Need Snails!
- Drix
- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 44
- Joined: Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:53 pm
- My Puffers: 1 GSP (Shemp_
3 Figure 8's (Larry, Curly, and Moe)
Need Snails!
Ok, I have been to the pet store week after week after week and no snails. well they had snails that were the size of Shemp, and now my wife picked up a F8 and we named him Curly. But i cant find snails anywhere need some help maybe someone is in my area doubtful but hopefull. Im in NC any ideas would also be helpfull im getting ready to drive 50 miles i guess also to check out another pet store. everyone else seems to have snail problems i cant find one!
125 Gallon tank- 2 GSP
45 gallon Hex Tank. - 1 GSP,
29 Gallon Tank
20 Gallon Long tank. 1 F8
10 Gallon tank- empty
3 gallon tank-
125 gallon tank http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261 ... C_0559.jpg
29 gallon tank http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261 ... C_0557.jpg
45 gallon Hex Tank. - 1 GSP,
29 Gallon Tank
20 Gallon Long tank. 1 F8
10 Gallon tank- empty
3 gallon tank-
125 gallon tank http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261 ... C_0559.jpg
29 gallon tank http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261 ... C_0557.jpg
- StormySkiez
- Fahaka Puffer
- Posts: 679
- Joined: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:00 am
- My Puffers: 55G 2- 1 3/4 inch GSP's ~Bud AKA Jaws and Puff~
- Location: USA~TN
Re: Need Snails!
Mail order might be what you have to do. They even sell live snails on ebay. Do a search for them on the net if you can not find any near you. Also, have you checked out the feeding article in the library here?

55g-2 green spotted puffers 1 year old Nov 08!
20g-5 leopard danio,4 whiteskirt tetras, amanos, nerita snails, 2 neon tetras
- bazil323
- Green Spotted Puffer
- Posts: 312
- Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:51 pm
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Two Figure 8 puffer, Grun & Schnitzel
- Location (country): Northern Wisconsin, USA
- Location: Northern Wisconsin
Re: Need Snails!
Ebay is a decent place to get snails. You can try Aquabid.com too. Other than that, I guess you could try a greenhouse that sells pond plants and see if they have snail problems.
- Bonsai_girl
- Dwarf Puffer
- Posts: 90
- Joined: Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:04 pm
- My Puffers: Tater, the T. miurus (30 US gal)
- Location: Surrey, UK
Re: Need Snails!
What about breeding your own? Admittedly you need a few to start you off, but thereafter it's a constant supply
It's what I used to do when I had F8s, and our new snail/shrimp breeding tank should arrive soon so we've got a supply for when we get puffers again.
- Drix
- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 44
- Joined: Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:53 pm
- My Puffers: 1 GSP (Shemp_
3 Figure 8's (Larry, Curly, and Moe)
Re: Need Snails!
thanks for the ideas ill check out those sites
125 Gallon tank- 2 GSP
45 gallon Hex Tank. - 1 GSP,
29 Gallon Tank
20 Gallon Long tank. 1 F8
10 Gallon tank- empty
3 gallon tank-
125 gallon tank http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261 ... C_0559.jpg
29 gallon tank http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261 ... C_0557.jpg
45 gallon Hex Tank. - 1 GSP,
29 Gallon Tank
20 Gallon Long tank. 1 F8
10 Gallon tank- empty
3 gallon tank-
125 gallon tank http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261 ... C_0559.jpg
29 gallon tank http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261 ... C_0557.jpg