RE: apple snails with apisto?

["Yvan Alleau" <yalleau@coas.oregonstate.edu>]

hi there,
i've tried them in the past and saw no problems. They were in my display
tank though, not in breeding ones. The other issue i would consider if you
plan on buying some is that snails can be  intermediate hosts for diseases,
so i would be careful about who you're getting them from.
have a great day

Yvan Alleau
450 SE Atwood Ave
Corvallis, OR 97333
(541) 752-0320
http://southamericancichlids.com
PLEASE NOTE: new address and phone number

College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University

"When you're far from everything, you're getting closer to the essential"


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-apisto@v2.listbox.com [mailto:owner-apisto@v2.listbox.com]On
Behalf Of Grzegorz Prusinowski
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 7:06 AM
To: apisto@v2.listbox.com
Subject: apple snails with apisto?


Hi all,

I tried to find sth about it in the archive, with no success, so I decided
to put it up.
It seems both apple snails (Pomacea bridgesi) and apistos could occur
simpatricaly. Does anyone have any info about it? What are your experiences
with keeping fish & snails together?

My initial balance sheet:
for apple snails:
- eat the leftovers
- eat the decaying oak leaves (my observation) and plants' dead tissue
- their dropings seem to be a good substrate for protozoa, food for baby
apistos (heard about it - ?)

against:
- can eat apisto eggs
- very intensive metabolism

any other comments?

regards

Grzegorz Prusinowski
www.apisto.pl

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