Re: Mind over Matter - and - Pond snails

["william ruyle" <wruyle at hotmail_com>]

Frank wrote:
Now, back to Killies. I have put some killies in my pond, and have this
> faint recollection from, perhaps 2 years ago, of someone writing about 
> "pond
> snails", and the fact that they don't touch/eat killie eggs.  If there 
> really is
> such a critter, and it is suitable for introduction into a pond with 
> killies, I
> would be greatly interested in hearing about them, and what their "name" 
> is,
> and where I could get some.

Frank, try lilyblooms.com. They have the Black Japanese Livebearing Snail 
(viviparis malleatus) that will do
great as infusoria producers and will leave any eggs alone. They won't 
overwinter in your Chicago area
but you can bring them inside and place them in your tanks till early 
summer. That being said, the red
and black ramshorn has a good reputation around eggs. Stay away from Apple 
snails, mystery snails and
MTS snails, which Wright has seen eat newly-laid eggs. I have 2 tanks with 
MTS snails in them that I will
have to break down to eradicate them for breeding setups. I've heard reports 
that the common
pond snail (small football-shaped) can't be trusted around eggs, maybe it 
was from Wright. He's away
from his home right now and can't answer--I'll try looking in the archives.

HTH,

Bill
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