Re: [APD] Neritina natalensis Snails

[John Brekken <jbrekken1 at yahoo_com>]

I would be interested in getting some.  Saw that they
made it as close as Toronto:

Menagerie, 549 Parliament St, Toronto, Ontario, M4X
1P7, phone 416-921-4966, fax 416-921-2365

-John
San Diego
619.379.1848



--- "John T. Fitch" <JTFitch at fitchfamily_com> wrote:

> During Oliver Knott's presentation at the AGA
> convention in Washington, he 
> mentioned using a South African snail, Neritina
> natalensis, for cleaning up 
> algae, particularly on rocks.  In Germany, they're
> called Rennschnecken. I 
> believe he also said that Clown loaches cannot get
> at them, because the 
> snails maintain such a strong grip on the surface
> beneath them.
> 
> As for bringing them into the country, both the Fish
> and Wildlife Service 
> and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Plant Protection
> and Quarantine section 
> have told me that there is no prohibition against
> importing these particular 
> snails.  But they would require a permit from the
> USDA PPQ.  The permit 
> application is not complicated, but there is a three
> or four month approval 
> delay. And, the snails would have to be quarantined
> on arrival, so that an 
> inspector could agree that they are what you say
> they are.
> 
> I have filed an application, but in the meantime,
> let me ask:  Has anyone on 
> the list had experience with these snails?  Does
> anyone know if they're for 
> sale in the U.S.?  Thanks.
> 
> John T. Fitch
> 
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