Apple Snail Egg Laying Questions

[the_evil_duboisi]

I recently got 3 apple snails from my brother. They are about 2 inches long.

I wish to breed them, so I put them in a 30 gallon polypterus growout tank with the one polypterus and 3 raphael cats. They do no harm to each other. However, I have a few questions;

1) How much laying space should I give them? Is 2 inches too short? Should I lengthen it?

2) I am pretty sure I have 1 m 2 f. But the male(The smaller one) is driving the females nuts about breeding! He keeps on trying to mate with them. Should I remove him?

3) The 2 "females" keep on climbing out of the water, perhaps trying to find a place to lay? Again, the first question.

Other than that, the live okay. The eat like pigs(Even the high-protien poop of the polypterus! ) and are very active. Kinda makes my want to start an apple tank .

Any output will be appreciated

 

[kpintheshed]

1) i give mine about 4-6 inches, i would say 2 inches is too small

2) i have the same thing i have two females and a male they mate a lot but i kept them in the same tank for more then a few mouths and they seem fine

3) yeah mine climb out to find the best place to lay their eggs but make sure you have a hood or cover any holes in the hood which thy can go though because soon apple snails end up out of you take and some were in your house.

Good Luck

 

[shaz3271]

here is a great website about apple snails, it will have every thing you want to know on there.



www.applesnail.net

 

[Colin_T]

I always thought apple snails were hermaphrodites containing both male and female sex organs. They go out of the water to lay their eggs on overhanging leaves or coverglass. You might find once the snails hatch and fall into the water the fish will eat them.

 

[shaz3271]

I always thought apple snails were hermaphrodites containing both male and female sex organs. They go out of the water to lay their eggs on overhanging leaves or coverglass. You might find once the snails hatch and fall into the water the fish will eat them.

no apple snails are male and female need one another to breed, also the female can store sperm just like some fsh.

 

[the_evil_duboisi]

If apple snails where like that they would be cheap......Very cheap.......Cheap as convicts! And that would be nice too.

Okay, I'll try to give them more space. Do they lay upside down too?