[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: [APD] snails (again)



Thanks Jim,

They were probably the short neck variety known as Emydura.   They have
yellow stripes on their cheeks.    I will try to get some.

Cheers
Dave




On 27/5/05 6:45 AM, "Jim Swinford" <gswinford2 at comcast_net> wrote:

> Dave,  I don't know how effective it would be, but I dimly remember we used to
> use small turtles of some kind when I had a tank in Queensland about a hundred
> years ago.  My grandfather went down to the local bilabong and caught them. It
> was fun watching them chase down and eat the snails.  We'd have to turn the
> turtles loose after a week or so because they would'nt eat anything else.
> I've been here in The US since 1957 and don't remember much about them other
> than they were native to Austrailia. Hope that will get you on the trail of
> some help....Jim
> _______________________________________________
> Aquatic-Plants mailing list
> Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
> http://www.actwin.com/mailman/listinfo/aquatic-plants

_______________________________________________
Aquatic-Plants mailing list
Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
http://www.actwin.com/mailman/listinfo/aquatic-plants