Will ramshorn snails survive in the wild?

I had 5 I now have about 105, I have no interest in selling them and want to concentrate on my fish and apple snails. They have become too much for me and killing them is not an option.

I don't want to cause problems but if I was able to let them go,hopefully natural predators would control their numbers and prevent causing environmental problems.

I am not knowledgeable in this area and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks xWill ramshorn snails survive in the wild?Releasing them is a very, very bad idea. If you think they're bad as aquarium pests, releasing them into the wild can have a huge effect on the environment. Snails can multiply extremely quickly and greatly reduce vegetation, as I am sure you know. They're aren't many natural predators to small snails except for a few bird species, and loaches, which aren't present in our natural ecosystem. Most people can't control them in the aquarium by outright killing them, so the idea that they would be controlled in the wild is not a stong one.



Ramshorn snails also are hosts to trematode parasites, which could infect animals and humans if they are released into our water system. Ramshorns have already been accidentally established in Florida, with ecosystem consequences.



I know you don't want to kill them, but they are just snails after all. I think killing them should be an option before releasing them into the wild and them possibly being the reason for a major ecosystem shift.Will ramshorn snails survive in the wild?DO NOT RELEASE THEM INTO THE WILD.



You might be the one responsible for the next ecological disaster in your area.



Look up New Zealand Mud Snail. Here it's a harmless little snail that lives in the local streams and doesn't cause any problems. Somehow it got loose in the US and is taking over everything.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand鈥?/a>



So.. dont do it.



Ian



Edit: you think you have snail problems?

From the Wikipedia article.

"The highest concentration of New Zealand mud snails ever reported was in Lake Zurich, Switzerland, where the species colonized the entire lake within seven years to a density of 800,000 per m虏"Will ramshorn snails survive in the wild?They are native to most waters in the US. You probably got them on plants grown in Florida.Will ramshorn snails survive in the wild?
most of them

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