I don't want or need any of them (got enough already), but you probably
have Planorbella sp. (Ramshorn), Physella sp. (fragile football) and
Melanoides tuberculata (asian thing).
 
Kurt
 
At 12:29 PM 1/20/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I may get kicked off the list for this dumb offer but with all the snail
>enthusiasts around, someone may be interested ...
>
>Fish. I really like them. Not as food, but as pets. I currently have
>five tanks running (plus a 6th being used as a hospital for a sick
>little fishie) with both tropical and native species. All (except the
>hospital) have live plants.
>
>I've also got lots of tiny pesky little snails. I'm not sure if they're
>local species, or hitched a ride from another country via plant shipments
>and eventually became established here.
>
>There are generally three types of aquarium snails that usually come
>for "free" in plant shipments:
>1) flat coiled-up snails, resembling the large ramshorn snails sold at
aquarium
>   stores. But these guys are typically about 2-4mm.
>2) little footballs, same general shape as apple snails but bit more
elongated.
>   Very fragile. Can reach a cm in length in my tanks. Aquarists call them
>   "pond snails".
>3) Malaysian Trumpet snails. Actually, I don't consider these pests. They
>   act like "earthworms" in an aquarium, burrowing thru the gravel. But
>   they're not as hardy as (1) and (2) so I'm always thrilled to see them
alive.
>
>I'm still a shell beginner, and haven't had a chance to identify (1)
>and (2) yet. But since they are constantly subjected to population control
>measures in my little aquatic environments, I'd be glad to send some "extra"
>live specimens to anyone who'd like to keep them as pets or add it to their
>collection (Continental USA only, I think there would be restrictions mailing
>live animals to other places). They're quite hardy, and could survive the
>typical mail travel duration of 3-4 days (plus I'll include plant cuttings
>for them to snack on).
>
>Anyone interested, please drop me a note. And remember, if you want them,
>you first have to promise never to release them into rivers, lakes, and
>streams where they could become potential pests.
>
>cheers,
>        Shireen
>
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