japanese trapdoor snail

gulperdaddy20209 · 03-01-2013, 05:23 PM

will they do well in tank with temperature of 76-80 degrees with feather fin catfish and callichtys callichtys catfish in 56 gallon column tank

Lexinverts · 03-01-2013, 11:35 PM

Nope. They do not do well in water that is warmer than 60-something degrees, from my experience.

gulperdaddy20209 · 03-02-2013, 04:51 AM

what would be good scavengers for my tanks rabbit snails?

CookieM · 03-02-2013, 04:57 AM

Most common snail for shrimp's keepers are: Assassin, Nerite, Malaysian Trumpet, Ramshorn, and Pond snails.

As for scavenging job I recommend: Nerite or Malaysian Trumpet.

P.S. Japanese Trapdoor snail taste delicious (to eat of course). Or maybe I ate something similar to it.

scotty b · 03-02-2013, 08:06 AM

im keeping 3 in a 55 gallon at 78f and they seem to be doing perfectly well,. rabbit snails can eat plants ime ,. i keep apple snails in my tanks to clean up scraps and they do a verry good job

Lexinverts · 03-02-2013, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by scotty b

im keeping 3 in a 55 gallon at 78f and they seem to be doing perfectly well,. rabbit snails can eat plants ime ,. i keep apple snails in my tanks to clean up scraps and they do a verry good job

In my experience, they will live for a month or two at high temperatures, and then they die. Have you had those snails for more than 3-4 weeks?

Lexinverts · 03-02-2013, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gulperdaddy20209

what would be good scavengers for my tanks rabbit snails?

I prefer Ramshorn snails for the scavenger role in a tank.

MTS can really get out of hand, and they can also take little bites out of your plants when at high densities.

Rabbit snails will gobble up your plants.

Nerites would be perfect for this role if they didn't leave little white eggs everywhere.

aokashi · 03-02-2013, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CookieM

P.S. Japanese Trapdoor snail taste delicious (to eat of course). Or maybe I ate something similar to it.

lol!

**Soothing Shrimp** · 03-02-2013, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Lexinverts

Nerites would be perfect for this role if they didn't leave little white eggs everywhere.

Well...the males don't.

Indychus · 03-02-2013, 03:28 PM

Red Ramshorn are my favorite... prolific breeders so they can keep up with snail-eating fishes, they don't seem to bother the plants, and they look really nice if you can keep their shells nice and red.

Lexinverts · 03-02-2013, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Soothing Shrimp

Well...the males don't.

Sure, but can you sex them? I can't.

**Soothing Shrimp** · 03-02-2013, 03:45 PM

Would I sex them? I'm already married...

scotty b · 03-04-2013, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Lexinverts

In my experience, they will live for a month or two at high temperatures, and then they die. Have you had those snails for more than 3-4 weeks?

ive had them several months like 3-4

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CookieM Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: CA, USA Posts: 513	Most common snail for shrimp's keepers are: Assassin, Nerite, Malaysian Trumpet, Ramshorn, and Pond snails. As for scavenging job I recommend: Nerite or Malaysian Trumpet. P.S. Japanese Trapdoor snail taste delicious (to eat of course). Or maybe I ate something similar to it.

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scotty b Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 227	im keeping 3 in a 55 gallon at 78f and they seem to be doing perfectly well,. rabbit snails can eat plants ime ,. i keep apple snails in my tanks to clean up scraps and they do a verry good job

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Indychus Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 281	Red Ramshorn are my favorite... prolific breeders so they can keep up with snail-eating fishes, they don't seem to bother the plants, and they look really nice if you can keep their shells nice and red.