Catching Gold Mystery Snails in the local creek (Capalaba Australia)

The spike-topped apple snail or mystery snail, is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum - a plate like door which they close to protect themselves. In Australia it is classed as an invasive species which needs to be removed.
We headed to Coolnwynpin Creek in Capalaba (QLD, Australia) to assist in the removal of some for my pond.
Though we did not see many fish, we did see hundreds of tadpoles. The majority were from another invasive species, the cane toad.
Though there aren't many now, if you refer to Australian Biotopes video from 2 weeks ago, you will see how over-run the area was.
As snails commonly carry parasites, the ones we collected were closely examined and quarantined.

[@australianbiotopes4563]

Great work! it's good to see word got around and we all put a dint in the population, it's a good spot to re-visit over and over just to keep them down, they are cool in na aquarium but unfortunately don't belong in our waterways, Thanks for your help 🙂

[@dashstarkey]

Having watched your channel for a while, it was exciting to see a local spot where I could not only help our waterways, but get snails for my home tubs!

[@Yuhanpeng3005]

Great video, I collected some of these for my aquarium. Although they are invasive in the wild in Australia, when kept in captivity, they are not are not able to spread. These are actually sold at some aquarium shops for around $5 each.

[@dashstarkey]

Thanks. Yes, I put a few in my tanks and tubs to keep them clean. My Corydora's hang out fine with them, as do my other fish. I have some blackfoot ones and the whiter ones.