Snail?

[Logankwolf]

Ok so I got live plants for my new tank that is cycling and today I found a really tiny bug almost looks like a snail. And it is on the side of my tank. Did the bug come from the plant? And is it ok in my tank?

 

[batmansocks117]

If it looks like a snail it's probably a pond snail, and it probably did come in from the live plants. Personally I'm okay with them, but they can spread really fast and overrun a tank (I have some assassin snails to keep them in check). They won't hurt anything in your tank, the can be a nuisance though.

 

[Logankwolf]

There is only one though.

 

[batmansocks117]

Chances are there are either more you haven't seen yet or more that will pop up later.. But if it ends up you got lucky and there's only one I would just keep him, he won't hurt the tank at all. =)

 

[DjBootleg]

They're are aquatic bugs that hitchhike in bunch plants. That's why it's so important to check plants.

 

[Logankwolf]

I like having something in my empty tank haha