Why cant we buy Bumblebee Snails in Australia?

[ZaydRossi]

HI Guys,

I have been scouring the web, asking LFS owners and everyone about getting Bumblebee Snails in Australia and i cannot find them any where.

Is anyone on here that knows where we can get them from being in AUS?

Many thanks

 

[PeterEde]

I would suspect some species are banned from fear of them finding their way into our waters.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I know Australia has a law that you cannot buy anything reef related that isnt native to Australia. It really limits y'all on what species you can have but I completely understand the reasoning.

 

[ZaydRossi]

I know Australia has a law that you cannot buy anything reef related that isnt native to Australia. It really limits y'all on what species you can have but I completely understand the reasoning.

Yeah i was thinking it was something along those lines. It really sucks, would be great for keeping vermetid snails at bay

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Yeah i was thinking it was something along those lines. It really sucks, would be great for keeping vermetid snails at bay

I have a few in my 180 for that reason. Saw a vermetid one day and ordered a handful with my next CUC purchase. Depending on tank size... I removed the rocks from a nano I had that got a bunch in it, clipped them off with bone cutters and placed the rock back in.

 

[Chrisv.]

Yeah i was thinking it was something along those lines. It really sucks, would be great for keeping vermetid snails at bay

If it makes you feel any better, my results using them have been mediocre at best.