How to raise snails?

[Buglet]

Hi,

I am considering getting a dwarf puffer (or 2) to live by themselves and Iam in the process of finding out everything I can about them before proceeding.

I have learned that they need to eat snails, and I would like to raise the sanils myself, if possible.

I was wondering, how do I set up a tank to just raise snails? What do they eat? Is it relatively easy to do? And what types of snails are best?

Thanks!!

 

[Speck the Fish]

Snails!!!

When I wanted to raise snails for my Yo-Yo's I setup my old 5 gallon tank, waited, then threw some snails in (I got them free at my LFS), a few guppies (snails aren't too exciting to watch), and a few weeks latter I have roughly 200 snails. I'm now harvesting about 10 snails a day and putting them into my 55.

To feed the snails I just put a piece of lettuce in each week and thats about it.

Good luck with your snail farming.

 

[Buglet]

Whoa! 200 snails?! Yipes
But at least it sounds pretty easy!

Thanks!

 

[Buglet]

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[NinjaSmurf]

Breeding snails. Add water, snails, and bam, you'll get a million. Good luck with your puffers.

 

[Eve]

LOl
I must not have the snail love nest down then, I cannot get the danm things to get jiggy with it

 

[xXMrBonesXx]

my friend asked for some snails from her friend but she gave her to many so she threw what was left in 1 of those betta hex holders and now she has about 20 snails and 15 nests, it doesnt take much for them to get aquainted .... hey eve try some barry white lol

 

[Eve]

*grins*

I have them in a 2 gal tank, its decorated, its filtered, its water parms are puurrfect.
I feed them all kinds of goodies, and I play music for them.
I think they are homosexual snails.

 

[Opcn]

For klarger puffers try rams horn snails

 

[NinjaSmurf]

Lol, if you really need snails fast I'd suggest talking to some of these poor people who post about their snail/bunnies, who seem to be taking over their tanks.... we should really start a snail share program or something.....

 

[endparenthesis]

I think snails have the most perfect reproduction systems on the planet. I doubted people when they said just how insanely prolific they are... then I got a few. A week later I was in the triple digits.