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Snails and molluscs

If you have snails for sale/trade that I don't have listed in this page, please email me (satuj at yahoo dot com). I am always interested in getting new species.

[ Apple Snails - Ampullariidae ]

Zebra Apple Snail - Asolene spixi

Giant Ramshorn Snail - Marisa cornuarietis

(Channeled) Apple Snail - Pomacea diffusa

[ Neritidae ]

Porcupine Snail - Clithon sp. (diadema) souleyetana

Clithon sp.

Zebra Nerite - Neritina natalensis

Abalone Snail - Septaria porcellana

River Nerite - Theodoxus fluviatilis

Olive Nerite - Vittina usnea

[ Basommatophora ]

Freshwater Limpet - Acroloxus lacustris

Ramshorn Snail - Gyraulus sp.

Common Pond Snail - Lymnaea peregra

Bladder Snail - Physa fontinalis

Great Ramshorn Snail - Planorbarius corneus

Ramshorn Snail - Planorbella sp.

[ Other snails and molluscs ]

Anodonta sp.

Malaysian Trumpet Snail - Melanoides tuberculata

"Mini Mystery Snail"

Pachymelania byronensis

Tylomelania sp.?

River Snail - Viviparus viviparus

[ Apple snails - Ampullariidae ]

Zebra Apple Snail - Asolene spixi
Family: Ampullariidae - Apple Snails
Origin: Brazil
2 - 3 cm

Zebra Apple Snail is an amazingly beautiful and petite apple snail species. Babies seem to eat also live plants, but adults will behave better. But it is a good idea to offer lots of greens for them to eat, just in case ("Oops, I missed. I was going to eat that yummy patch of algae, but I missed and ate your Downoi. Sorry, owner dear. *hihi*).

Spixis lay their eggs underwater, the same way as Giant Ramshorns (Marisa cornuarietis) do. Spixi clutches are more peach coloured than Marisa clutches. They can also reproduce together, so it's not a good idea to mix these two species.

It is really nice that Spixis don't normally climb out of the water, unlike Pomacea species. Well, I suppose they don't have anything to do out of water since they lay their eggs underwater. They breathe the same way apple snails do, their siphon is about the same size as Marisas, maybe even a bit shorter.