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Re: Apple Snails
>From: "David W. Webb" <dwebb at ti_com>
>Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 09:49:47 -0700
>Subject: Re: Tank Cover
>
>In my tanks, all of the phenotypes of apple snails will eat soft, decaying
>leaves. When these aren't available, they will eat algae. I've had snails
>starve in a heavily planted, algae-free tank. If any of the apple snails die,
>they can add a lot of nutrients to the water suddenly.
>
My apple snails chose to eat the higher plants after the algae was gone.
They seem to relish crypts!
Neil Frank, TAG editor Aquatic Gardeners Association Raleigh, NC USA