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Re: [APD] Neritina natalensis Snails
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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