care for snails

[dan2x38]

very informative link... still not sure how to tell 100% if my new snail is, 'Pomacea bridgesi' or not... added him to my new PPD tank hopefully to help feed any fry if I can get them to hatch out... as I understand from that site the, 'Pomacea bridgesi' do not eat the live plants... right?

[rXcanadensis]

No they don't, well not normally... It also depends on what kind of plants you have... If it's java ferns it won't touch it!

[beowulf]

No they don't, well not normally... It also depends on what kind of plants you have... If it's java ferns it won't touch it!

Don't agree, I had one in an African tank in which the only plant was java fern and he ate it all even though I gave him a couple of algae wafers morning and night and he ate those also.

[Laura]

Brigs don't tend to eat plants (but mine eat duckweed), but they don't get as big as the one you have.  If they're that size, then I'm quite sure that it's a cana and not a brig.
Canas eat anything, and will eat live plants.  I got one once by accident before I could tell the difference and it turned my tank into a buffet.
The easiest way to tell the difference is the spire on a cana is quite flat more like a cinnamon bun, while a brig has 'steps' on it's spire.
I have brigs, and they love cooked dark veggies (kale, bok choy, dandelion) and suchlike.  The canas mouths can handle eating the veggies fresh, while the brigs need their food softned.
I think the snail (or any kind of snail) may eat your eggs before they can hatch, although they are good for providing infusoria for fry tanks.  Also, how big is your PPD tank?  A cana of that size needs at least 5 gallons for its own bioload IMO.

[dan2x38]

Also, how big is your PPD tank?  A cana of that size needs at least 5 gallons for its own bioload IMO.

The tanks is a 5.5... His sprials are not flat but raised like a top (the kids toy)... got it for infusoria got tons of java fern in there the eggs should fall in deep enough?

[washefuzzy]

Don't agree, I had one in an African tank in which the only plant was java fern and he ate it all even though I gave him a couple of algae wafers morning and night and he ate those also.

How big was your snail? Maybe I'm not feeding mine enough!

[Laura]

The tanks is a 5.5... His sprials are not flat but raised like a top (the kids toy)... got it for infusoria got tons of java fern in there the eggs should fall in deep enough?

Hey Dan - I got confused and mixed up on the thread's author -  I thought the giant cana was in a 5 gallon.  I don't want to thread-jack Supersteve's post so I'll pm you directly.