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Originally Posted by wood
They don't burrow. I think they are too big and need to breathe on the surface. They may suffocate if they are underneath gravel. Just my hypothesis.
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Ryan looking at these snails shells to me yells burrow burrow burrow. Just look at the basic shape
They don't need to breathe on the surface because the lake they're from isn't exactly a puddle, they have a gill like most aquatic snails, I can assure you that without ever even seeing one in person.
They will not suffocate any more than a Malaysian Trumpet snail does.
Now to say you haven't had this happen in your experience is much different. I'm planning on getting a dozen when my tank is fully settled in and whatnot. Maybe not a dozen right away but a good number to start. They're beautiful large snails, that don't look inbred 50589327532million times like most nice apple snails. I've already bred clithions and they're growing in my tanks now (The color on these IS based on their environment like most people expected, because mine are clear and slightly green with no horns yet
) so I want to see if I can get some more good fortune with other non-typical snails.
But if you know of snail deaths due to drowning please let me know!
-Andrew
-Andrew