Sulawesi Snails

[Chucknorris]

Well they do not burrow 100% but I have had a couple burrow about 50% in the gravel. The end where their head is, is out of the gravel.

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[A Hill]

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.

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

[rwong2k]

the lake where these shrimp and snake come from, do they come from an area with soft substrate, or is it rocky like african cichlids?

[A Hill]

Originally Posted by rwong2k

the lake where these shrimp and snake come from, do they come from an area with soft substrate, or is it rocky like african cichlids?

The pictures I have seen have been very sandy with large rocks in clusters more or less. I haven't seen gravel bottom pictures but that area of the lake must exist.

I wish they where also photographed where collected!

-Andrew

[Orlando]

I would like to get my mitts on some of these snails. Where do you guys get them?

[rwong2k]

Originally Posted by A Hill

The pictures I have seen have been very sandy with large rocks in clusters more or less. I haven't seen gravel bottom pictures but that area of the lake must exist.

I wish they where also photographed where collected!

-Andrew

Yeah that's exactly what I recall from some other posts, but, yeah I really wish they did send us some photos on where they collect these guys,

[southerndesert]

Here is a link showing these snails in their natural environment, scroll down several photos and you will see them (in deep water)

http://www.planetinverts.com/sulawes...er_photos.html

I agree with Andrew that these snails live in very deep water as well as shallow areas and have a gill. They will not drown without surface access.... Burrowing would be no more problem for them than it is for a MTS.

Cheers, Bill