Nassarius Obsoleta snails for sale Calgary

[allincuddy]

The species is Nassarius Obsoleta.( ILynassarius Obsoleta)
They primarily feed on detritus & algae. They are also completely harmless to all invertebrates, gorgonians and all known and/or available corals on the market today; These snails are excellent and safe for all types of marine and reef aquariums. They don't consume any form of hair algae but they will help keep it at bay by consuming the detritus on which it feeds.. They eat slime algae - red carpet algae you find in your tanks from high nutrient content and inefficient skimming. These are much more active and tend to do a much more efficient job of keeping the glass clean as well. These are a hardy species and unlike Mexican Turbo Snails, these will not disrupt coral set-up of the tank.

$1.00/ snail
30 or more $0.85/ snail

E-mail me at cantrad2@telus.net
Please PM me if you have wanted some and don't see your name here after I have replied to your PM, just want to keep things organized.
FishmanTy 20
Delphinus 50
Adidas 40
Wayner 15
JSTR 50
Eric 12
Quagmire 15
BlkWolfe 50
Rudy 50
Klam 30
scuglass 30
G1GY 30
OCDP 5
Will 50
BMW Rider 40
impreza 40
TheGr8Blade 5

[TheGr8Blade]

What part of the city are you in?:biggrin:

[allincuddy]

Im in the S.W. by Heritage Park.
If you PM me your address, I might be able to drop off over the next few days, as I am always out and about.
Thanks,
Mark

[fishmanty]

Thanks for the snails mark! They're great! (Wow.. I sound like Tony the Tiger)
Good seeing ya again

[allincuddy]

Thanks TY,
Still have lots if anyones interested

[BMW Rider]

I'm interested, but not enough to drive to the far SW. Any chance you'll be up in the north to make a delivery? I'm in Country Hills.

[allincuddy]

PM'd ya ED

[G1GY]

Thanks. :)

[Tarolisol]

I thought these snail dont live long in reef aquariums, since they are colder water snails.

[Bob I]

I thought these snail dont live long in reef aquariums, since they are colder water snails.

For a buck each do you really care :question:

[adidas]

will these guys do ok in a bare bottom tank?

[OCDP]

I suppose I could have done some reasearch as that is news to me as well.. and I'd prefer not to buy a bunch of cold water snails that will die off in a short period of time !

[howdy20012002]

i have some of these in my tank
they are doing fine after 4 months
don't quote me on it, but they should do fine in ur tanks
Neal

[allincuddy]

Hey, guys I have researched them quit abit on the internet and most the info. leads to;
Why have these snails have not migrated further south than Florida? if they live in warmer water. (maybe they prefer it cooler?)
The reports about being housed in an aquarium are the favorable, saying mostly that there is no difference compared to other species.
My opinion is the colder the water temp. the slower the metabolism the longer an animal will live. True to fish anyway.
If that helps? but there is alot of info on another reef site, easy to get to.
Thanks and would be interested to here if you find out, as I have over 300 in my system.
Thanks.

[Tarolisol]

this is what i have found from searching, but some people still think they are fine, so i guess its left up to the reef keeper.

Here is a quote from Dr. Ron Shimek



The name Illyanassa obsoleta, although related to true Nassarius, they belong to a different group.

These animals are more omnivorous and predatory than are true Nassarius and will, as you have seen, graze on algae. True Nassarius will eat only carrion and meaty based foods. True Nassarius will not prey on living animals. As you have seen, Illynassa will.

Illynassa are temperate animals that will survive for some period at reef temperatures but which really don't do well at those temperatures for extended periods. Their lifespan is shortened over what it would be at their normal temperatures.

Both of these species will depost egg capsules which will hatch to release planktonic larvae. These larvae need to be fed, and in most cases in aquaria they are, instead, food for something else. I think the odds of any of them surviving through the larval period in a home aquarium are slim to none.

[adidas]

i read somewhere that they outlive Turbo snails...

[G1GY]

A week, a month or a year....... I'm still going to give them a try! :)

When when when Mark! :lol:

[Quagmire]

Something I think we should consider before adding these guys to our tanks.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9379280&dopt=Citation

http://www.innvista.com/health/microbes/parasite/trematod.htm

The first link is a study done 9 yrs ago.Dont know if it still holds true.

[Bob I]

Interesting reading, but to me it appears that Flukes are a freshwater problem.:idea:

[Bob I]

will these guys do ok in a bare bottom tank?

I don't know about these guys, but my Nassarius snails definitely need substrate because they stay buried in it.:mrgreen:

[Quagmire]

It does mention FW in a couple of the discriptions,but the snails are SW snails.So I dont realy know.Couldn't find alot about the snails,maybe they spend time in both SW and FW? Just wanted to point out a potential problem so ppl can take a closer look.

[Willito]

Just did my snail transaction with Mark and wanted to let people know that these snail are looking good and there's lots more to be had. It was a pleasure meeting ya Mark!

[allincuddy]

Thanks Will.
A little note to all with snails or small inverts in the sump.
Put a strainer on your intake tube from sump back to tankas small snails like to see if they are stronger than the impeller fins, guess what they are
Thanks to all those that got snails, and if you have not gotten yours yet the are being delivered to you Sunday. Back to fixin my pump. LOL
By the way, must have 400 eggs from the snails all over the glass.
Mark

[G1GY]

Thanks again for the snails Mark! :)

They seem to be doing great.

[fishmanty]

Hey mark, remember that weird rock that sticks straight up in the middle of my tank where I dumped the snails? There must be about 50eggs all over it and the base of it! :P Supper for my fishies!!!

[Tarolisol]

By the way, must have 400 eggs from the snails all over the glass.
Mark

The eggs wont ever develop into anthing because they need specialized food, but they will become good food for your tank which is a plus.

[OCDP]

The eggs wont ever develop into anthing because they need specialized food, but they will become good food for your tank which is a plus.

Exactly.. but as you said, it's a plus anyhow.
Mark dropped my snails off yesterday, they seem very hardy, and pretty active. They immidiatley began to dig themselves in the sand, and two others went for the glass. I had some diatmons on the sand before bed, and no ditamons on the sand this morning. :biggrin:

[adidas]

thanks mark! they are great. My barebottom tank was pretty much completely green with algae when I put them in last night, its about half gone this morning.

[allincuddy]

Glad to hear the snails are working out, they seem to be doing a good job in my tank too. I thinkI need to get more fish as I have too many snail eggs, it's like a buffet. LOL
Thanks guys,
Mark

[spikehs]

just wondering if anyone had an update as to the effectiveness of these snails? I did hear that they like cooler waters, how as the survival of them been so far, what is the tank temp? Are they eating good amounts of algae/stirring the sand?

[fishmanty]

I've had 20 for about a month now.. I still have all 20, they laid eggs which gotten eaten, which is good for protein, and they are always active in my sand and glass. Not a single death! a must have :)

[spikehs]

I've had 20 for about a month now.. I still have all 20, they laid eggs which gotten eaten, which is good for protein, and they are always active in my sand and glass. Not a single death! a must have :)

what temp is your tank at?

[adidas]

my snails are still awesome, Usually about 20 of them are all over my glass at any given time.

[allincuddy]

Sean, my tanks run at 82-83 degrees 24/7 and have not had a problem, except the love to eat, nowam threwing in some shrimp pellets and the go nuts. Glad to hear the snails are doing fine guys, any problems just let me know.
Thanks,
Mark

[fishmanty]

And my tanks run about the same... 80-81 24/7... not a single problem.

[Bob I]

My tank runs at 77 degrees, and my snails are also doing fine.:mrgreen:

[danny zubot]

Any left?

[allincuddy]

Danny, I do have some left, let me know how many and where you are. I'm in the SW by Heritage Park.
Thanks,
Mark

[danny zubot]

You have PM

[impreza]

I'm interested in some as well!

[sprinter]

I am interested as well. How do they do with other snails? I have 4 other varieties of snails in the tank at this time. Thanks Al

[fishmanty]

Um, just to let ya guys know, Mark (allincuddy) posted these back in march, and he sold a ton... he may not have any left.