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Old 05-07-2008, 10:09 PM   #31 (permalink)
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the price is going to be coming down soon if they breed this easy
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Old 05-07-2008, 11:42 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Oh wow, exciting news! thanks for posting these pictures up!

Wonder in a few years we'll have so many they'll turn out like MTS =p
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I doubt the price will be coming down a lot considering how big they get and how long they take to mature. If you buy a baby snail it make take 4-9 months before they are ready to reproduce but what do I know.

Then again if the prices got to 5 dollars per snail, I still wouldn't complain these things are freakin awesome!

Parameters are normal parameters for a sulawesi tank.
Ph 8
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gh 6-8
temp 82 deg

well normal from all the info I have gathered from various websites
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Old 05-08-2008, 02:46 AM   #34 (permalink)
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I doubt the price will be coming down a lot considering how big they get and how long they take to mature. If you buy a baby snail it make take 4-9 months before they are ready to reproduce but what do I know.

Then again if the prices got to 5 dollars per snail, I still wouldn't complain these things are freakin awesome!

Parameters are normal parameters for a sulawesi tank.
Ph 8
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gh 6-8
temp 82 deg

well normal from all the info I have gathered from various websites

Maybe Ryan will see the hint...
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OK just for sh!ts and giggles I made the price $25 for 5 of them for a few days... Everyone else should enjoy these snails because they really are cool...
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Depending on where you get them from the prices from Indonesian wholesalers is already under $1. Of course by the time you get done with shipping, customs/transhipper, and DOA's the cost quickly starts creeping up. Not to mention many of these wholesalers have large minimum orders.
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OK just for sh!ts and giggles I made the price $25 for 5 of them for a few days... Everyone else should enjoy these snails because they really are cool...

ACK! So tempting!!!

Even away from the SnS, I can't seem to stop wanting to spend my hard earned $$!!!!!!
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Old 05-08-2008, 05:00 AM   #38 (permalink)
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OK just for sh!ts and giggles I made the price $25 for 5 of them for a few days... Everyone else should enjoy these snails because they really are cool...
sweet..I was going to buy but I was looking at the shipping. How will they do in 2-3 USPS priority mail?

I wouldn't dare do this to fish or shrimps but how would a snail fare?
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Well I bought from Ryan. He sent priority with no heat pack. They made it in three days and I live in Wisconsin and he sends from Miami (correct?). We even had a cold snap so I was really worried.

I think I bought like 5 he sent at least 7 I believe and now I have over 12. I had one die on me but that is it. Needless to say I wouldn't be too worried.

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How do these snails behave? Do they burrow like MTS or are they algae eaters like nerites?
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If only my water parameters were diffferent!...
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How do these snails behave? Do they burrow like MTS or are they algae eaters like nerites?
They're algae eaters like nerites, they don't burrow into the substrate, well my substrate's about 2" thick and the snails are almsot 3" , that could be a reason, but I see them crawling over everything, rocks, glass, etc etc
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I have had mine burrow, and that was when I saw the egg. Otherwise they slide around or just chill to take some breathers
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They dont 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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Hey Ryan: How long are you going to have your sale?

I may have some "left over" money next week... lol
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