baby apple snails

[cla55y19]

ive got 4 apple snails and ive never had any babies i heard they dont live for that long so i wanted them to breed to keep them alive in my tanks is there anything i can do to make them breed

 

[willtang3000]

I heared that they breed like rabbits lol well my advise would be just to keep the water in good condition and sure enoguh they will breed

 

[abstract]

apple snails lay their eggs above the water line, so if you decrease it by a couple inches they will most likely lay eggs.....but apple snails live quite a long time (well over a year and up to 3 years in cooler temps) and get huge (6 inches)...so i dont know why youd need them to reproduce right away, lol

 

[smithrc]

in warmer temps they dont do too well atall... we had 6 that bread and after getting rind of approx 75 to the lfs we started loosing the rest...

we now have 4 left. i moved them to our sick tank and removed the heater a couple of days ago and they have all perked up loads..

as for breedign them - our just did it...

make sure they are well fed

 

[cla55y19]

i feed them cucumber and lettuce leafs any thing eles i should add?

apple snails lay their eggs above the water line, so if you decrease it by a couple inches they will most likely lay eggs.....but apple snails live quite a long time (well over a year and up to 3 years in cooler temps) and get huge (6 inches)...so i dont know why youd need them to reproduce right away, lol

there not in cold water and there over 6 months old so its not i want to breed them right away i want to get a few more babies so that in another six months time i done have to buy more of something i already have

 

[jflowers]

Apple snails will eat anything (even dead fish), and breed in direct relation to the food available (more food, more breeding). It is important that they get thier greens but also other types of food too, flake, frozen blood worm/brineshrimp and algae tabs.

Jon

 

[BettaMomma]

apple snails lay their eggs above the water line, so if you decrease it by a couple inches they will most likely lay eggs.....but apple snails live quite a long time (well over a year and up to 3 years in cooler temps) and get huge (6 inches)...so i dont know why youd need them to reproduce right away, lol

Apple snails get to be 6 inches?

Good god - Gary is an apple snail!
He's going to bust his little 1/2 gallon (temporary) home at the seams.
Holy cow - I guess I better get him into his new home sooner rather than later.

 

[jflowers]

Only some species get that big, pomacea bridgisii and canul.... spelling? Dont get anywhere near that, there is a pomacea H... spelling? that does get huge.

Check http/www.applesnail.net for full info

Jon

 

[BettaMomma]

I was a bit concerned - cuz when I first got him, he was probably as big around as a nickel. In just a couple of months, he's gotten bigger than a golf ball. I'm going to go read up on them.

Yikes!

 

[Bloo]

I heared that they breed like rabbits lol

I think you mean malaysian trumpet snails breed like rabbits ? Apple snails are not all that easy (or simple and straightforward).