Sunny004
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Any thoughts or ideas would be awesome to know. Thanks for everything.
What is this guy?
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Any thoughts or ideas would be awesome to know. Thanks for everything.
Sunny004
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I will try to continue to get a better photo to share, that's all I have for now
Jev12
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Is it snail???
DragonFish71
Great white snark
It looks like a Malaysian trumpet snail (mts) just from that picture. Good for your tank. Don't over feed and they won't over populate.
Kribensis_2004
Aquarium Advice Activist
looks like MTS they are always the ones you will get that can berry them selves underground unless you buy special
Sunny004
Aquarium Advice Regular
Awesome and thanks! I did not even buy him...he must of been on a plant I purchased. Thanks for the info. I will continue to attempt to get a better photo to share.
Sunny004
Aquarium Advice Regular
Here are a few more photos of the little fellow we named "Sneaky Pete"
wildroseofky
Aquarium Advice Addict
Malaysian trumpet snail. They give birth to tiny little replicas of themselves and do not lay eggs. They are great for keeping the substrate clean and keeping it loose by digging into it.
Fishfur
Aquarium Advice Addict
If you watch this 'guy', you will see him climb the tank wall one night to the surface. Once there, at some point in the night the snail releases a number of new snails. They are very tiny, but have fully formed shells. They float on the water tension 'til they find a surface to cling to. Often end up in filters. The eggs are laid and incubated in a brood pouch inside the adult shell.
You can end up with hundreds of them but they are very useful. Very good algae eaters, keep the substrate somewhat turned over as they burrow into it, and generally do clean up crew duty. They're often wanted by other hobbyists, so if you get too many, you can often sell them for a bit, or give them away.
It's very common for the tips of the shell to be a bit corroded, but it does no harm to the snail at all. They max out, depending exactly which species it is, not much over an inch long.
You can end up with hundreds of them but they are very useful. Very good algae eaters, keep the substrate somewhat turned over as they burrow into it, and generally do clean up crew duty. They're often wanted by other hobbyists, so if you get too many, you can often sell them for a bit, or give them away.
It's very common for the tips of the shell to be a bit corroded, but it does no harm to the snail at all. They max out, depending exactly which species it is, not much over an inch long.
Sunny004
Aquarium Advice Regular
Sweet. !
