Posted on 24 November 2016. Tags: Rabbit Snails (Tylomelania sp.), tropical fish keeping
Rabbit Snails (Tylomelania sp.) are a genus of freshwater gastropods endemic to lakes Poso, Matano, Towuti, Lontoa, Mahalona, and Masapi on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Rabbit Snails are known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts by a variety of names including the Giant Sulawesi Snail, Orange Giant Sulawesi Snail, Golden Giant Sulawesi Snail,Mini Golden Rabbit […]
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Posted on 23 November 2016. Tags: Japanese Trapdoor Snail (Bellamya chinensis), tropical fish keeping
The Japanese Trapdoor Snail (Bellamya chinensis) is known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Chinese Mystery Snail, Black Snail, Trapdoor Snail, Japanese Mystery Snail, Black Japanese Trapdoor Snail, Asian Apple Snail, Rice Snail and Oriental Mystery Snail is actually classified as a “pond” snail that can survive in Northern climates and considered a problematic […]
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Posted on 23 November 2016. Tags: Assassin Snails (Clea helena), tropical fish keeping
Assassin Snails (Clea helena) are a colorful, carnivorous, freshwater species that is found throughout Southeast Asia; primarily Thailand, Malaysia, and (Lake Toba) the Indonesian island Sumatra. Assassin Snails are tolerant of a wide range of water conditions. They are efficient opportunistic carnivores that as their name implies, feed on live prey and scavenged detritus. In their […]
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Posted in Freshwater Invertebrates & Amphibians, Snails, Tropical Fish Keeping
Posted on 22 November 2016. Tags: Giant Ramshorn Snail (Marisa cornuarietis), tropical fish keeping
The Giant Ramshorn Snail (Marisa cornuarietis) also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Columbian Ramshorn Snail, is a relatively large species in the family Ampullaridae that is native to northern South America and Central America. In addition to being native to Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and […]
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Posted on 21 November 2016. Tags: Ramshorn Snail (Planorbidae), tropical fish keeping
Ramshorn Snails (Planorbids) also known by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Ram’s Horn Snails, Wheel Snails, Ear Snails, Red Ramshorns, and Brown Ramshorn are in a family of air breathing freshwater snails that have planispiral (coiled flat) shells. Although most aquarium Ramshorn Snail species are in the Planorbidae family, one species, the Giant Ramshorn Snail […]
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Posted on 20 November 2016. Tags: Mystery Snails - (Pomacea Diffusa)
Mystery Snails (Pomacea Diffusa) are a common freshwater snail found in the Amazon River system throughout Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Peru . Depending on their size and shell colors, they are also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Spike Topped Apple Snail, Golden Mystery Snail, Apple Snail, Golden Apple Snail, Ivory Snail, etc. […]
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Posted in Freshwater Invertebrates & Amphibians, Snails, Tropical Fish Keeping, Tropical Fish Species
Posted on 18 November 2016. Tags: Nerite Snails (Neritina natalensis), tropical fish keeping
Nerite Snails (Neritina natalensis) are a species of aquatic gastropod mollusks that are endemic to Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, and Tanzania; specifically the coastal plains of East Africa. They are prized by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts for their attractive shell designs and their efficient scavenging of uneaten foods and algae in the aquarium. […]
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