Re: Pond Snails

[YoHoHo at aol_com]

Thanks Bill, I just ordered 10 of them.  Hope they do the job, and thanks for 
the info.
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Frank Carriglitto
AKA #08234, ChiKA, WAKO

In a message dated 6/2/2003 6:21:48 AM Central Standard Time, 
Owner-KillieTalk at AKA_Org writes:

> From: "william ruyle" <wruyle at hotmail_com>
> Subject: Re: Mind over Matter - and - Pond snails
> 
> 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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