Are these snails from ebay ok?

[amethyst212]

http://cgi.ebay.com/50-reef-tank-cl...ryZ66788QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i need some snails so was checking these out.

 

[jhart]

DO NOT BUY them I went through it .. They dont eat any algae.... BUY the right ones.......REad this article before you buy http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-11/mg/index.php

 

[amethyst212]

THANK YOU!!!!! that article scared me a little now im gonna check really close.

 

[Deanos]

We have several vendors on MR that sell all varieties of snails.

 

[nanchil]

Check with Mike (MR Vendor, www.nyaquatic.com), Or House, i think they have some snail.

 

[reefman]

these r mud snail found in most coast lines. i find they dont last too long in a reef. some have claim otherwise.

 

[jmh]

I have one of those is my tanks. the guy at the store put it in by accident when i was buying hermits. The snail is actually a pretty good scavenger both algae and debris. You can catch them here in SI according to another reefer, but the store wouldnt fess up to it. But it is by far the least laziest snail in my tank.:snail:

 

[LeslieS]

Snails from this part of the ocean prefer cooler temps than in our tanks. They will die a premature death if you put them in your tank.

 

[e.muehlbauer]

These are the same snails I had discussed in a previous thread. They are the common mud snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta, found in all of our bay and salt marsh water, at the shoreline. 5 minutes along any of these shorelines and you can literally pick up dozens...if not hundreds. They are very definitely reef safe and reef hardy. I collect mine from Cutchogue, LI...despite lower salinity and lower temps, I just toss them in the tank without acclimation...being shoreline snails, they are accustomed to major swings in both factors. They last for years. They bury in the sand, and climb the glass....they are excellent scavengers, taking care of leftover food and dead fish. They do not eat algae...and will lay eggs in your tank, usually within hours of being released. I would never buy them...and certainly shouldn't sell for more than $0.50 a piece...as I said any trip to a bay or salt marsh shore could supply all the people on this group from no more than one square meter of shoreline....Take care, Eric

 

[aaron23]

they're cooler water snails but they've lived in my tank for years. haven't seen them eat algae as e.muehlbauer has said, but they seem to be excellent scavengers.