Sulawesi Elephant Snail's-arriving Soon

[pippoodle]

Hi there

these are arriving tomorrow and just wondering wether anyine had kept them before
i know they eat plants so are going in the kiddies tank , cos there aren't that many plants out there - rekord 60
i've read all i could find about them just wondering if anyone has experience with them

thanks sarah x

 

[TylerFerretLord]

You're getting all the cool stuff.

I think Liam keeps these.

 

[Truck]

Hi there

these are arriving tomorrow and just wondering wether anyine had kept them before
i know they eat plants so are going in the kiddies tank , cos there aren't that many plants out there - rekord 60
i've read all i could find about them just wondering if anyone has experience with them

thanks sarah x

yep i had a pair a few weeks ago after seeing them in PFK, i sold them due to me stripping the tank down, and i had no plant troubles at all.

 

[pippoodle]

You're getting all the cool stuff.

I think Liam keeps these.

they're being sent to me as a freebie from a lovely man
I cant wait to see them will post pics when they come
I'll wait to see if liam answers if not i'll pm him
thanks for that tylerferret

Sarah x

 

[Liam]

I did keep them, they are very nice but they eat plants so fast and I like plants so I gave them away. They are not hard to keep they eat anything veggie and breed quite fast, the babies grow quite fast too. Some species like sand others prefer rocks or wood to crawl on. They prefer the water warm with high ph of 8 but I expect water about 25C and an alkaline ph should be okay for them. I had babies I didnt find when I gave them away that were doing fine at 24C and ph of 7.3. If you are not worried about plants then you should enjoy them.

 

[Truck]

I did keep them, they are very nice but they eat plants so fast and I like plants so I gave them away. They are not hard to keep they eat anything veggie and breed quite fast, the babies grow quite fast too. Some species like sand others prefer rocks or wood to crawl on. They prefer the water warm with high ph of 8 but I expect water about 25C and an alkaline ph should be okay for them. I had babies I didnt find when I gave them away that were doing fine at 24C and ph of 7.3. If you are not worried about plants then you should enjoy them.

which plants were yours munching on?

mine didnt touch anubias

 

[pippoodle]

I did keep them, they are very nice but they eat plants so fast and I like plants so I gave them away. They are not hard to keep they eat anything veggie and breed quite fast, the babies grow quite fast too. Some species like sand others prefer rocks or wood to crawl on. They prefer the water warm with high ph of 8 but I expect water about 25C and an alkaline ph should be okay for them. I had babies I didnt find when I gave them away that were doing fine at 24C and ph of 7.3. If you are not worried about plants then you should enjoy them.

Thanks Liam

They are in the tank now and buried deep in the sand , will get a pic when they come out
tank is temp 24-25 degrees
ph 7.2
nitrates 10-20
nitrites 0
ammonia 0

The guy sent me 4 2 big ones and 2 babies - the kids love them and if they eat the plants in their tank i'll just take some cuttings from the other tanks and replant (thats how i planted their tank in the first place)

Cheers Sarah x

 

[AdAndrews]

have you got any pics, do they need sand?

 

[pippoodle]

have you got any pics, do they need sand?

as soon as they come out the sand i'll post a pic - kids keeping an eye on the tank and checking lol

 

[Truck]

have you got any pics, do they need sand?

as soon as they come out the sand i'll post a pic - kids keeping an eye on the tank and checking lol

put a few flakes in and the snails will sense them and come up

 

[Liam]

Yeah truck the ones I had ate everything including anubias and they loved java ferns.

 

[pippoodle]

snails not come up yet lol
i dug 3 out the sand but they went right back in again
will take some pics when i can
but to explain them they are black with white tip on the end of their shells

 

[Mantango]

Hi Pippoodle,

I have had mine for about 3 weeks now (4 adults) and recently last week one baby

There are loads of different species apparently, having searched the internet I think mine are gold spotted ones, look identical anyway! (see photos I found),

These are great snails and have lovely shells to. I keep mine in a planted tank (mainly Java fern) on a sand substrate and they seem fine, seen to eat algae, fish pellets, peas etc and so far not interested in the plants. Maybe not all these snail species eat plants??

Have you any photos?

Best wishes,
Pete

Hi there

these are arriving tomorrow and just wondering wether anyine had kept them before
i know they eat plants so are going in the kiddies tank , cos there aren't that many plants out there - rekord 60
i've read all i could find about them just wondering if anyone has experience with them

thanks sarah x

 

[keenonfish]

They had these in British Aquatics Stores Bolton and I was soo tempted but glad I didn't buy them now as I would have been gutted to see my planted tank devastated

They are very cute though just might want to look at calcium levels etc to keep them in good shape...

Hope you update us to how they get on

 

[pippoodle]

still trying to get my pics will try again when i come back from seeing dora and diego with the kids tomorrow ---- what joy