A Snail... - Aquarium Advice

EdgarMedina1010 · 07-06-2006, 10:31 PM

I just bought a plant and as I was washing it...a little snail came out...it has a Conical shell and it has like little transparent spots on it..what kind could it be..?

hb3133 · 07-06-2006, 11:01 PM

It is probably a common pond snail. I recently started a 10 gallon tank and I have found a few pond snails in the aquarium. I have picked out a few of them but have decided to just keep a controlled population. I have read on many sites than snails can be beneficial to the tank.

JustOneMore20 · 07-06-2006, 11:06 PM

Pond snails stay small and don't really do any major damage. Just don't overfeed and you shouldn't have a huge population.

EdgarMedina1010 · 07-07-2006, 12:37 AM

i took a closer look its kind of brown and it has little transparent circles....

07-07-2006, 01:13 AM

Probably a pond, could be a Ramshorn. Either way it is no need to worry. Make sure you washed that plant good. I disagree that pond snails dont turn into a huge population if you do not overfeed, sorry Just a Girl. If you don't have any snail eating fish pond snails reproduce very quickly. I have aquired all kinds of snails in a short amount if time venturing into planted tanks. My Yo Yo Loaches have destroyed them all, except for most of my MTS that I purposely intriduced.

EdgarMedina1010 · 07-07-2006, 01:14 AM

yep it is a pond snail....well thanks for all your replies

07-06-2006, 10:31 PM	#1
EdgarMedina1010 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: DENVER CO. Posts: 429	A Snail... I just bought a plant and as I was washing it...a little snail came out...it has a Conical shell and it has like little transparent spots on it..what kind could it be..? __________________ EDGAR MEDINA -"Keep looking, when you get there, i'll be there."

07-07-2006, 12:37 AM	#4
EdgarMedina1010 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: DENVER CO. Posts: 429	i took a closer look its kind of brown and it has little transparent circles.... __________________ EDGAR MEDINA -"Keep looking, when you get there, i'll be there."

07-07-2006, 01:14 AM	#6
EdgarMedina1010 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: DENVER CO. Posts: 429	yep it is a pond snail....well thanks for all your replies __________________ EDGAR MEDINA -"Keep looking, when you get there, i'll be there."

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07-06-2006, 11:01 PM	#2
hb3133 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 148	It is probably a common pond snail. I recently started a 10 gallon tank and I have found a few pond snails in the aquarium. I have picked out a few of them but have decided to just keep a controlled population. I have read on many sites than snails can be beneficial to the tank.

07-07-2006, 01:13 AM	#5
Guest Posts: n/a	Probably a pond, could be a Ramshorn. Either way it is no need to worry. Make sure you washed that plant good. I disagree that pond snails dont turn into a huge population if you do not overfeed, sorry Just a Girl. If you don't have any snail eating fish pond snails reproduce very quickly. I have aquired all kinds of snails in a short amount if time venturing into planted tanks. My Yo Yo Loaches have destroyed them all, except for most of my MTS that I purposely intriduced.