Hello!
I'm cycling my planted 29 gallon aquarium. It's my first one. It has two java ferns, one anubius, a few hornwort, and a few wisteria.
I noticed a little snail out of nowhere a day ago when I got home from the weekend. I went to catch him and he disappeared. Found him again today on the glass and captured the fugitive! A lot of leaf on one of my Java Ferns has been eaten and I'm pretty sure it wasn't like that before. Could it be this snail? If so, I assume I should get rid of him. I'm afraid of a population explosion, assuming he or an egg came with one of the plants I got from the store.
He's very small, maybe half a centimeter at this point. Quite speedy though. I put him in a mason jar with water from the tank and a little piece of hornwort, which he found his way onto. Covered the top and poked small holes for air.
Does anyone know what kind of snail this is? I've been considering an apple or mystery snail for the tank once it's set up, but I have a feeling that isn't what he is.
Thanks!
Kaitlyn
I'm cycling my planted 29 gallon aquarium. It's my first one. It has two java ferns, one anubius, a few hornwort, and a few wisteria.
I noticed a little snail out of nowhere a day ago when I got home from the weekend. I went to catch him and he disappeared. Found him again today on the glass and captured the fugitive! A lot of leaf on one of my Java Ferns has been eaten and I'm pretty sure it wasn't like that before. Could it be this snail? If so, I assume I should get rid of him. I'm afraid of a population explosion, assuming he or an egg came with one of the plants I got from the store.
He's very small, maybe half a centimeter at this point. Quite speedy though. I put him in a mason jar with water from the tank and a little piece of hornwort, which he found his way onto. Covered the top and poked small holes for air.
Does anyone know what kind of snail this is? I've been considering an apple or mystery snail for the tank once it's set up, but I have a feeling that isn't what he is.
Thanks!
Kaitlyn