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Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

I'd like to correct a mistake in my video of the reproductive organs of the mystery snail. To be honest I have never delved this deeply into the reproductive organs of mystery snails before, and have made an oversight. Please check out this link where I am confusing the "penis sheath" for the air breathing tube. http://www.aquariumcoop.com/products/bucephalandra-sp-green-wavy-on-wood

Melissa Berry - 7 years ago

My blue snail was sitting on the branch holding something long up in the air ... straight up...what was that? Definitely was not a antenna.... forgive me this is all new to me....I've had tanks my whole life but never did keep snails

David Cliff - 7 years ago

Aquarium Co-Op weird

SHMIDTEY - 7 years ago

Aquarium Co-Op Easy mistake, I confuse my nostrils with my foreskin all the time. Makes picking my nose substantially more precarious LOL

Olivia Fizzy - 7 years ago

When I first got my mystery snails, I thought the same thing, turns out its just their syphon x'D

Fish in the Corner - 7 years ago

Aquarium Co-Op lol you want us to buy plants? That link brings us to your plants :)

Tamara Simpson - 7 years ago

I didn't either until I wanted to breed them :) I looked them up

Dark Shadows Reviews - 7 years ago

+Tamara Simpson oh ok, that I didn't know thank you :)

Tamara Simpson - 7 years ago

+Dark Shadows Reviews mystery snails are dimorphic not hermaphroditic

Dark Shadows Reviews - 7 years ago

Aquarium Co-Op from my research I found all snails have no sex, they have both organs

Getting it Right - 6 years ago

I changed all the water in my Baby snail tank. I didn’t know I had to acclimate them.

Michael - 6 years ago

I randomly found little snails in my tank I think it hid in the plant I bought, they’re basically illegal immigrants

Tom R - 6 years ago

That 'appendage' Cory, is his lung air duck. not a sexual organ. although they are sexible if you examine them underneath for another similar 'appendage'. I Googled it.

Ashley Crowley - 6 years ago

This is incorrect. That is the “snorkel” so they can breed every mystery snail has it. It’s almost impossible to determine the sex of the snails.

Jo Spargo - 6 years ago

Awesome. Ours have been breeding. We need to give them more calcium for sure!

TrashBeatz - 6 years ago

I thought snails could reproduce on their own and are genderless? I bought one snail and now I have over 10 babies

Adaira Heinrichs - 6 years ago

Help? I've had my mystery snails for a month or so and the first batch of their eggs have hatched, but one of the babies shells is like a ramshorn snail and the face is shaped differently.
It's the same size as the other hatchlings and I for sure only have the apple/mystery snails so what could be going on?
They are the purple ones if that matters, and it's only one baby like this out of about 40 snails.

Adaira Heinrichs - 6 years ago

Aquarium Co-Op
Thanks. I've actually found two more like it today.
I guess I'll just leave them and see what happens.

Aquarium Co-Op - 6 years ago

Sounds like it's just deformed.

Störig Debbie-Mae - 6 years ago

The "reproductive organ" is their lung. They stick it out to breath while staying in the water.

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Melissa Berry - 7 years ago

Is there rapashy for snails?...I just bought some blues...they are really cool.....

-Animal-fish-gamer - - 7 years ago

I have like 0.000000001% alge but I have soooooo much beneficial bacteria

david lahey - 7 years ago

Snails are hermaphrodite, they can switch genders at will. I guess you could call them auto-transgender

Keoko T - 7 years ago

Thank you for posting this! I got my first Mystery snail and I was told I didn't need to buy any food for him/her.

Rachel Kruse - 7 years ago

I heard from ms. Jinx that the appendage could be the oxygen organ not the actual sexual organ if ya know what I mean. So an appendage wouldn't necessarily mean it's a male.???

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

no worries, thanks for watchin ;)

Rachel Kruse - 7 years ago

Now that I read all the replies it's clear that I'm not the first to notice... apologies for being yet another person pointing out an error...I enjoy your videos...!

ShortNanxious - 7 years ago

Taking Notes again...
I just got mystery snails from Sergeant TANKS, so trying to learn everything ...but right, now, basically how not to kill them... most important thing to learn right now...

Cathy Robidoux - 7 years ago

Do you have an update on your colony growth?

Alex Po - 7 years ago

Can they live with a betta in a five gallon

Teah Phillips - 7 years ago

I have mystery snails. What are the sizes on them because I have a huge one and a small one.

Nathan Elgert - 7 years ago

What if snails appeared over night?

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fubuziom0 - 7 years ago

Are you sure it's reproductive organ? I don't think so, they are take air whit it from above the water, reproductive organ is in other site of that snails. ( sorry for my bad English)

need more time - 7 years ago

Hey Cory!!! with different colors in the tank will they cross breed?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

+need more time they will yes

Aubrey's Animals - 7 years ago

If you think 18 is a bunch of apple snails you should check out Steff J's Channel no hate towards her though I love her Channel

Never Naked Nails nail art - 7 years ago

I love your channel .. I have 5 Mystery snails .. they came as babies and this morning I found my first clutch if eggs .. unfortunately the tank is not sealed tight enough for humility to keep the sack soft .. so I'm going to try hatching them outside the take .. wish me luck.. I'm super excited to see what colors I get .. I think the mom is a purple one !!

RavishingRob - 7 years ago

my fish eat all the sinking food i put in the tank for them. Any advice?

Liam does stuff 12 - 7 years ago

Is it ok to have them with sand or substrate

Liam does stuff 12 - 7 years ago

Aquarium Co-Op oh good

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

+I like turtles 13 sure

831Aquatics - 7 years ago

Snails are both male and female so as long as you have 2 in a tank you have a chance to breed them if conditions are correct

Wyll Yancha - 7 years ago

Awesome snails Cory. I have 6 snails of my own but they dont seem to lay any eggs. recently though 2 of them have buried themselves.. have you experienced this? what are they doin?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

I haven't really witnessed them burrow before, not sure.

Fish Nation - 7 years ago

cory , you should do an update on the awesome mystery snails that you have. Im barely getting started with trying to breed mine .

Tiger Boss11-Zoo tycoon 2 tutorials - 7 years ago

Can i put a reed fish in there am sure it will be ok

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Johan Widing - 7 years ago

Hi Cory

Can not you make any movies about mystery snail?
I think this is really exciting but would like to see more of them

Mark Hope - 7 years ago

so got a question for you what do you call a blue and golden snail mix why i ask is because my 2 snails had babies and no they didnt turn out green(damn) theyre brown with mostly yellow but they're feet and face r like the blue one? if u knw plz tell me

Chemeleon15 - 7 years ago

the ones with brownish shells i think would be called "black" mysteries and the yellow shells with black feet are "wild type"

Kayshizzle - 7 years ago

Do snails need a certain food

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

+Kayshizzle not really, some calcium rich foods can help if you have softer water

Jazmin Bretado - 7 years ago

Mine breed but wont lay eggs. I had to take out the heater because its hot now. But i really want them to lay eggs. And with out the heater theres no moisture. Some one told me that they like to lay there eggs in moist places. Its been a year since i bought them. Only once they layed eggs in the the winter but the eggs weren't fertile.

Lil Oreoz - 7 years ago

I need help! My mystery snails won't come out their shells! And I don't know how to get them out ):

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

I'd look at pH and hardness, those are usually what are wrong when that happens.

Lindsey Holland - 7 years ago

when snails are born do they have shells? do their shells grow with them?

Ash - 7 years ago

Yes they have shells when they are born. Usually egg laying species have super fragile shells that take a while to build up. The livebearing snails' young have pretty hard shells when they're born.

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

I'm not 100% sure on that.

BB's bb's - 7 years ago

cory, I only have one snail, how in the world was she able to lay eggs? I just got her like 2 months ago..how long do they carry there eggs,, very strange to me!

BB's bb's - 7 years ago

Thank you, thats what i was thinking happened,,

deerheartedmama - 7 years ago

BB's bb's She mated before you brought her home and stored the semen until she was ready.

BB's bb's - 7 years ago

Intresting, thank you:)

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Some snails are asexual.

ashley ceja - 7 years ago

My mystery snail just died after having her for a month

Cap'n Spicy - 7 years ago

Sorry to hear that Ashley, LFS are good for one thing, Taking your money and making you feel like a failure (Guess that's 2 things)... What snails need is water, calcium and lots of vegetable matter like collard greens that are high in calcium and low in phosphate... and that's about it, I kept these as a kid in plastic containers with no heater or filter, they can breath air and can tolerate normal home temperature and seem to live longer at lower temps, I used my moms coral sand for substrate to keep ph and calcium levels high where they like it, I just kept a piece of leafy veg in there at all times for them to eat and they bred like crazy, To hatch the eggs you don't have to leave them in the tank with a fancy tight fitting lid and heater and all that nonsense, Just take an old clay pot and turn it upside down in a cheap plastic container with a lid and poke some holes in the lid, fill the container with about 2 inches of water, the pot will wick up just enough moisture and release tons of humidity and when they hatch they crawl off the pot right into water, if all eggs are done hatching remove the pot and fill up your new snail tank, Oh and to get eggs off the tank just give the egg mass a few days for the eggshells to harden then using your thumb and forefinger gently wiggle the clutch till it pops off. If you're still in the hobby I could post a video of my little setups for ya.

JUDY TCP - 7 years ago

ashley ceja have a plant there and feed them fish food

Picklewaffles - 7 years ago

Thinks of 'If Undertale was Realistic'

SNAAAAAILS

Greetje Buijert-Nijdam - 7 years ago

Beautiful eggs.

stephanie morris - 7 years ago

I have 1 mystery snail and 1 apple snail is there a safe fungus medication I can use in my aquarium?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

I've had good luck with Ich X, and Erythromycin.

Robert L - 7 years ago

Hi again
We appreciate the time you take to make your videos, I find them informative and interesting. it really helps us out.
My 20 gal. tank is doing well but I have a very slight black algae and and small green spot algae on my moneywort but very subtle. my cleaning crew keeps it that way.

dont need to reply to this as you have alot going on and it was to say thank you!

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

+Robert L thanks for watching :)

One Woman's Treasure - 7 years ago

oh my gosh! I love these. I have been wanting a couple of blue ones and purple for my tank. I haven't been able to find them at all. tat us a super cute pink ramshorn in there too.

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Working on raising up tons of babies now :)

Walter Midkiff - 7 years ago

I've got about 100 baby snails in my community tank and want to move a few to my goldfish tank. Do I need to bag them and acclimate them to the temperature change or can I just toss them in?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

You could just toss them in. Keep i mind your goldfish may eat them.

Peach Sweetizer - 7 years ago

Can they live in cold water?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

They can go cool water, but I doubt they'd over winter outside in my state for instance.

jtlegit amv - 7 years ago

where do you get the snails

Charlie Lim - 7 years ago

Question! How do you know if they're alive?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

They move around and eat.

Qotus - 7 years ago

Snails are hermaphrodites, to technically you only need to as a breeding pair.

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

+Qotus that's only true for some snail species.

s_ r - 7 years ago

cory how are the turtle eggs?

nick G - 7 years ago

Great info

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Angelica Bergman - 7 years ago

As soon as your blog came out on Mystery Snails a few weeks ago, I went and bought a light blue one from your store. He is my favorite thing right now! So fast we nicknamed him "Turbo". Such a great addition to my tank! Thanks for the video. Learn something new every time I watch!

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

+Angelica Bergman Enjoy :)

swiftmarshtomp - 7 years ago

whats happening with the turtle eggs?

PineTreeLooms - 7 years ago

Okay. Thanks cory

Nirvan Gurung - 7 years ago

I recently bought a three gallon aquarium and was wondering what fish should I put in the tank. Any suggestions?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Possibly a betta, 3 gallons is pretty small. Not a lot of options.

NightSky TV - 7 years ago

I been Putting my Mystery Snail in my tank and know what Happen Buddy it ate my Platy fish and Guppy!

PineTreeLooms - 7 years ago

Cory, I sent you a direct message on Instagram and I sent you a video of my female Molly. I sent you that video because I think she's pregnant but I'm not sure. I would love if you could watch it and tell me if she is or not. My user name is @pinetreelooms
Thanks Cory!

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

I don't do DM on instagram, too many accounts for me to manage the direct messages. If your female molly has ever been with a male in it's life, it is pregnant.

Fish in the Corner - 7 years ago

How do I send you a video of my tank for your next home show?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

upload it to a file service, then email the link so I can download it at store@aquariumcoop.com

Brooks Menard - 7 years ago

did the turtle eggs ever hatch?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Hadn't yesterday, but I didn't look at em yet today. I'll go check now.

Steenfott Aquatics - 7 years ago

Picked up some good info to help out with my snails, good update

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

You getting tons of clutches yet?

Brian's Opinion/Comments - 7 years ago

Thanks for sharing...

Luke Frampton - 7 years ago

I'm pretty certain they make their shells from Carotin(?) rather than calcium - only because I've kept golden apple snails for years with many successful breeding in with my wild betta ( betta krataios at the moment ) and have never had any shell problems with the adults or newly hatched young

heatherwanderer777 - 7 years ago

Don't forget a tight lid is very important because those bugger are escape artists!!! I've found a trail of slime leading down the hallway before! Then the cat got it and dragged it to the litterbox room. I think she thought it was stinky and that's where it belonged.
Another key thing to note, if you have an escapee and even if they have been out of the water 24 hours (sometimes longer!) they will retreat inside their shell and look dead. Get a glass of aquarium water, place "dead" snail in there. Leave it alone for 12-24 hours, it should pop back out and start cruising looking for food if its still alive! I actually threw one away, researched it, realized it might still be alive and crawled into the big outside garbage can and retrieved her...put her in QT for awhile but she survived just fine and went on to lay eggs and live a happy snail life! :D

Quintin Lourens - 7 years ago

whats the minimum tank size for them?

Quintin Lourens - 7 years ago

Perfect. Thank you

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

+Quintin Lourens for a single snail, 5 gallons

Paula Samuelson - 7 years ago

ok thanks. I haven't had this issue before. however it is a much larger tank. before they were on a 10 gal and a 20gal long. now I have a 60gal tall and a 20
gal tall. I thought perhaps it was the Angels. what do you think?

Rob Hicks Aquariums - 7 years ago

thanks Cory i just learn more about snails than i ever even thought there was to learn about them i hope to see more vids about other kinds if snails

AqualifeTv - 7 years ago

Just caught one laying eggs and made a video :P

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Nice.

Muttly One - 7 years ago

Cory is going to be feeding Murphy some Mystery snails. Can't wait to hear the crunch.

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Shh, no one was supposed to figure that out :P

Ruthlyss Targaryen - 7 years ago

My snails LOVE Repashy!

Danny's Aquariums - 7 years ago

I love snails!
Thumbs up Cory!

Philthy Phil - 7 years ago

I had purple and white mystery snails and they ate blyxa japonica and Amazon swords like candy. but now I'm thinking I was way underfeeding them.

T.Frakes Tanks - 7 years ago

how many rams horns can be in a 29 i have about 25.

T.Frakes Tanks - 7 years ago

you should do an in depth video in "pest snails" i know there are some from other people but id like your opinion on snails and a break down of the major species of them. i know your a busy guy already but your two sense mean a lot to a lot of us. thanks for always giving a quick reply and putting out quality videos. thanks cory!

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

LOTS, i'm not sure the limit, but a lot really.

Brock small - 7 years ago

Great video, are you planning on doing daily videos again anytime soon? I need my daily dose

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Nothing planned currently, but you never know.

lovefisted - 7 years ago

I have about 12 of these in my aquarium and also nerites, love snails!

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Fun for sure.

Tamara Simpson - 7 years ago

I make snail Jell-O and it works great :)

Tamara Simpson - 7 years ago

I have purple and pink mystery's, most of which I bred myself. they aren't really hard to care for, but you can't keep them with corys, they out compete the snails for food

david rios - 7 years ago

I know it's off topic but what are puffers that are none brackish and fresh water only if any ? Thanks

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Lots, mbu, fahaka, amazon, pea puffer, arrowhead, murius, congo spotted, etc.

Paula Samuelson - 7 years ago

I am having trouble keeling them alive. I have substract for the bottom. I have coby-cats and Angles. when I had my guppies and mollies they grew like crazy, but am not having any luck now. Any ideas?.

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Perhaps a food competition issue.

the lazy fish keeper - 7 years ago

so i guess they breed at a snails pace......

BraydensBettas - 7 years ago

My mystery snail has a shell size of like 2 inches

Langii - 7 years ago

Wow! That's a big snail! The largest snail that I had was 1 inch lol

Happy TheCat - 7 years ago

Nice!

Lets Get It Fitness A.K.A Bigjayinga - 7 years ago

Just got my plants and sponge. The plants are great, I live bananas. How long can I leave in there pots?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

It's best to plant them but technically they could stay in there forever.

Dan Wilcox - 7 years ago

Excellent information for those interested in snails. Thank you!

Lifewithpets - 7 years ago

Nice species profile. I think the part you said was their sex organ is actually the lung (breathing tube) when they need more oxygen they stick it high in the air. They usual do this when there is too little oxygen or rotting waste in their environment.Their sex organs are much further into the body and you have to wait for them to move a certain way to be able to see it.

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

That could be, from my research I was able to see it explained both ways.

Leam D - 7 years ago

I've been breeding them for a couple years. In my experience they are not plant safe and love to eat certain plants like swords and anything leafy. They are very difficult to keep up with regarding feeding and water changes.

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

I haven't had problems with leafy plants myself yet.

MinorSwing82 - 7 years ago

put duck weid they love it to eat :)

OrisueCrew - 7 years ago

Those egg sacks look nasty. Cory, I am addicted to your videos haha.

christian yraheta - 7 years ago

I like how the snails fall like it doesn't phase them

SuperFlojoGuy - 7 years ago

Hello Cory,
Do you know if Ramshorn Snails go into a food coma or do you know if they sleep? I've been keeping rams for some time but I've never really noticed them just laying on their sides looking dead.
Are they dead or dying? They are not empty shells. They are not all doing that. They aren't attached to anything. Their shells don't look damaged or eroded. I have checked my water parameters with the same strips that you use and it says everything should be good. PH ~7, TDS~350, etc everything looks correct with the strips you use normally. My tank is planned, has guppies, cherry shrimp, pond snails, mts, a bristlenose pleco, and of course Ramshorn snails. Substrate is turface. 24/7 Finnex light on 24/7 mode.
Any help or advice would help.
Also thanks for the generous giveaway. I was a lucky $25 gift card winner and I already used it to buy some stuff from your site.

SuperFlojoGuy - 7 years ago

Ok thanks!
I'll try feeding more often.

I can't wait until you start your 75gal profit tank.

I bought one too when you announced the awesome sale.

I am going to switch my current 55gal I have now, that you just helped me with, to the 75gal to try and profit from it too.

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

It can be common that hungry guppies can get nippy on their "feelers" so sometimes they hold up in their shell with what would be an otherwise optimal environment.

SuperFlojoGuy - 7 years ago

Fancy Guppies

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Do you have fish in the tank besides a bristlenose or is that it? Sometimes they get harassed and hold up in their shells.

M. Yates - 7 years ago

Not to be rude Corey, but what you are calling their reproductive organ is actually the breathing tube that both males and females have. In order to sex them you must turn them upside down and wait until they try to come out to turn right side up (I used to use an empty egg carton to hold them in upside down as it can take a while for them to do so and will go back in if moved). When they are out of their shell enough you will then see this thick (hard to explain it without showing pictures) membrane that is on one side (males are either lefty or righty). But you can only see it when t hey are partly out of their shell. The tube you are showing is the air tube that they send up above the water line for air, not their reproductive organ. I bred and studied them as I was working with the different purple colors.. Love the video :)
On a side note as I've seen people talking about it - Mystery snails are not Apple snails. In the same family that is really large with all different types, but they are not the same snails. Mystery snails are not Apple snails. Mystery snails are legal in the different countries, Apples are not legal in all.

Chemeleon15 - 7 years ago

their air siphon is always on their left side and the penis sheath is on the opposite (right) side of the shell

M. Yates - 7 years ago

I didn't want to say anything, but didn't want people to buy them thinking all males and end up with babies lol :)

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

I believe you're correct about the breeding tube. I've seen the tube being referred to as an organ etc. I was aware they were breathing air etc.

Donald Gantz - 7 years ago

I would like to add that they breath air. I've had them get themselves wedge in between a filter intake or a fixed sponge filter and drown.

Laura - 7 years ago

Great vid man. I love me some mystery snails

Anna Hammarlund - 7 years ago

That's Apple snails (Pomacea Diffusa) beautiful snail <3 You shouldn't ceep the 2 colours together, they will breed out and go back to the "boring" brown colour...

Perth Cichlids - 7 years ago

Hey Corey,just picked up about 50 babies,how old/what size are the before they start to breed and Can I add cuttlefish I collect from the beach for them to munch on?

M. Yates - 7 years ago

About quarter size they will start to breed.. and I have had no problem using cuttlebone with mine, but I purchase mine, unsure about off the beach - I'd be afraid of contaminants such as bacteria and waste.

KG cichlids - 7 years ago

When I first started, I had mystery snails

XwerewolfX - 7 years ago

They eat crypts, some swords plants, and java moss.

XwerewolfX - 7 years ago

Mine chew on some crypt wendtii bronze leaves, red swords, and eat some java moss. Mostly the albinos and blue mysteries snails

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

I've kept them with crypts for years before and not had that problem personally.

Tessa Shining - 7 years ago

when will you have mystery snails for sale? will you be able to request which gender when purchasing?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

We have them for sale in the retail store. No current plans to sell them online.

Cole Schramm - 7 years ago

Perfect timing. We're getting ready to set up a 20 gallon long to start a breeding colony of mystery snails.

matthew garza - 7 years ago

corey do you have any tanks your not using?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Probably 40 or so at the moment.

Aquarium Adventures - 7 years ago

Know these as Apple Snails more here in UK - though recently just because illegal to trade / import them here.

Aquarium Adventures - 7 years ago

In the UK these would be classed as Apple snails, and the trade, import or sale would be illegal. Whether the people enforcing that law would be clued up enough to go into this as much as we have, I'm not sure! I'm not sure enough to argue the point either! I'm going to file it under "Not quite sure!"

M. Yates - 7 years ago

+Discus Newbie
I am not scientific at all, so it gets very confusing to me lol. But Mystery snails one is able to mail across state lines and sell in the stores, but Apples are against the law to mail across state lines.

M. Yates - 7 years ago

Apples get to be baseball size, Mysteries stay 2". They are in the same superfamily, I suppose it can be called Apples? But there are other snails in there as well. It is very confusing... lol I feel like it's just one of those things where people got lazy and things just meshed together to the point it's blended and hard to get accurate information.

Aquarium Adventures - 7 years ago

Not to be pedantic, but aren't anything Ampullariidae called Apple Snails? Therefore Mystery snails are a form of apple snail? Maybe this is a naming convention thing?

M. Yates - 7 years ago

I get what you are saying.. they are in the same superfamily, but are still not the same. Ampullariidae which is put into different genera - Asolene, Felipponea, Marisa, and Pomacea. Mysteries are in the Pomacea - Pomacea Bridgesii to be exact for the scientific name for Mystery Snails.
Ampullarioidea is the Superfamily of all - where the "all Mysteries are Apples" comes in. Same superfamily, but not same snail. The "Apple" that is the true Apple gets to be about baseball size, whereas the Mystery gets to be about 2 inches.

Aquarium Adventures - 7 years ago

M. Yates I disagree. Mystery snails are apple snails. All mystery snails are apple snails but not all apple snails are mystery snails.
I'm prepared to be re-educated if you can tell me the scientific name of mystery snails?

M. Yates - 7 years ago

Apple and Mystery snails are two different types of snails. Look similar, but completely different.

Ron Griese - 7 years ago

apparently there are 2 types of which one will eat plants. just my luck to have plants eaters

Ron Griese - 7 years ago

I feed my zucchini and drop in a cuddle bone for calcium: however after that they started to devour my plants. other people I gave them to had the same problem. plant eaters.

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kharmoniet - 7 years ago

how do you raise your ph?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

I typically use crushed coral to do it.

Thomas Petersen - 7 years ago

Well, these are now illegal to sell and trasnport in the EU area ;(

Kieran williams-Denton - 7 years ago

Can you use calcium blokes to increase the calcium or even a UVB bulb to help there shells

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

You can use calcium blocks for sure, I've never researched into UVB uptake via a snail shell.

Michael Hoffman - 7 years ago

I've got some mystery snail eggs waiting to hatch too! Looking forward to seeing your updates.

Kinion Sober - 7 years ago

I love snails!!! ❤

Auzzie - 7 years ago

What is so good about mystery snails?
And why are they called mystery snails?

rurutu M - 7 years ago

just another type of snail that are for algae control. people like variety, these are just bigger and looks cool on the glass.

Marks Shrimp Tanks - 7 years ago

Thank you my friend ,That Endler in your picture is gorgeous!

Auzzie - 7 years ago

Marks Shrimp Tanks I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS:)))))

Marks Shrimp Tanks - 7 years ago

Its a mystery lol

meanimanni - 7 years ago

what is the name of that grass-like plants you have in the tank?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Dwarf Sagittaria.

esmeevogels1990 - 7 years ago

I thought snails could change sex. with a lot of snails all the snails are male and when they mate the one that gets 'poked' first turns in to a female :-p weird but fun.

Brianna Harter - 7 years ago

they don't change their sex.most snails are hermaphrodites meaning they have both parts.

Fish Guy - 7 years ago

Cwl

meanimanni - 7 years ago

great info very cool

Omar Osbourne - 7 years ago

Hi ...I want to do a planted 40gallon ......I bought a 30 watt bulb ......and I'm doing liquid carbon ...so I hope that works .
What fish would go well with livebearers ....I like blue rams ....but include clean up fish as well....I live in barbados

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Corydoras tend to do well. I would recommend a fertilizer that has nitrogen, and potassium etc in it as well.

V. Stag - 7 years ago

awesome info thanks for sharing

Kathy Lynn Maracle - 7 years ago

OK Mystery/Apple snails - SO CUTE :)
Keep your tanks well covered - they love to explore, we find ours wandering outside the tanks, just plop them back in they are insanely hardy. With a starting population of 4 we have produced hundreds in 1.5 years. White, gold, blue, purple, red striped, they are lovely.
A terrific food for these guys is turtle pellets - full of minerals they need for shell growth/maintenance. The floating pellets are also hilarious - the snails will chase them around, engulf them and then sink to the bottom to nibble the pellets ^_^

Rockitty Lima - 6 years ago

how old are they before they breed? I've got 9

Chemeleon15 - 7 years ago

if you find it outside the tank, it's a female looking for a place to lay eggs. she just went too far, couldn't find the water line and fell.

Lets Get It Fitness A.K.A Bigjayinga - 7 years ago

Will the snail eat the plants?

Lets Get It Fitness A.K.A Bigjayinga - 7 years ago

Brianna Harter thanks

Lets Get It Fitness A.K.A Bigjayinga - 7 years ago

Thanks

Brianna Harter - 7 years ago

pomacea bridgesii doesn't eat plants and is the most common species sold under the name mystery snail.but some places also sell other species under the name mystery snail like pomacea canaliculata that do eat plants.

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

I personally haven't had problems with this, but other people are reporting they've had problems.

Ricardo Ortiz - 7 years ago

Hey Cory, I've always considered getting apple/mystery snails but will they eat plants? or just dead leaves like other small snails? Thanks

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

In my personal experience they've only eaten decaying plants. That being said, I haven't kept mystery snails as much as say my guppies etc.

Marks Shrimp Tanks - 7 years ago

So are Mystery Snails Apple Snails ?

ShortNanxious - 7 years ago

Marks Shrimp Tanks, right!?! ... that confuses me too!!

Marks Shrimp Tanks - 7 years ago

Thank you for the answer Ash :)

Ash - 7 years ago

Mystery snails are Pomacea diffusa

AILING CHEN - 7 years ago

Mystery Snails ARE apple snails. They're all in the family Ampullariidae (apple snails). The ones you're thinking of are in the genus Pomacea. Theres multiple species that are easily mistaken for one another. The group of species invading Florida are pomacea canaliculata aka the channeled mystery snail (the variety that make people associate apple snails with live plant eating). There's also a species of apple snail native to Florida. The species of snails that comes in the large variety of colors are pomacea bridgessi/diffusa(very minor differences practically the same).
There are other apple snails in the genus Pomacea but it's very unlikely you'll find one for sale.

TLDR: common names cause confusion, scientific names are more precise

XwerewolfX - 7 years ago

No problem, here's an image of most color variations
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/af/7d/cf/af7dcf8324d23b06f716913bb4350330.jpg

Marks Shrimp Tanks - 7 years ago

Ah thanks for clearing that up :)

XwerewolfX - 7 years ago

They are the same species but they have different breeds. Just like in the video it shows blue and yellow there are more color options.

Marks Shrimp Tanks - 7 years ago

Oh ,thanks i will google it and see:)

RIP PROOF - 7 years ago

I think someone released snails in spain or some hotter country and they decided to ban it

Marks Shrimp Tanks - 7 years ago

Hello Rip ,I have no idea to be honest ..it would be weird if they were though because it gets super cold here in the winter and they wouldn't survive outside ..I will have to go to the local pet store and see if they have them :)

RIP PROOF - 7 years ago

You live in Norway right? Do you know if they are legal there? Its illegal to sell them in Sweden

Marks Shrimp Tanks - 7 years ago

Cheers Tyler :)

Marks Shrimp Tanks - 7 years ago

ah so these are the one that lay the eggs in clusters out of the water right ? big eggs .

K Dragon - 7 years ago

Marks Shrimp Tanks , yes they are.

Tyler_ - 7 years ago

Marks Shrimp Tanks I believe so

Lynczi - 7 years ago

Good morning Everyone

birdking12 - 7 years ago

when will the turtles eggs hatch ?

birdking12 - 7 years ago

ow oke lets hope they are fertile

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Checked on them this morning. Nothing yet, could be they weren't fertile.

Thomas keider - 7 years ago

My mystery snails love repashy!

ramming_robbo - 7 years ago

hey corey i had 1 golden snail it layed 15 plus clutches over 12 months and there was only one because i gave them to my friend for his tanks so there was just one snail and my uncle and local fish say they breed by there selves

M. Yates - 7 years ago

Female Mystery snails can hold onto multiple sperm pockets for over a year after breeding only once. It's like livebearer females, just takes one time and they will lay over and over for a long time

ramming_robbo - 7 years ago

hey corey how are the turtle eggs?

Marks Shrimp Tanks - 7 years ago

I was wondering this myself .

Connor Winfield - 7 years ago

first

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