hello everyone... well, my special order snail FINALLY came in today. i picked him up tonight and to no suprise, he hasn't moved an inch in the last hour... moral of the story... snails are like pots and a watched snail never moves... anyway, i will post a picture of him later... i think i will name him either goliath or leviathan... since he is a bit monstrous at about a 3-4 inch diameter...

Congrats on your new snail.It's kind of normal for them to just sit there when first being introduced to the tank.Good luck with him.You'll have to post a pic.

Congrats on your new snail! They are so much fun! I love watching mine.

Pics would be great as he sounds huge!

congrats on the new snail!!
pics pics pics!!!!!

Aww when he's settle in he'll move. Snails are pretty fast movers too! Hope you'll grace us with some photos of your new jumbo snail

he sure settled in fast!!!! i went to the store and by the time i got home he was all the way across the tank... my friend was over and we literally just sat there watching him all night... i renamed him fu... because when his head is out of his shell his antenna (?) look like a fu manchu mustache like in the old samarai movies... anyway, yes, i will post pictures soon!

fu's cute~! I like that.

here's fu!

He looks huge! You'll have to put him against something to compare his size so we really know just how big he is.

Is he a Cana? Cutie!
If he is in a goldfish tank, watch out for him. I have had goldfish nip at applesnail antenna and bite hunks out of their feet...

i have had platies nip at the snail and then the snail closes up realy fast!

Thanks!

devs- here is a picture of him in comparison to my tank... i know its blurry but i think it will give an idea of his size. the fish in the picture is my lionhead, pedro who is about 6 inches long... hope that helps!!!

oh and so far so good... i think the fish are a little intimidated by him so i don't think they will be nipping at him, but i will definitly keep an eye on him...

He looks big enough as to where the goldies will probably leave him alone.I just love the bigger snails and wish I had more space for them.

devs- what kind of snail do you think fu is???

something big, he looks like a brigs or a ramshorn!

good luck with finding

well... i have had ramshorn snails in the past... but i don't think that is what he is... i think their sides are flatter than fu's... he has more of a spire coming out on the side... i agree... i think he may be a brigs... thanks!!!

Hey Desiree! Congrats on your giant snail.
It's hard to see the spiral from the angle of the pic but I'd say it's most likely a Cana - the Brigs don't tend to get much bigger than @ 2 inches. Also, check the angle of the sutures - the Brigs go up in a 90 degree step whereas the Canas have a rounder shape and look more like a bun. Hopefully Devs will give an expert opinion.....
I'd love a Cana but as I have a planted tank it would look like a bomb site in hours.

He looks huge!! Beautiful!

Pardon me for going... for a moment but...what are the eggs that some of you have in your signitures that say..."this egg will hatch" with a date. Are you going to self destruct?!!

i was wondering that too!!!

Aw FU is GREAT Desiree

He's a BIG BOY-That's for sure. I am with Dev's I love the bigger snail's I have one in my tank that is absouletly GIANT! My big boy Gary is actually from Dev's daughter.

I am going with Brig also-Congrat's!! He's wonderful. Have fun watching him, I get a kick outta watching my buggers.

He definately does NOT look like a Brig,or a Ramshorn for sure.
I am far from the expert on snail species,but I do know that. Check out Applesnail. (Under Species) They have a pic that shows the shapes of the shells so that you can compare yours.I would guess by the size that it's at least a Cana,possibly Insularum,but as I said,you need to look on the bottom shape of his shell.Donya,is actually the Snailee expert when it comes to identifying them.

thanks devs!!!!! i have been on applesnail.net... and i think he may be a pomacea haustrum... his body is kinda spotted as mentioned on that site...

anyway, here is a clearer picture of him compared to my lionhead... pedro, who i am thinking of renaming sumo because he kinda looks like one to me... it seems like wherever fu is, my lionhead has to swim over and visit him... i think they are becoming friends!!!

That's a really much better picture. Haustrum's get pretty darn big.I couldn't see the striping in the other pic.

Beautiful photo....they'll be best mates in no time.
And my, what a big snail!!!