Surprise Snail?

AnakMoon · 04-13-2006, 08:43 PM

Have had a 33 gal tank fresh water two dragons 4 colorful ones i dont even remember the names to 2 neons 1 mountin-cloud 1 red eye 2 percostamus and one albino scum sucker and 2 live plants for about 4 months now. last week we discovered a tiny little snail living in the tank, 3 days ago saw it again and it was between the size of a nickle and a quarter....should i be worried about it? try to get rid of it?

ijedic · 04-14-2006, 07:18 AM

Maybe? Most likely the snail is a common ramshorn (planorbid). It could have hitchhiked on your plants. They can reproduce without a mate, so there is a chance you could end up with more. As long as you keep feeding down to a minimum, you shouldn't end up with an infestation. Overfeeding usually leads to over populating of snails.

**fish_doc** · 04-14-2006, 08:10 AM

Sounds like its a pretty good size. Not the common pest snail. I would keep him around. They help keep the glass clean and are actually kind of fun to watch at times.

AnakMoon · 04-18-2006, 02:14 AM

thank you i think its an apple snail ive noticed a new one in the tank but cant find the original one, hope he didnt crawl out..

04-13-2006, 08:43 PM	#1
AnakMoon Fishy Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 10	Surprise Snail? Have had a 33 gal tank fresh water two dragons 4 colorful ones i dont even remember the names to 2 neons 1 mountin-cloud 1 red eye 2 percostamus and one albino scum sucker and 2 live plants for about 4 months now. last week we discovered a tiny little snail living in the tank, 3 days ago saw it again and it was between the size of a nickle and a quarter....should i be worried about it? try to get rid of it?

04-14-2006, 07:18 AM	#2
ijedic Dutchess Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tennessee Age: 39 Posts: 147	Maybe? Most likely the snail is a common ramshorn (planorbid). It could have hitchhiked on your plants. They can reproduce without a mate, so there is a chance you could end up with more. As long as you keep feeding down to a minimum, you shouldn't end up with an infestation. Overfeeding usually leads to over populating of snails. __________________

04-14-2006, 08:10 AM	#3
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,881 Blog Entries: 14	Sounds like its a pretty good size. Not the common pest snail. I would keep him around. They help keep the glass clean and are actually kind of fun to watch at times. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

04-18-2006, 02:14 AM	#4
AnakMoon Fishy Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 10	apple snail thank you i think its an apple snail ive noticed a new one in the tank but cant find the original one, hope he didnt crawl out..

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