Golden Apple Snail

fishkeeper1210 · 10-29-2006, 01:40 PM

Do golden apple snails reproduce as quickly as regular apple snails do? I have 2 that are in a quarantine tank right now and I would like to split the two between my 10 and 20 gal tanks, without having a massive amount of snails at the end of the year. Any suggestions?

Guysy1110 · 10-29-2006, 01:57 PM

ive had two apple snails in the same tank for about 3 months now and they dont seem to have had any baby snails.

but im not sure if they do repoduce quickly.

MissFishy · 10-29-2006, 03:39 PM

No, mystery/apple snails "hang" their egg sacs above water. So usually in a regular fish tank they have nowhere to hang their eggs. If you do see an egg sac around the rim of your tank, all you have to do is remove it. They are usually pinkish in color.

FroggyFox · 10-29-2006, 04:09 PM

Golden apple snails are normal apple snails...and apple snails can have hundreds of babies out of one egg clutch, so I'd say that they reproduce quickly. However, the others are definitely correct, its easy to keep from having baby apple snails as long as you look thoroughly for egg clusters and remove them asap...or just dont have two apple snails together in a tank. If you have two together and they're not a male and female then you still wont have baby snails, but a single female or two females might still lay eggs even though they're not fertile. I have one in my tiger barb tank that lays eggs all the time, but she's alone so no little ones. check out The Apple Snail (Ampullariidae) Website for more info on them

fishkeeper1210 · 10-29-2006, 06:23 PM

Thanks to all for the help, much appreciated!

10-29-2006, 01:40 PM	#1
fishkeeper1210 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 65	Golden Apple Snail Do golden apple snails reproduce as quickly as regular apple snails do? I have 2 that are in a quarantine tank right now and I would like to split the two between my 10 and 20 gal tanks, without having a massive amount of snails at the end of the year. Any suggestions?

10-29-2006, 03:39 PM	#3
MissFishy Super Fish Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,237	No, mystery/apple snails "hang" their egg sacs above water. So usually in a regular fish tank they have nowhere to hang their eggs. If you do see an egg sac around the rim of your tank, all you have to do is remove it. They are usually pinkish in color. __________________ http://missfishy.tripod.com/ The Basic Guide to Cycling a Tank, Sick Fish and more! Updated 10/13/09 with a new layout!

10-29-2006, 04:09 PM	#4
FroggyFox Forum Manager Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 8,519	Golden apple snails are normal apple snails...and apple snails can have hundreds of babies out of one egg clutch, so I'd say that they reproduce quickly. However, the others are definitely correct, its easy to keep from having baby apple snails as long as you look thoroughly for egg clusters and remove them asap...or just dont have two apple snails together in a tank. If you have two together and they're not a male and female then you still wont have baby snails, but a single female or two females might still lay eggs even though they're not fertile. I have one in my tiger barb tank that lays eggs all the time, but she's alone so no little ones. check out The Apple Snail (Ampullariidae) Website for more info on them __________________ 29, 46 & 55FW 29 SW + dog + horse + catYou can view info & photos of my critters here...

10-29-2006, 01:57 PM	#2
Guysy1110 Medium Fish Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: essex Posts: 520	ive had two apple snails in the same tank for about 3 months now and they dont seem to have had any baby snails. but im not sure if they do repoduce quickly.

10-29-2006, 06:23 PM	#5
fishkeeper1210 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 65	Thanks to all for the help, much appreciated!