gold snail and female purple snail mates and the female laid a clutch. I want to hatch them but I’m wondering, will the babies be gold or purple? Or a mix of both. I was hoping to get some light footed purples but I’m not sure how snail genetics works lol
We just started a snail tank in our class at school. We had some with the lrg gold fish but I dont think they were getting enough food. I bought algae tablets and shrimp pellets for them. I have blanched broccoli for them. They dont seem to be bothered with the bottom of the tank. Can you give me any tips on feeding. I dont know much about them but really like them. Im not sure how much food to put in. Its a small tank with 6 apple snails.
I've watched multiple videos and everyone says these snails only lay eggs above water. I have seen multiple clutches laid in the sand and only a few above water, I check around the top every couple of days. I started with just two now I have around 3 dozen the size of nickels and not even going to count the tiny ones in a 4 month span.
How come none of these snail videos talk about when the snails overpopulate their tanks?
I have 2 mystery snails that look like they were mating. Then another snail came up and tried to get in the mix and wouldn't let go. Were they fighting? If so do they fight to the death? I finally separated them.
Are the panther crabs the same as pompon crabs? Also I just got a kuhli catfish this weekend and am having trouble finding info on them, know much about those Rachel?
i love them
I just found your channel, AND I just found out about Apple snails this morning in a pet shop, and I think I'm obsessed. I love love LOVE your channel! But, I have a question... Can you put shrimps and Apple snails in the same aquarium? (n_n)/
+•sᴡɪᴛᴄʜ• yes though the shrimp can become annoying to the snails of they breed on large numbers
I love apple snails!...saddly, in Italy, they are near forbidden, because someone left some pomacea canaliculata in the wild in spanish.Of course, the snail eated all the splant in rivers and lakes...so, Europe forbid the importation of all acquarium snails, exept for nerites. You can find some apple snal from private seller, but only the gold ones...the other colors are unobtainable in Italy.
Would the shell be big enough for shell dweller cichlids ? And would Pomacea diffusa be ok in a tanganyika tank ?
Great info thanks
They have pink snail eggs all over here in south Louisiana. Are these the "non invasive good species" you are talking about?
omg. i NEED a purple snail! :O
If i may ask pls can you tell me what kind of fish can i keep with my shrimps
What would you suggest doing if your Mystery Snail developments a crack exposing its body?
You could put a Cuddle bone in your tank keep and eye on it.