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Title: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on April 06, 2016, 05:05:01 PM
A thread to show off your snails pics  :)

Here are most of my nerites. I couldn't see one of them anywhere, it'll be hiding on a piece of wood.

Using my numbering system from my Whitespot thread here are

#1. Grey with lighter grey spots. I have 2 of these, this is the one in the betta's tank. They are both 1 cm across the longest axis of their oval bodies, bought December 2014. The one in the 180 litre likes crawling along the glass just below the top of the sand so it is very difficult to photograph.

#2. Orange red with black markings. This snail is slightly bigger at about 1.25 cm. Also bought December 2014.

#4. Zebra nerite. This is the largest of the nerites at 2 cm. Bought July 2011. Yes, I do mean 2011. This is the snail that survived out of water for..... I'm not actually sure how long.

#5. Larger orange red with black markings. This is the second biggest snail at a tad under 2 cm. Also bought in July 2011. This is the snail I couldn't find when I needed to treat the tank for whitespot so it survived almost a day with the medication in the tank

#6. Bee nerite. This is a small snail at just 1 cm. Bought December 2013.

#3 is the one I can't find at the moment.



The white spots on the wood in a couple of photos are nerite eggs. These are the only downside to nerites. They don't hatch and stay on the decor for ever.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on April 06, 2016, 05:32:54 PM
Great pictures of your snails.  ;D
I have to admit to having a soft spot for both your #4 and #5, mainly for being so tough in previous situations, but also for being around since 2011, and for being so pretty.  ;D
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Cod_only_knows on April 06, 2016, 05:47:31 PM
Great pics and funny you should start this thread as I just took a pic of my seldom seen Black Devil Snail cleaning detritus from my Java moss.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on April 06, 2016, 05:59:57 PM
I've not seen one of those before.  8)
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Fiona on April 06, 2016, 06:33:37 PM
One of my apple snails.

I bought 3 and lost sight of one for a while. I knew the other 2 had gotten quite large but how no idea how large until I found the empty shell of the missing snail. They were 1cm across when I got them now they're almost 2 inches cross at their widest. Lovely looking snails but as I really don't want babies, one is going to a new home very soon.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on April 06, 2016, 06:52:36 PM
I've never seen any snails like Cod's before either.

I gave up on apple snails, they always died. But I can keep nerites with no problems  ???
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on April 06, 2016, 07:18:38 PM
The apple snails are 2 inches across  :o
I didn't expect then to be that large.
Wow.  8)
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on April 06, 2016, 07:30:19 PM
That's just one species of apple snail, commonly called brigs (Pomacea diffusa). Another species, common name cana (Pomacea canaliculata), grows to the size of a tennis ball and eats live plants. Brigs usually only eat dead plants.

The common name brig comes from Pomacea bridgesii. It was once thought that P diffusa and P bridgesii were the same species which is why P diffusa has the common name brig.

Brigs and canas are the two apple snails in the trade, though it is now illegal to import apple snails of all species into the EU.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on April 06, 2016, 07:53:25 PM
Good lord  :yikes:
At that size you'd only want one in the tank.  ;D
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Fiona on April 06, 2016, 08:14:04 PM
They're like 2 little mini satsumas bowling round the tank, the photo doesnt do them justice really, when their antennas are fully out they look very elegant.

I've also got assassin snails, 2 zebra nerites, 2 red onion nerites (Sue's #5) and this weird black one that looks a bit like Sue's grey snail, its rarely seen and spends most of its life under the sand.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on April 06, 2016, 08:47:06 PM
They're like 2 little mini satsumas bowling round the tank,

That has got to be one of the funniest descriptions of aquatic snails I've witnessed.  :rotfl:
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Richard W on April 08, 2016, 10:27:18 AM
Owing to the fact that this site still refuses to work properly with my browser (no italics, emoticons or "Insert image" etc.) I don't know if this will work, but I'll try

This is about the only view I usually get of my nerites.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on April 08, 2016, 10:35:40 AM
I get that view as well  :)

I had only just put the snails back in the 180 litre when I took the photos, and was lucky that 2 of them were grazing on the flat stone next to where I'd put them in, and two others had moved onto wood at the front of the tank. I've still not found the one missing from the photos and if I do see it, it will no doubt be on the glass like yours  ;D


But I find the underside view to be fascinating, watching the way the snail eats and moves across the glass.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on April 24, 2016, 03:09:58 PM
I now have photos of snail #3  :)
It is about 1.5cm across, purchased Dec 2014.


The snails are in the QT during whitespot treatment on the main tank. Since 5 snails in a 7 litre bucket produced very little ammonia, and I now have 6 snails in 23 litres, I haven't bothered with a filter. I moved a piece of wood with a plant on it, and that should take care of any ammonia they make. But I still need to clean the tank every two days because of the amount of poo 6 snails can make when there is wood in the tank.
Snail #3 fell off the wood into the bucket I had moved the wood to during cleaning so I refilled the tank and got my camera before putting it back in the tank just where I wanted it.

You won't believe I'd just cleaned the tank from the state of the bottom  >:(

In daylight the snail looks black with very faint lines but it looks brown under the light of the tank.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Fiona on April 24, 2016, 04:54:35 PM
You won't believe I'd just cleaned the tank from the state of the bottom  >:( 

I know how you feel  :(  just spent 4 hours cleaning mine and the sand already looks dirty  >:( >:(

A very pretty snail Sue.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on April 24, 2016, 07:01:33 PM
Amazing markings on #3.  8)
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on April 24, 2016, 07:07:33 PM
It was a lot smaller when I got it and I thought it was plain black till I looked with a magnifying glass. As it's grown the markings have become more obvious. It looks much nicer now than plain black  :)
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Fiona on April 24, 2016, 11:08:58 PM
It looks gold leafed!
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Paddyc on April 25, 2016, 09:28:50 PM
Really liking the snail pics. I am delighted to be able to add some of my own!!

In an act of wonderful kindness and generosity, Fiona O'Mahoney sent me ten Malaysian Trumpet snails to add to my community tank. I will update my progress thread after this post but I wanted to show off how the snails are settling in. Although I can only ever manage to spot around 5 at a time I presume all is well with them. They pretty much all burrowed away into the substrate on first introduction...

So here's a few snaps of them settling in...

...On a piece of bogwood with a female cherry barb photobomb
(http://i.imgur.com/E5UL7rX.jpg)

...Same snail but with a neon photobomb... My fish ain't shy!
(http://i.imgur.com/rIoK8JN.jpg)

...One of the smaller ones making it's way along the floor
(http://i.imgur.com/BIlPn64.jpg)

...I'm actually really pleased with this photo, for obvious reasons!!! I'll just leave this here and look forward to the comments  :rotfl:
(http://i.imgur.com/xiVsdgy.jpg)
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on April 25, 2016, 09:47:24 PM
Oh Paddy.
 :rotfl:
I am actually crying as I type this.
 :rotfl:
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Extreme_One on April 25, 2016, 10:43:10 PM
Oh Paddy.
 :rotfl:
I am actually crying as I type this.
 :rotfl:

Let it go ...

 :rotfl:
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on April 25, 2016, 10:48:50 PM
aaaand.......crying again.
  :rotfl:
Simon, I blame you now that I have the music stuck in my head, but it does add to the picture.
 :rotfl:
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Fiona on April 25, 2016, 11:32:32 PM
Oh Paddy.
 :rotfl:
I am actually crying as I type this.
 :rotfl:

Let it go ...

 :rotfl:

Ahahahahahahahahaha  :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Guess the cold never bothered them anyway  ::)

Awesome piccy and comments!!! My face hurts now!
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on April 26, 2016, 08:13:39 AM
Seriously, that last picture is going to have to be saved into my collection of "animal pictures that always make me smile", for when I'm in a bad mood, along with the smiley lizard, the cat in the sock, etc.  :rotfl:
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Fiona on April 27, 2016, 07:56:00 PM
Apple snail eggs. Somewhat bizarrely they're hard and laid above the water line. Each eggs about 2 mm across.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Paddyc on April 27, 2016, 08:04:13 PM
Ooooo it could almost be out of a thriller movie... Aliens hatch out and jump at your face..... Heeheehee. Really glad you put this pic up, keep us updated with their progress...  :cheers:
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on April 27, 2016, 09:22:40 PM
Apple snails do lay their eggs above the water line. This makes it much easier to control their numbers - just remove the egg clusters when you find them. Or move them to another tank to grow on the baby snails  :)
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on April 27, 2016, 09:57:03 PM
I bet the babies are cute.  ;D
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Fiona on April 27, 2016, 10:35:54 PM
I bet the babies are cute.  ;D

small and yellow  :)

I'm going to Crews Hill over the weekend which has 4 tropical fish suppliers including MA, I might see if I can get credit for the snails, apart from the shop that sells artificially dyed fish ( i refuse them my custom on principle) I'm on good terms with all the managers.

The eggs have to stay in a moist atmosphere but mustn't be submerged, I'd have no idea where to put them other than where they are now.

I've put one of the adults in the shrimpery, I'd rather not encourage them to breed. Females store sperm so I might have a few more clusters laid. I'd really like to always have 1 because they are incredibly elegant.

If/when they hatch and anyone else wants one, just pm me.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Fiona on April 30, 2016, 07:08:17 PM
It looks like some of the eggs are hatched, the shell is broken. Goodness knows where they are though
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on April 30, 2016, 07:16:44 PM
Have you seen the website http://applesnail.net/ ? It has a wealth of information. Look at section on Care, down towards the bottom of the page.  The section on Embryology is fascinating.
The snails you have are Pomacea diffusa, the site deals with many different species.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Fiona on April 30, 2016, 07:35:52 PM
Just had a read and it is very interesting stuff. Ta  :)
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Fiona on April 30, 2016, 07:49:48 PM
Apparently it takes 2-4 weeks for the eggs to hatch, so something else must have happened. I find it hard to believe the eggs have been there that long without me spotting them. That said I don't often peer over the top of the tank, I usually view it from the front.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on April 30, 2016, 09:01:28 PM
Is it just the eggs on the surface that have dried out? I have read that some people break a small portion off the cluster and dispose of the major part to prevent too many snails, so you could try breaking it to see if there are any viable eggs inside.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Fiona on May 01, 2016, 12:31:13 PM
The whole clump is hard Sue, I was quite surprised as I expected the eggs to be jelly like, as 'normal'  snails eggs. The air surrounding them should be moist, which it should be under the hood, there's always condensation on the flaps when I lift them, hopefully it'll be moist enough.

I found this on another forum. The eggs on the left look like mine and the one on the right shows the eggs hatching. Infertile eggs stay rosy, the fertile eggs go white and soften as the baby snail eats its way out.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: fcmf on April 29, 2018, 04:36:42 PM
Managed to capture a close-up of my snail. I did try to "crop out" the wilting and algae-ridden vallis strands but couldn't quite fully do so. [Also thought no harm resurrecting this thread, albeit old, as didn't really want to start a new thread for the sake of one pic, some useful info here, and Paddy's pic of the location of his snail might provide a laugh for newer members as it did for the rest of us at the time.]
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on April 29, 2018, 04:52:40 PM
I love the markings on nerite snails  :)
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on April 29, 2018, 06:24:29 PM
Nice markings.  ;D
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: TopCookie on April 29, 2018, 10:43:16 PM
That is a nice looking Nerite fcmf...  :)
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on September 26, 2018, 02:48:05 PM
My three new snails arrived this morning, 2 x Clithon sowerbyana and 1 x Vittina waigiensis. I put some tank water into their tub, and the two tiny Clithons were moving around within minutes. Three hours later and there is no sign of life from the waigiensis, though it does not smell at all so I'm hoping it is just a bit of shock. I'll give it a couple days to come out of its shell.

The Clithons are so tiny that I've put them in the betta's tank to have some chance of finding them again. The waigiensis is still in the tub on top of the cover glass of the main tank; it will go in there once I'm sure it's alive.

Sorry the photo is a bit blurry. This time it's not because they are moving too fast  ;D The light isn't good enough indoors so I took the photo in the garden, but it's quite windy and I had trouble keeping still  :o
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on September 26, 2018, 03:35:23 PM
Lovely snails.  ;D
I hope the waigiensis is ok, and is up and about in no time.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: fcmf on September 26, 2018, 06:00:30 PM
Very nice - hope they'll be very happy in their new home (transitional and ultimate). Fingers crossed for the waigiensis and that it gets to experience its new home; let's hope it's just one who likes snoozing but may move around more during the night.

Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: TopCookie on September 27, 2018, 04:59:21 PM
Fingers crossed here for Young Red...  Hope he's ok...
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on September 27, 2018, 06:35:52 PM
I cleaned the betta's tank this afternoon and the Clithons were nowhere to be seen. I moved the silk plants (yes, I know  :-[ ) and the wood with the live plants into the bucket, cleaned the tank then put the decor back. The snails were in the bottom of the bucket and since I put them back in the tank they have moved well away from where I put them.
I also put the red one in the corner of the betta's tank but it hasn't moved yet. It doesn't smell and the trapdoor is held tightly shut so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: fcmf on September 28, 2018, 06:44:24 PM
Any movement yet from the waigienesis, @Sue?
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on September 28, 2018, 06:50:49 PM
Unfortunately not. I'm beginning to give up hope  :( I'll give it a few days longer and see.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on September 28, 2018, 07:02:25 PM
Fingers crossed.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: TopCookie on October 02, 2018, 10:46:55 AM
Aren't snails bizarrely adept at instantly knowing how to find spots where you can't see them...!!!  The little tykes...!!!

Any sign of movement from Young Red yet Sue...?
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on October 02, 2018, 01:41:26 PM
It has not moved at all. Then a few days ago I found one of the Clithons on its back; I turned it right way up but that one hasn't moved since. And yesterday the second Clithon was on its back. The job for this afternoon is to lift all three out and check them over. But I suspect all three are dead.

It can't be anything wrong with the water because there are 4 cherry shrimps (an experiment) and another nerite in there all alive and swimming/crawling round the tank. The nerite is type #1 in post 1.


Update:
The red snail is definitely dead. Not only does it smell awful but the trapdoor fell of while I was lifting it out of the tank. The two Clithons are now in a tub of water, not confirmed dead just yet.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: TopCookie on October 02, 2018, 02:40:38 PM
Gutted for you Sue...  I'm especially fond of my snails and know you must be feeling a bit fed up right now...  :(
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on October 02, 2018, 02:56:05 PM
It is always possible that it's an acclimatisation issue. Or that they were in the post for 2 days nights when the weather was quite cold.
My usual source for nerites is sadly no longer available. It was a Maidenhead Aquatics that was destroyed when the garden centre burned down earlier this year.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on October 02, 2018, 04:46:33 PM
Sorry to hear that about your snails. That's such a massive shame that one has passed and the others aren't looking great.  :(
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Helen on October 02, 2018, 07:05:03 PM
Sorry to hear about your snails @Sue . What do you think the issue with acclimatisation might be?
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: fcmf on October 02, 2018, 07:08:59 PM
Very sorry to read about this, @Sue - I recall well how the smaller one of the two snails I got a few months ago succumbed in similar fashion to your clithons ie: ok to begin with, then onto its back (then began to develop a faint smell and lost its trapdoor after ~4.5 days). I think it's worth feeding back to where you got them from, just in case they need to rethink their supplier or change their protocols in terms of when to send them out, etc.

Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on October 02, 2018, 07:19:55 PM
I just wondered if ProShrimp has hard water while I have soft. However, I couldn't acclimatise them like fish because they arrived wrapped in wet paper towels inside a taped up tub, a typical way of posting snails.

And I bought them late on a Thursday, they were posted next Monday just as the weather turned very cold and spent 2 days and nights in transit which can't have helped.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Matt on October 02, 2018, 08:49:41 PM
Sorry to hear about this @Sue. I'm afraid I've not much knowledge with snails and therefore I don't have much advice to offer... but I am gutted for you nevertheless.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: fcmf on October 05, 2018, 04:50:41 PM
I assume there's been no resurrection on the part of any of the 3 snails..?
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on October 05, 2018, 05:02:18 PM
No, all three are dead  :(
The first one to be definitely dead was the red one - its trapdoor fell of and it smelled horrible. It had not moved or come out of its shell since the moment I unpacked them.
Neither of the Clithons had moved for days and were not attached to the walls of the tub they were in, then when I picked up the tub the trapdoor fell off one of them. These both went exploring for a few days then first one, then the other fell off the glass and lay on their backs with no sign of life, which is why they were back in a tub.

The nerite that's been in the betta's tank for ages is still crawling round quite happily, and the 4 shrimps I put in there as an experiment are also still doing well. The female has mated in there and is carrying eggs. This betta does not seem to notice anything in his tank besides his reflection and food which is why I thought I'd try the shrimps. He's totally ignored them.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on October 05, 2018, 05:20:48 PM
Sorry to hear that all of your new snails have perished.  :(
It's always possible that the shop received a bad batch from their supplier, though that's not much comfort for you at the moment.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on October 06, 2018, 09:33:57 AM
We all learn from experience. I will remember in future not to buy snails in cold weather, and if I do get any more to make sure I see the postage options. These snails came by second class post and I now realise I could have opted for next day delivery  :-[


On a brighter note, a lot of the snails I bought years ago are still doing well even if their shells are showing their age  :) Using the numbering system from the beginning of this thread I still have
#1 grey snail which looks the same shape as black helmet nerites bought Dec 2014 (betta's tank)
#4 zebra nerite, bought July 2011
#5 red with black markings, bought July 2011
#6 bee nerite, bought Dec 2013

#2 and #3 died earlier this year, both bought Dec 2014; and two of #1 died in 2017 after I put them into the betta's tank too soon after using a med in there.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: fcmf on October 06, 2018, 11:27:46 AM
Really sorry to read about your snails, Sue. Pro-Shrimp always sent out their items by 1st class delivery until very recently (within the last month or two) when that changed. If I were you, I'd feed back to them about your experience and the death of your snails - perhaps they ought to have an advisory note on their website, advising choosing 1st class delivery for livestock, and it might be useful for them to know that the stock may not be very robust.

That seems quite impressive that you have some snails still alive which are aged 7+!
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on October 06, 2018, 11:41:28 AM
The two 2011 snails came from a seller on Ebay (who no longer exists) which is even more impressive!

The bee nerite was from Pets at Home, and the rest from Maidenhead Aquatics.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on October 07, 2018, 07:02:18 AM
I'm very impressed with the longevity of your remaining snails.  8)
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on October 08, 2018, 05:19:32 PM
I had just finished emptying old water during a water change when I spotted the zebra nerite at the front of the tank. It was in such a good position that I just had to photograph it before refilling the tank.

This snail was bought off Ebay in July 2011, and it is definitely showing its age.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Helen on October 08, 2018, 06:29:21 PM
Wow! Its shell looks like it is nearly in 2 parts! Really interesting so see all the chips out of the shell (I assume that's what all the marks are).
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on October 08, 2018, 06:35:06 PM
The part of the right at the pointy end is the original growth. Then there seemed to a sort of crack and the new growth added after that is thin black wiggly lines rather than definite stripes. The divider line between the two patterns sort of eroded down leaving that crevasse, and several spots eroded into pits. The point of the shell has also gone, leaving a white flattish area where the point used to be. If I can catch it the other way round I'll take more photos, but it's round at the back of the tank now.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on October 08, 2018, 08:08:19 PM
That snail's shell is fascinating. I'd love to see more pics of this one, as and when you can get them.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: fcmf on October 08, 2018, 09:29:33 PM
Firstly, great photo. Secondly, that is absolutely fascinating; while I can see a thread-like 'divide' in both of my nerites' shells, with a slightly different pattern on each side, it is nothing in comparison with this - this almost looks like marshmallow and is very impressive.  ;D
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on October 08, 2018, 09:33:43 PM
Compare the latest zebra nerite photo with the one in the first post (also at the top of this page). The earlier one was taken 2 1/2 years ago. If you look carefully, you can just see the crevasse in the earlier photo - it's right on the curve of the shell and very foreshortened by the angle of the photo.

If I can manage a photo from a different angle, you'll see that the stripes on the newer edge of the shell are at right angles to the stripes nearer the point.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on October 16, 2018, 03:06:46 PM
I have managed a photo of the zebra nerite from a slightly different angle showing the patterns on each side of the divide.


And a photo of my 4 year old bee snail on the filter - see snail #6 in the first post. Most of the snails this size and colouring are horned nerites. This one has never had horns. Either they broke off in Pets at Home - though there are no shell scars where they would have been - or it's a bee coloured non-horned nerite.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: TopCookie on October 25, 2018, 10:54:01 PM
One of my smaller Rabbit snails with unusual colouring... 

(https://imagez.to/i/JcHSNXsk.jpg)

and one of the Cappuccino Faunus snails...

(https://imagez.to/i/8RhhejYu.jpg)
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Matt on October 26, 2018, 09:03:46 AM
Great photos!! I saw these snails in my LFS the other day and how they move is amazing... like the shell is too heavy for them... so they take it in agonising little sections...  :rotfl:
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: TopCookie on October 26, 2018, 10:59:16 AM
Funny to see two of the Rabbit snails side by side and moving in the same direction...  they look like they're having some sort of cumbersome race, can be hilarious to see...  :)
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Matt on October 26, 2018, 10:17:04 PM
Funny to see two of the Rabbit snails side by side and moving in the same direction...  they look like they're having some sort of cumbersome race, can be hilarious to see...  :)

 :rotfl:
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: fcmf on October 16, 2019, 10:05:07 PM
Another photo of my nerites taken recently. Both have a tendency to roll upside down in the snail food to cover themselves, then have it hanging off them as they continue about their business, hence the red one's "decorative attire".
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on October 19, 2019, 08:04:31 AM
Very stylish accessorizing.  :rotfl:
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: fcmf on December 08, 2019, 01:27:07 PM
My tiger nerite, busy at work on a silk plant; captured on camera phone in better lighting than usual, thanks to the new fluorescent tube.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: jaypeecee on December 08, 2019, 02:31:12 PM
Hi @fcmf

That's a beautiful picture. I'm intrigued - is the Nerite actually pink or is that something to do with the lighting?

JPC
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: fcmf on December 08, 2019, 02:36:01 PM
Thanks. If you're seeing pink, you must be picking up on the pink hues of the Aqua-Glo lighting - congrats! He's definitely called a tiger orange nerite (and is so to my eyes but everyone sees colours differently).


Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on December 10, 2019, 03:31:27 PM
Great picture @fcmf   :cheers:
The difference in lighting is quite something when you compare your recent picture with the previous one.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on July 27, 2020, 03:30:52 PM
My zebra nerite, the snail I bought in July 2011, has died. It hadn't moved for a couple of days so I lifted it out of the tank. Not only did it smell but the trapdoor was not closed and the body was hanging out.

I had the snail for 9 years, not bad going.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: fcmf on July 27, 2020, 03:44:39 PM
Very sorry to read about this, Sue. 9 years was a lovely long life - the last time I looked, the life expectancy was 1-2 years. [Coincidentally, my older nerite snail has taken to falling off the glass multiple times per day, and lying with his innards hanging out. I did wonder if he was ailing - but he's only 3 years old, which is only a third of the age of yours.]

Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on July 27, 2020, 04:53:49 PM
Sorry to hear that your zebra nerite has passed @Sue
9 years is a very long life, amazing really.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Matt on July 27, 2020, 08:00:35 PM
not bad going

Not half... incredible age for such a small critter to reach.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on February 20, 2021, 10:43:05 AM
The last of the small grey spotty snails (#1 type) is dead. I noticed it hadn't moved for a couple of days and when I lifted it out the shell was empty. (Do kuhli loaches eat snails from underneath?)

From the original list in the first post, I still have #5 and I think the yellow and black #6 is still alive. Plus 5 new snails bought a few months ago.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: fcmf on February 20, 2021, 03:40:16 PM
 :'(
I would imagine the answer to your question is 'yes'.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Littlefish on February 20, 2021, 07:36:35 PM
Sorry to hear about your snail Sue.
Title: Re: Snail photos
Post by: Sue on February 20, 2021, 07:44:52 PM
For one of the smaller species, it did well to reach 6 years. I just hope the 5 I bought a few months ago live as long.