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Common names for petshrimp.com's brackish snails?
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:30 am
by ShrimpGuy
Hi,
I purchased some snails from your site.
I'm really bad at remembering scientific names, so....
What are the common names for the Terebia granifera and Melanoides tuberculatas?
I can't seem to find any info on them here. Or I'm just missing it.
Thanks!
Re: Common names for petshrimp.com's brackish snails?
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:56 pm
by Mustafa
There is really no "common name" in the aquarium hobby for Tarebia granifera. If you search on Google you'll find "quilted Melania" in scientific papers, but I don't really see that "common name" used all that commonly. The Melanoides tuberculata are called "Malaysian Trumpet Snails, short "MTS") in the aquarium hobby, and "red rimmed Melania" in scientific papers.
Re: Common names for petshrimp.com's brackish snails?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:07 am
by hardware_failure
Do the Tarebia granifera bury in the substrate the same way that MTS do?
Re: Common names for petshrimp.com's brackish snails?
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:35 pm
by Mustafa
Yes, they do.
Re: Common names for petshrimp.com's brackish snails?
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:39 pm
by mc123
I was also wondering whether these snail can live in freshwater? I have not done well with the Hawaiian red shrimp and not longer have any living
so I'm thinking of converting my tank back to fresh water.
Re: Common names for petshrimp.com's brackish snails?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 1:10 am
by Mustafa
Yes, they'll be fine in freshwater, too, if you convert the tank slowly.